Global human resources

Global human resources

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: International Business (MGT 251)

Unit 9: Functional Management and Operation of IB

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of global human resources.
• Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

• Staffing policy, expatriate management, compensation and cultivating global mindsets

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Staffing policy

   1. Compare parent-country, host-country and third-country staffing.
   2. Relate staffing choices to strategy and local needs.
   3. Assess recruitment and development requirements.

2. Expatriate management

   1. Plan selection, preparation, support and repatriation.
   2. Compare compensation considerations across assignments.
   3. Address cultural adaptation and family-related support needs.

3. Global mindsets

   1. Develop cross-cultural learning and collaborative capabilities.
   2. Evaluate assignments using relevant performance evidence.
   3. Avoid treating nationality as a proxy for individual competence.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 115–117.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.