The impact of Covid-19 on IHRM

The task is to write a case study report analysing the international HRM (IHRM) policies and practices in
the multinational enterprise (MNE) of your choice. You are asked to:
• Choose ONE of the following IHRM areas:
o International recruitment
o International selection
o International performance management
o International compensation
• Choose ONE multinational enterprise (MNE), which is headquartered in any country in the world.
Before finalising your choice of MNE, check that sufficient information on the company is available
to undertake the required analysis. A 2020/21 annual report together with other recent sources
such as websites, newspaper articles should be sufficient.
• Use academic theory (models/frameworks) to examine their current IHRM policies and practices in
the chosen area and discuss the challenges post covid-19 pandemic that the MNE is facing or will
face to implement their current IHRM policies and practices.
• Write recommendations about how the chosen MNE should deal with the challenge by Covid-19
that is analysed above.
• Include a cover sheet, table of contents, executive summary, introduction, analysis，
recommendations，conclusion, and a list of references.
Background/Context
The individual case study report is aimed at students gaining an appreciation for and an understanding of the
challenges of managing human resources in an international context.
Allocation of marks
Section/element Allocated Marks
1. Executive Summary
 A summary of the whole report covering:
o A brief overview of the Company
o A summary analysis of what you have found in your report.
o Recommendations of your report based on your analysis.
o No more than one page.
10 marks
2. Introduction
 What are you going to tell the reader in this report? Introduce the purpose of
the report, the MNE you have chosen, and the structure of the report.
 This is NOT the same as an Executive Summary
 Tip – refer to the assignment task
5 marks
3. Analysis
 Identify  the  current  policies/practices  for  your  chosen  area  (international
recruitment, or selection, or international performance management or
international compensation) in the chosen MNE.
 Use  appropriate  academic  theories  (model/frameworks)  to  analyse  if  the
current  policies/practices  are  working  well.  Explain  how  Covid-19  pandemic
may have and/or will influence the above policies and practices for the chosen
area.
 You  should  choose  one  of  the  three  areas  (international  recruitment  &
selection, international performance management and international
compensation). Do not focus on all three.
40 marks
4. Recommendations
 What  should  the  chosen  MNE  do  to  deal  with  the  influence/challenge  by
Covid-19 that is analysed above? Explain why.
 The recommendations should directly flow from your initial analysis in section
3.
 Include  the  possible  solutions  for  the  MNE  to  move  forward  into  2022  and
beyond.

30 marks
5. Conclusion
 Summarise your key arguments in this report.
 Briefly  highlight  the  importance  of  your  report  to  the  MNE  (or  other  firms),
Human Resource professionals, senior management, and employees.
10 marks
6. References
 References need to be directly relevant to the topic.
 Include both academic as well as practitioner sources.
5 marks
Rubric
The marking rubric can be found via the link here: