European Master and Certification Program
in Risk Engineering and Management

F9-3:
Human Resource Management

Course code: 128036
Language of instruction: English
Lecturers: Rolf Seebauer, Michael Hathorn
Assessment: Defined in the module

Short description

In the collective psyche Human Resource Management (HR) is often associated with the basic tasks of hiring and releasing staff. The impact of an efficient HR strategy on the daily business activities is repeatedly overseen. This course will highlight the broad scope covered by HR management, giving attendees the keys to integrate it into the overall organization’s strategy and making them understand how it can be a source of sustainable competitive advantage. 

Objectives

The participants:

- are introduced to the main activities of human resources management,

- discuss the proper handling of 'cognitive dissonance' and ways to overcome them,

- familiarize themselves with the different processes of personnel selection,

- deal with measures to develop personalities in the company,

- understand human resource management as a source of sustainable competitive advantage and

- recognize the specific features of HR tasks in an international context.

Target Attendees / Participants

Students of Steinbeis Master of Business Administration

Course Content by Units

The course will cover the following topics:

Basic course and features of Human Resource Management

Personnel marketing and recruitment

Personnel selection

Personal controlling

Lay-off

Staff development

Metrics-driven HR policy

Fundamentals and tasks of skill management

Human Resource Management in an international context

Teaching Methods

Classic lecturing

Free and interactive class discussion

Work in small groups

Literature

Berthel, J. / Becker, F. G. (2007): Personal-Management: Grundzuge fur Konzeptionen betrieblicher Personalarbeit, 8. uberarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, Schaffer-Poeschel.

 

Erpenbeck, J. / v. Rosenstiel, L. (2007): Handbuch Kompetenzmessung, 2. uberarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, Schaffer-Poeschel.

 

Funke, U. / Schuler, H. (2002): Eignungsdiagnostik in Forschung und Praxis, 1. Auflage, Hogrefe.

 

Holtbrügge, D. (2007): Personalmanagement, 3. uberarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, Springer.

 

Nauendorf, W. (2004): Total Quality Management als Vertrauensmanagement, 1. Auflage. Hampp Mering.

 

Schuler, H. (Hrsg.) (2006): Lehrbuch der Personalpsychologie, 2. uberarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Hogrefe.



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(Course profile ID: F9-3:, generated on March 28, 2024)