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HRM3704 Assignment 6 Semester 2 2024 | Due 31 October 2024

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HRM3704 Assignment 6 Semester 2 2024 | Due 31 October 2024. All questions answered.  Question 1 1. Read the following case study and then answer questions 1.1 and 1.2 KOYO KOYO is one of the world's largest international computer manufacturers. It is based in one of the countries in Europe, with subsidiaries worldwide. Five years ago, one of their subsidiaries in the Middle West needed three experts in computer engineering, programming, and networking to come to their branch and take those positions. The subsidiary in the Middle West decided to bring someone from the country of the KOYO headquarters, but who was already working in the host country to take a computer engineer position, for the programmer position they brought in someone who was in the same region as the host country, the Middle West. For the position of a networking specialist, they brought in a person from the host country only for six months. Source: Primary lecturer,2024 1.1. Explain how KOYO as an international organisation managed international transfers of employees. Support your response by providing at least two advantages that KOYO would get from each international transfer. 1.2. Critically analyse the underlying academic debates in international human resource management (IHRM) in terms of comparative and international HRM and refer to the case study.  Question 2 2. Read the following case study and then answer questions 2.1 to 2.3 Soul Sounds Shaun Kelly is a well-known music mogul whose music label, Soul Sounds, has produced well-known international music stars like Loyo, Hiya, Samrat, Libra, LovelyC, and Owen J. Shaun Kelly's success is attributed to his studies in commerce, including a BCom (Entrepreneurship and HR) and an MBA (finance and digital business). He also has a BMus degree where he specialised in music technology and jazz piano. His studies of commerce degrees have made him run a solid business with proper functional units like HR, finance, marketing, and so forth. The order in his business has contributed to his success. He believes in talent and talks to the HR manager all the time to ensure that there is no corruption in recruitment and selection and that truly talented people are given the opportunity to take posts in his company. He has a staff complement of 220 people. He sends his employees to ethics workshops yearly. Tebza is an HR manager with a diploma in HR from a reputable higher-learning institution and seems to do his job well. Soul Sounds had planned to shortlist applicants for three posts, music event organiser, music talent manager, and music instrument maintenance officer in the next week. All interviews were scheduled for a week after the shortlisting week. However, a few days before the shortlisting, Tebza received a call from someone who wanted to meet with him, this person would not say what the conversation would be about but promised Tebza that coming to this meeting would benefit him handsomely, and Tebza was tempted and they met at a remote restaurant. When Tebza arrived at a restaurant, he exchanged greetings with the person who had called him, but even before the conversation could start Ben, a man who was meeting Tebza threw two big A4 size envelopes in the hands of Tebza and told Tebza to open them. To Tebza's surprise, there was money in those envelopes. Ben said 'take it and make sure my cousin, Zwelibi, who has applied for the position of music talent manager, is shortlisted and gets the job. He has a degree in HR, but it has been difficult for him to find a job. I am doing what any relative would do'. The man immediately walked away, Tebza feared for his life and that of his family and therefore decided that he would take the money and hire Zwelibi, but after one month he resigned from Soul Sounds and never told Shaun what his reasons were. Source: Primary lecturer,2024 2.1. Explain the ethical decision-making frameworks of utilitarianism, Kantian deontology, and justice, and apply them to the case study. Three marks will be allocated for the theoretical explanation of each concept and three marks will be allocated for the application of each concept. 2.2. Explain African moral theory in terms of its various characteristics and apply it to the case study. 2.3. Explain the values encapsulated in the human resources professional code of conduct that Tebza has violated and provide examples of his wrong actions.  Question 3 3. Read the following case study and then answer questions 3.1 3.1. Defend Gugu's final decision based on relevant ethics quick tests.

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 Question 1

1. Read the following case study and then answer questions 1.1 and 1.2

KOYO

KOYO is one of the world's largest international computer manufacturers. It is based in one of the
countries in Europe, with subsidiaries worldwide. Five years ago, one of their subsidiaries in the
Middle West needed three experts in computer engineering, programming, and networking to come to
their branch and take those positions. The subsidiary in the Middle West decided to bring someone
from the country of the KOYO headquarters, but who was already working in the host country to take
a computer engineer position, for the programmer position they brought in someone who was in the
same region as the host country, the Middle West. For the position of a networking specialist, they
brought in a person from the host country only for six months.

Source: Primary lecturer,2024

1.1. Explain how KOYO as an international organisation managed international transfers of
employees. Support your response by providing at least two advantages that KOYO would get
from each international transfer.

KOYO, as a major international computer manufacturer, used a strategic approach to manage
employee transfers across its subsidiaries. For its subsidiary in the Middle West, KOYO employed
three distinct staffing strategies for three expert positions in computer engineering, programming,
and networking, each with unique benefits to suit the subsidiary's needs and local conditions.

Computer Engineer Position - Transfer of an Employee from European Headquarters (already
familiar with host country)
 Approach: KOYO transferred an employee from its European headquarters who was already
familiar with the host country.

 Advantages:
 Organizational Familiarity: The transferred employee already understands KOYO's
corporate culture, policies, and procedures, ensuring smoother integration and consistency
in operations.
 Established Networks: This employee brings an internal network of contacts within the
company, facilitating quick access to resources and knowledge-sharing across departments,
which can improve team collaboration and efficiency.

Programmer Position - Regional Transfer from Same Region as Host Country (Regiocentric
Approach)
 Approach: KOYO sourced a programmer from the same region as the host country.

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