HR Management

Brief description

Images of humanity, the development of Human Resources, quantitative assessment of personnel requirement, staff recruiting (job adverts, job application documents, interviews, testing procedure, assessment centres, etc.), staff induction and inclusion, communication, motivation and incentive systems (Maslow's pyramid of needs, Herzberg’s two-factor theory, etc.), (fixed and variable) remuneration (cafeteria model, stock options, etc.), personnel development and staff assessment, workplace and working hours structure, the basics of payroll accounting, personnel management (management style theories), personnel layoffs (including outplacement) structural elements (positions, departments, etc.) organisational structure and process organisation (organisation chart, job description, function diagrams, etc.), organisational theory approaches (bureaucratic approach, human resources approach, etc.), organisational forms (one-line system vs. multi-line system, functional organisation, specialised organisation, matrix organisation, line-staff organisation, projector organisation), group conduct, holding structures, organisational change and change management, corporate culture, learning organisation.

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Dessler, G. (2019): Human Resources Management, Global Edition, 16th edition, Pearson

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, discussions, group work, case studies

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment (reflection essays, theory-practice transfer essays, participation in class) and final exam (open questions, case analysis)

Prerequisites and co-requisites

none

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy and Business Management (English)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2024

Semester

4 SS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of this course, students can prepare and implement personnel management decisions in companies (e.g. staff selection, staff development, staff motivation, staff release, etc.). (3) Furthermore, they can compare different types of organisational structures that can be found in practice (functional organisation, specialised organisation, matrix organisation) and analyse their advantages and disadvantages. (4)

Course code

1389-20-01-VZ-DE-38