All successful organisations recognise the importance of employees in their success. You'll learn how to promote this with effectively designed and implemented people strategies. It's important to think systematically and strategically about aspects of managing the organisation's human assets, and what needs to be done to implement these policies and to achieve competitive advantage through people. You'll learn how to be this type of thinker, and to develop the skills and abilities that are crucial in the vast majority of senior management roles. This module will challenge you to think strategically and ethically about how to manage, retain and develop people resources in organisations more effectively.
Contact hours: 36
Private Study: 114
Total hours: 150
Main assessment methods
Group presentation, 15 min (20%)
Individual report, 3,000 words (80%)
Reassessment methods
100% coursework.
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
- Critically assess and evaluate the key concepts, theories, policies and procedures that are commonly used by organisations in managing diverse stakeholder groups.
- Critically identify the links between HRM strategies and policies and the broader issues of innovation, creation and growth of new ventures, sustainable organisational performance and the business environment in differing organisational settings, including international HRM.
- Critically evaluate the roles of non-HRM specialists in the management of people
- Develop a systematic understanding of the organisational processes relevant for employment of people in a variety of work settings
- Develop a systematic understanding of ethical and responsible approaches to people management
The intended generic learning outcomes. On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
- Critically analyse and solve problems systematically and creatively
- Self-manage work in a complex and interdisciplinary context
- Develop the ability to learn through critical reflection on practice and experience
- Be self-aware, identify areas for self-improvement and generate solutions autonomously
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
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