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international human resource management and corporate strategic planning

ASSIGNMENT 3: IHRM AND CORPORATE STRATEGIC
PLANNING

Due date:
Time:
Value:
Length:
Based on:

Monday, 14 May 2018
23:59 hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
25%
2200 words ± 10%
Modules 1-9
Learning outcomes 1-5
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Submission:
Before attempting this assignment:

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Ensure the ‘Assessment’ section in this Unit Outline is read and understood. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact the lecturer.

Ensure you understand the assignment question(s) and/or tasks. Once again, consult your
lecturer should you be unsure of any matters.

Note: All students are required to submit this assignment to be eligible to undertake the final
unit examination.

Task description & requirements

Structured Essay

Human resource management has been identified as playing an important role in strategic
planning and business success. This naturally can be applied in the international arena.

Identify a major international corporation, and based on your research, complete the following:

  1. Summarise the corporation’s HRH/IHRM policies and practises as described in corporate
    documentation, research papers and the media.
    [5 Marks]
  2. Discuss the actual HRM/IHRM challenges faced by this corporation in international markets.
    [10 Marks]
  3. Evaluate how effectively the corporation dealt with these challenges and the impact they had
    on operation, financial and reputational performance in the countries in question.
    [10 Marks]

A minimum of 15 references is required to support your discussion.

See the assessment criteria sheet on the following page for rubric setting out the criteria and the
standards by which your work will be judged.

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Department of Maritime and Logistics Management JNB513 International Human Resource Management 18

Assignment 3 Marking Rubric

Student: ID:
Unit code: JNB513 Unit title: International Human Resource Management
Assessor: Andrew Sertori Date: Mark: /25

Assessment
criteria*

HD (High
Distinction)
80%-100%

DN (Distinction)
70%-79%

CR (Credit)
60%-69%

PP (Pass)
50%-59%

NN (Fail)
0%-49%

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Question 1

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1.1 Summary of
policies and

practices

All policies and
practises clearly
identified

Most policies and
practises clearly
identified

Many policies and
practises clearly
identified

Some policies and
practises clearly
identified

Too few policies and
practises clearly
identified

Question 2

2.1 Identify
challenges

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All challenges
identified

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Most challenges
identified

Main challenges
identified

Some challenges
identified

Too few challenges
identified

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2.2 Implication of
challenges

understood

Implications very
well understood

Implications well
understood

Implications
generally well
understood

Implications fairly
well understood

Implications not or
poorly understood

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Question 3

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3.1 Response to
challenges

Responses
extremely well
identified and
understood

Responses very well
identified and
understood

Responses well
identified and
understood

Responses somewhat
well identified and
understood

Responses not well
identified and
understood

3.2 Impact
evaluated

Impact extremely
well understood

Impact very well
understood

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Impact well
understood

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Impact acceptably
understood

Impact poorly
understood

Quality of communication

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4.1 Clarity &
succinctness

of writing

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Crystal clear,
precise &
appropriate

Technically error-
free

In the main clear &
appropriate

Technically, mostly
error-free

Frequently clear &
appropriate

Some technical
errors

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Generally clear &
appropriate

Numerous technical
errors

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Generally unclear
&/or inappropriate

Technically, deficient
to the point of
distraction

Conformance to prescribed formatting guidelines and referencing standards

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5.1 Referencing

Faultless application
of the prescribed
style

Sources
acknowledged
professionally

Prescribed style
applied with few
errors

Sources in the main
acknowledged
professionally

Prescribed style
applied with some
errors

Sources reasonably
acknowledged
professionally

Inconsistent
application of
prescribed style
Significant lapses in
appropriately
acknowledging
sources

Incorrect referencing
style

Sources poorly
acknowledged

5.2 Formatting

Follows all
requirements

In the main
requirements
followed

Requirement
acceptably followed

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Significantly deviates
from requirements

Requirements largely
ignored

* Please note that the criteria listed above are not necessarily of equal weighting, nor are they all-inclusive; they give an indication of
your performance. .

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