The academy, which will meet at least twice a year in New York City and London, is designed to be a forum for sharing cutting edge academic research, and new knowledge and ideas with HR leaders.
In so doing, it will provide insight and understanding into highly demanding, strategically critical, current global HR management issues.
The IHRMA forums cover evolving key business themes arising from managing people in an international environment, allowing participants to become better equipped and informed around HR decision making that can create competitive advantage for their own organisations.
The 2012 forums include globalisation, global firms & emerging management challenges; changing HR paradigms and global value chains; the changing role of global HR and the CHRO; developing international HR strategy, metrics & analytics and ROI; managing major organisational change across international boundaries; leveraging talent within the global organisation; organisational innovation and HRM; people risk & reward in an international context; managing internationally mobile, remote and virtual teams
In participating in the International HRM Academy, participants will be exposed to new knowledge as it is being created as many of the speakers such as Professors' Patrick Wright, Tony Edwards and David Collings, will present ongoing research and practice. In this way, participants will become part of a diverse learning community of like-minded professionals from organisations with a truly global footprint, sharing knowledge, experience and expertise.
Stuart Woollard, director of King's College London's management learning board said: "Globalisation is now more fluid and dynamic than ever, driving significant international business challenges, many of which arise in managing complex, cross border workforces. Real opportunities exist for those firms that can understand the nature and impact of globalization and develop people capabilities across their international operations.
"We are very excited to establish a new International HRM Academy with Cornell University's world renowned ILR School. Our academy will facilitate access to world class, cutting edge knowledge and research and allow firms to identify strategies and solutions which can translate into significant value and competitive advantage.'
Sarosh Kuruvilla, professor at Cornell University's ILR School added: "For some time I have felt that we have needed a globally focused HR management forum to share ongoing leading edge research and ideas with the practitioner community. The International Human Resources Management Academy, developed in partnership with Kings College London, allows us to do this and reach the international HR community in both Europe and the Americas, and potentially beyond."
