Academic essay

250-1500 words). You will have to identify issues and concepts that cut across the academic literature and research in IHRM. This assignment will provide you with the opportunity to get a panoramic overview of current scientific accounts of topical issues in IHRM. Further instructions will be provided in class. Note that this assignment is not about delivering a traditional essay in the way that you are not required to develop an argument. Instead, the focus is on your ability to synthetise the literature. The challenge is (a) to be able to select and discuss one set of issues/topic/practices (e.g. performance management in a cross-cultural context) or on concept (e.g. resistance) in the light of the academic literature (50% of the mark) and (b) to achieve to be conclusive (30% of the mark). The remaining 20% of the mark relate to your writing skills. You will also need to explain the reason why you decided to select the topic or concept under review and, by way of conclusion, you will have to indicate in which ways this topic/concept will be of particular importance in the forthcoming years. Students are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to refer to the International Journal of Human Resource Management. Several special issues are available on a regular basis.