IHRM Webinar Series: IHRM and Global Talent Management in Asia
Abstract: Asia has been and continues to be a critical area for international business, and for multinational enterprises (MNEs), executing region-wide strategies in Asia hinges on human capital. However, such human capital is embedded in highly diverse contexts across Asia’s subregions, complicating cross-national cooperation and necessitating coordination at the regional level. In this perspective paper,
IHRM Webinar Series: Career Transition Paradoxes: From Migrants to Digital Nomads
Professor Jelena Zikic School of Human Resource Management York University, Toronto In this conversation Professor Jelena Zikic will explore how contemporary careers promise freedom and growth yet often generate instability and identity strain. Specifically, from her research she will provide examples of how careers are shaped by tensions between mobility and meaning, and how career
Gender Diversity Management Across Borders: Rethinking Practice and Purpose
Abstract: In response to the pressing global challenge of achieving gender equality, many organizations and multinational enterprises (MNEs) have adopted gender diversity management (GDM) initiatives —human resource practices aimed at promoting gender equity and equality in the workplace. While prior research highlights the importance of institutional context in shaping the implementation and outcomes of GDM, there
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ABOUT THE PRESENTATION This webinar introduces a forthcoming Special Issue of The International Journal of Human Resource Management (IJHRM) that explores Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) in the Global South, a context significantly underrepresented in SHRM research. The Special Issue aims to uncover contextual complexities and challenges that shape human resource management practices across diverse
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ABOUT THE PRESENTATION Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way multilingual virtual teams communicate, yet we know little about how this transformation will affect MVTs. Generative AI tools, such as Google Translate for machine translation and ChatGPT for language editing, hold the potential to significantly reduce language barriers, challenging the relevance of existing language-related
“Dragon Ladies and Women Who Run with Wolves: Three Female Leadership Cases in Game of Thrones”
This paper analyses three cases of female leadership in Game of Thrones, with a view to understanding how a popular television series constructs different forms of female leadership and, allegorically, represents the challenges female leaders face in international organisations from male subordinates and colleagues. Drawing on the HR literature on leadership, particularly in cross-cultural settings,
“Modern Slavery: Why Should HR Scholars Care?”
Modern slavery is widespread. Hardly any country is immune to it, and almost no industry is shielded from it. Both formal and informal economies breed it. Some of it is found domestically, some of it crosses borders. Modern slavery is typically viewed as a societal issue; it is enabled by socioeconomic, institutional, and geographical factors.
“Wanderlust to Wonderland? Insights into the EU research project GLOMO”
This webinar will present research findings from the Horizon 2020 project GLOMO and provide insights into the management of an international consortium of over eighty people from academia, politics, and business. Although labor mobility addresses the growing labor and skills shortages in many countries, expatriates encounter various challenges and barriers to their international careers. Employment
“Incorporating Social Responsibility and Sustainability into IHRM Teaching”
In this webinar participants will learn how to incorporate social responsibility and sustainability into the design and delivery of international HRM (IHRM) courses. We will start by clarifying the “what” and the “why” of infusing responsibility and sustainability principles into IHRM curricula: What are we talking about? And why does it matter? In this part
“Using Works of Art To Illustrate Ways of Knowing in IHRM”
This seminar focuses on an innovative teaching method to explain ways of knowing and research paradigms (i.e., positivism, interpretivism, and critical theory) in master’s degree and doctoral degree courses. The method consists of using works of art to illustrate these paradigms, an initiative launched originally by the French philosopher Michel Foucault. Despite Foucault’s influence on
“Global Strategies, Local Connections: Navigating Gender Diversity Management”
This webinar delves into the multifaceted role played by informal social networks in shaping organizational approaches to gender diversity management. These informal networks act as vital intermediaries, exerting a significant influence on how institutional mechanisms impact organizational strategies for managing gender diversity and fostering inclusion. Interestingly, while institutions certainly wield influence over structures and their
“So you want to do research on equity/equality, diversity, and inclusion in IHR”
This webinar is for you if you’re already pursuing EDI research in international business, or if you want to do so in the future. We’ll share results from the first systematic review of EDI in international business (IB), now conditionally accepted at JIBS (authors Stella Nkomo, Mustafa Ozbilgin, David C. Thomas and Stacey Fitzsimmons). Multinational