International HRM and Organisational Behaviour

Understand the functions of human resource management within a global context and with reference to organisational behaviour, leadership and change

  • Get a comprehensive account of the nature of work within the modern corporation
  • Examine the key dimensions of managing people at work, namely: selecting and recruiting staff from external and internal labour markets, rewarding and motivating them, fitting them into an organisational structure and culture, and seeing how they cope with organisational change, much of it driven by the internationalisation of business in the modern world

The course

  • outlines the comparative approach to HRM
  • examines the evolution of the concept of HRM from Personnel Management
  • examines the operation of HRM in different country contexts
  • explains the resource-based theory of the firm
  • examines theories of HRM within the International Firm
  • examines the functions of management and explore the nature of managerial knowledge
  • examines some of the differences between management and leadership
  • distinguishes between different types of leadership and the relations between leaders and followers
  • examines the strengths and weaknesses of groups and teams, along with the role of leadership in them

How do I study?

All EDCL training programmes are designed to be flexible by combining distance learning, lectures, workshops and seminars that fit around your personal work, home and lifestyle. The manner in which you study along with the start date is entirely your choice. The courses take between 20 and 30 hours, depending on your mode of study and are usually completed within a 12 week period. However, 6 weeks is the minimum course time and 6 months the maximum. Find out more about how you can study.

What will I achieve?

Certificates of Achievement from Royal Holloway, University of London [RHUL] are given after completion of RHUL courses. Certificates of Achievement from EDCL and St Patricks International College are given for all course programmes. Find out more about what you will achieve.

How much will it cost?

Fees start from £780 per course and there are subsidies for people already in education and discounts for companies booking multiple training courses. Find out more about the cost of courses.