INHR
(M.A. Global Business Development)
Course Syllabus
This course is about a comprehensive understanding of modern people management. Based on the classical HR cycle (selection-assessment-development-rewards), we will discuss new perspectives on digital HR management and its opportunities.
Organizational
The course is one of two in the module “Organizational Development” and values 50% of the module’s 6 ECTS credit points, which represents a workload of 90 hours. As a guideline, workload could be split to synchronous time in classes (20h), asynchronous time for preparation and reinforcement (30h) and term paper (40h).
Course material and lecture slides will be available via Moodle. The Moodle key will be communicated in the first online session.
Readings
- Armstrong, M. (2016). Armstrong’s Handbook of Strategic Human Resources Management, 6th ed. London: Kogan Page
- CIPD (2013). Hacking HR to Build an Adaptability Advantage: Hackathon Report.
Available at: https://www.cipd.co.uk/binaries/hacking-hr-to-build-an-adaptability-advantage_2013-hackathon.pdf - Delery, J. E., Doty, H. D. (1996). Modes of theorizing in strategic human resource management: tests of universality, contingency and configurational performance predictions, Academy of Management Journal 39 (4), 802–35
- National Intelligence Council (2012). Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds.
Available at: https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/GlobalTrends_2030.pdf - Schuler, R.S., Jackson, S.E. (1987). Linking Competitive Strategies with Human Resource Management Practices. The Academy of Management Executive 1 (3), 207-219
- Sen, S. (2019) Digital HR Strategy: Achieving sustainable transformation in the digital age. London: Kogan Page
- Strack, R. et al. (2014). Creating People Advantage 2014-2015: How To Set Up Great HR Functions.
Evaluation
The course grade is composed of continuous contributions and a team session (50%) as well as a team term paper with presentation (50%).