HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

AIMS
This course introduces students to the core issues of human resource management, organization design and organization theory. Its primary purpose is to equip students with a critical appreciation of the central theoretical questions, themes, and debates in the literature

COURSE OVERVIEW
Human resources management is vital to the financial health and productivity of all organizations. This important function provides a crucial link between management and employees.
In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of human resources management. Begin by acquiring an in-depth understanding of the charter and mission of human resources within an organization. In particular, this course aims to develop an understanding of the basic issues regarding managing people in innovative and international companies (i.e. multinational enterprises and firms with an international workforce).
The course will provide the analytical tools necessary to analyse people management issues in organizations. The course will develop the competences and knowledge about policies and tools required to deal with people management issues. Main people management practices will be analysed: staffing practices, employee’s development and competences, performance management and compensation and incentive systems, focusing on how to foster people motivation and organizational innovation.

Learning in this course is not limited to acquiring facts and knowledge. Students will also have the opportunity to develop new skills, attitudes, and ways of thinking, by engaging in a number of different tasks and experiences throughout the term.
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1) understand the features and elements of an HRM in an organization;
2) examine the process of people recruitment and selection;
3) explore the critical role and challenges of employee development and competencies;
4) analyse organizational performance management;
5) be aware of the different compensation and rewards systems.
The teaching method used in this course will be interactive with analyses and discussions using the required material.
Hence, the course will be highly interactive and experiential.

PRE-REQUISITES
Students are expected to have basic knowledge of the topics Organization Design course.
MANDATORY SKILLS:
Students enrolled (immatricolati) in the undergraduate course of Economics and Management in 2018/2019 and 2017/2018: Principles of management and international accounting

COURSE SCHEDULE & OUTLINES
First Module: Course Presentation and Introduction
Topics
The who, what, how, when, why of the Human Resource Management course.
Material
Class Syllabus

Second Module: Organization, Motivation, Job Analysis
Topics
Work-flow analysis & BPR, Motivation, Job Analysis, Flexible Work-force
Study material
Class Slides
Gomez-Meija, Balkin, Cardy (2009). Chapter 2 “Managing Work Flows and Conducting Job Analysis”.

Third Module: Recruiting and Selecting Employees
Topics
Staffing
Study material
Class Slides
Gomez-Meija, Balkin, Cardy (2009). Chapter 5 “Recruiting and Selecting Employees”
Topics
Performance Management: the what? why? how?
Study material
Class Slides
Gomez-Meija, Balkin, Cardy (2009). Chapter 7 “Performance Appraisal”+ Appendix (about Critical incident interview)
Study material
Class slides
Topics
Employee development
Study material
Class Slides
Gomez-Meija, Balkin, Cardy (2009). Chapter 8 “Training the Workforce”

Fourth Module: Rewarding Employees
Topics
Managing Compensation
Study material
Class Slides
Gomez-Meija, Balkin, Cardy (2009). Chapter 10 “Managing Compensation” (pp.311-324)
Topics
Compensation tools and Rewarding Performance
Study material
Class Slides
Gomez-Meija, Balkin, Cardy (2009). Chapter 10 “Managing Compensation” (pp.324-339)
Chapter 10 pp.339-342 paragraph “The Legal Environment and Pay System Governance” excluded.
Gomez-Meija, Balkin, Cardy (2009). Chapter 11 “Rewarding Performance”

TEXTBOOK (FOR ALL STUDENTS)
Gomez-Mejia L.R., Balkin D.B., Cardy R.L., 2012/13/14, Managing human resources, New Jersey, Pearson Prentice-Hall, seventh ed.
(later editions can also be used)
Chapters required: 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11
Additional readings and materials (provided in the Moodle platform)

GRADING
The grade is based on a written exam (100%)

EXAM
The exam will last 1 hour and will consist of two blocks. Block A is a set multiple-choice questions
and Block B will be a 2 open questions. Block A accounts for 28 points and Block B for a range between 2 or 3 points.

The teaching method used in this course will be interactive with analyses and discussions using the required material.
Hence, the course will be highly interactive and experiential.

CLASS PARTICIPATION AND CRITICAL DISCUSSION
Class discussion is one of the primary ways that students will learn about human resource management. Regular attendance is warmly suggested. Slides do not have to be intended as substitutes to coming to class.

English

written