The course provides a panorama of the key analytical issues in human resources management, organization and compliance recent theories and controversies, and applies them to cases of current interest. We shall examine why human resource management is a key ingredient of business performance. We shall explore the ways management develops and motivates employees in their organisations. At the end of the course, the student will be able to analyze and design the main personnel management systems.
Course Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of organizational design concepts and issues. They will be called back at the beginning of the course anyway.
Teaching Methods
the course combines lectures used to discuss the fundamental notions with the students, case studies used to practice the main organisational skills learnt during the course, and testimonials used to bring the student closer to a real enterprise perspective. For the delivery of lectures, PowerPoint presentations are used and made available to students in the dedicated teaching section on the Moodle KIRO platform
Assessment Methods
Written exam. The subject of the examination is the contents of the reference text (all chapters ). The examination consists of a mix of multiple choice and open-answer questions.
Texts
Risorse umane. Persone, relazioni e valore, di Giovanni Costa, Martina Gianecchini , McGraw-Hill, 5 edizione.
Contents
• Strategic Human Resource Management: setting HRM in the wider context of management strategies and stakeholder interests • HRM and business and organisational performance • Reward systems, traditional and modern • Organisational commitment and the ‘psychological contract’ • Motivation and incentives in ‘networked’ organisations • The impact of societal values on motivation and commitment
Course Language
Italian
More information
students enrolled in the Inclusive Learning Modalities programme (“Modalità didattiche inclusive) are requested to contact the Professor and the Degree Course Coordinator in order to assess specific needs and define targeted support actions.
