Intendierte Lernergebnisse
By the end of the course, you should be able to: Give an overview of what Human Resource Management (HRM) is all aboutAppreciate the skills and knowledge required by HRM specialists and others undertaking HRM responsibilities within organizations.Understand the range of roles, activities, and processes included in Human Resource Management.Acquire an understanding of the MNE (multinational enterprise) perspective of international HRM.Know the role of Human Resource Management and the HR profession in delivering fair, ethical, responsible, and sustainable organizations.Develop strategies associated with Human Resource Management.Refine your knowledge of literature types, how to research and analyze them, as well as learning on using different quotation types – avoiding plagiarism.Refine your critical thinking and communication skills.
Lehrmethodik inkl. Einsatz von eLearning-Tools
Lecture and presentation with interactive contentWork in groups or individually on topics discussed in the lecture
Inhalt/e
A comprehensive introduction to Human Resource Management for students who are new to the field, in terms of both academic research and practice. As such, students are provided with key definitions, an outline of the historical development of the field, the potential roles of Human Resource Management and Human Resource professionals in organizations, and the key contextual factors that may influence these roles and practices.This course is broken down into three parts covering:Strategic Issues in Human Resource Management,Human Resource Management in Practice andHuman Resource Management in ContextThe various theories, practices and debates that populate this field are examined, and the challenges and controversies that arise when theory meets practice are explored. The international dimension including cross-cultural working, diversity, equality and international business are considered throughout.Practical learning features are included to help students develop skills they can apply to their course and in graduate employment.International case studies of well-known companies are included to broaden students´ learning and combine theory with real-life application. The course will draw on current issues reported in the media as well as cases, and journal article readings.
Erwartete Vorkenntnisse
None.Participation in the first session is mandatory to be enrolled in the course!
Literatur
Ranked according their relevance for the course:Crawshaw, J. R., Budhwar, P., & Davis, A. (2017). Human Resource Management. Strategic and International Perspectives. London: SAGE.Harzing, A-W. & Pinnington A. H. (2015). International Human Resource Management. London: SAGE.Lussier, R.N. & Hendon, J. R. (2016). Human Resource Management. Functions, Applications, and Skill Development. London: SAGE.Miebach, B. (2017). Handbuch Human Resource Management. Das Individuum und seine Potentiale für die Organisation. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien. Andresen, M. & Nowak, C. (2015). Human Resource Management Practices: Assessing Added Value. Cham: Springer International.Mondy, R.W. D. & Martocchio, J. J. (2015). Human Resource Management. London: Pearson.Schuler, R. S. & Jackson, S. E. (2008). Strategic Human Resource Management.Chennai: Blackwell.Snell, S. & Bohlander, G. (2012). Principles of Human Resource Management. Mason: Thomson South-Western.Open-access books are available by clicking the link (only if connected to AAU wifi or proxy) https://link.springer.com/search?query=Human+Resource+Management