This module is not currently running in 2021 to 2022.
This module will introduce students to the key concepts of managing people, involving an examination of organisational, human resource management and industrial relations theory. This will be achieved through relating relevant theory to practical people and organisational management issues.
The main topics of study are as follows:
• The theory of HRM
• Corporate Social Responsibility & HRM
• Human Resource Planning
• Recruitment & Selection
• Training & Development
• Performance Management & Appraisal
• Reward Management
• Employment Involvement & Participation
• International & Comparative HRM
Lectures: 11
Seminars: 10
Independent study: 129
Total hours: 150
Examination – 2 hour unseen 60%
Timed Essay 20%
Group Presentation 20%
Please refer to the TALIS Reading List
Bratton & Gold (2012) Human Resource Management: Theory & Practice, Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke (5th edition)
Beardwell J. and Claydon T., (2007), Human Resource Management: A contemporary approach, London: FT Prentice Hall
Kramar, R. & Syed, J. (Eds), (2012), Human Resource Management in a Global Context: a critical approach. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan
Leopold J., Harris L. & Watson T., (2004), The Strategic Management of Human Resources, London: FT/Prentice Hall
Pilbeam, S., & Corbridge, M., (2006), People Resourcing: HRM in Practice in Redman T. & A. Wilkinson, Contemporary Human Resource Management: Text and Cases, London: FT Prentice Hall
Storey J.,(2007), Human Resource Management: A Critical Text, London: Thomson
Torrington D., Hall, L. and Taylor S., (2008), Human Resource Management, Harlow: FT Prentice Hall
Truss, C., Mankin, D. and Kelliher, C., (2012), Strategic Human Resource Management. Oxford: Oxford University Press
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
See the library reading list for this module (Medway)
Subject Specific Learning Outcomes:
Assess the origins and growth of HRM and Industrial Relations and its links with organisational theory and people management.
Appreciate the strategic importance of human resource management.
Assess the role of employee resourcing in the management of human resources.
Understand the contribution of pay and reward systems to the management of human resources.
Explain the role of training and development in the management of human resources.
Assess the significance of employee participation and involvement to the management of human resources.
Understand HRM in its international context.
Generic Learning Outcomes:
Set the management of human resources in the wider context of general organisational management.
Facilitate the development of students' abilities to assess and evaluate the impact of human resource management & industrial relations theory on management and organisations.
Facilitate and develop the analytical skills of students by linking theoretical perspectives to contemporary organizational situations throughout the course of the module.
Encourage students to plan work and study independently.
Facilitate the enhancement of group working skills.
Develop students' oral communication skills.
Develop students' ability to write coherently and to begin to write critically.
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