Module Code - Title:

PM5301 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN TRANSITION

Year Last Offered:

2018/9

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

3

Lab

0

Tutorial

0

Other

0

Private

7

Credits

6

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

This module examines the key functional areas of human resource management (HRM), including the key policy choices regarding choice and related HR activities. It provides a review of contemporary developments in the international business environment and identifies the main implications for HRM. The course further considers linkages between HRM, strategy and performance. It finally considers contemporary developments in the international domain and profiles the HRM characteristics of selected countries

Syllabus:

Introduction û nature of Human Resource Management; Human Resource Management in transition û contemporary developments and historical context (particular focus on Ireland); Human Resource Management policy choice: Explaining variation in HR strategy, policy and practice; Human Resource Management in a changing business environment; Competitive pressures & implications for Human Resource Management; Key functional areas of Human Resource Management: Human Resource Management Flows, Work systems & Reward systems; Strategy, Performance & HRM; A comparative overview of Human Resource Management and recent developments in policy and practice in selected countries (incorporating economic and social context; institutional environment; overview of key characteristics of Human Resource Management and related information).

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: 1. Identify and critically evaluate the key areas of HR policy choice 2. Explain the operation of related HR activities pertaining to each area of HR policy choice 3. Evaluate contemporary developments in the international business environment. 4. Assess the main implications of these developments for HRM 5. Demonstrate and critique the linkages between HRM, strategy and organisational performance 6. Assess contemporary developments in HRM in Europe. 7. Synthesise the main HR characteristics of selected European countries.

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

NA

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

NA

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

This course is taught from a general management perspective and requires students to evaluate contemporary developments in HRM in the context of broader external changes in the international business environment. Course participants are encouraged to critically evaluate alternative approaches to workforce management. Particular emphasis is placed on the key factors impacting on HR policy choice and the possible outcomes of different policy choice configurations.