This Human Resource Management course aims at introducing students to the field of human resource management by reporting from both theory and practice. The goals of the course are to introduce students to the various issues that arise in human resource management, as well as to familiarise students with the various tools available to deal with these issues and to provide a framework for evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of different tools in different cases. Obviously, the descriptive nature of this course invites students to develop a critical understanding of the management of human resources in various business contexts. This implies that you will not learn how to run and practice HRM but rather why certain phenomena occur in the field of HRM and in the context of different organisational environments.

The course is based on the assumption that there is no single 'one best way' of managing human resources but rather that a range of approaches may be applicable to any one organisation, depending on its environment, its business context and its employees.
Consecutive issues in this course among others are: HRM in business organisations, strategy and strategic HRM; human resources and staffing, compensation; HRM in small enterprises and benchmarking HRM.

selection of book chapters and journal articles

This course has been cancelled for the:
* pre-master International Business specialisation Organisation: Management, Change and Consultancy
* pre-master Learning and Development in Organisations
See the Bachelor Education and Examination Regulations for more information.

The following rule applies to pre-master students who started the programme prior to academic year 2023-2024.
Specifically:
* Pre-master International Business specialisation Organisation: Management, Change and Consultancy
* Pre-master Learning and Development in Organisations
TRANSITIONAL REGULATION (EBC2163):
Students who have not been able to successfully complete "Human Resource Management" (EBC2163) before 2024-2025, do not comply with the requirement to successfully complete the pre-master in two academic years. Therefore, no additional examination options will be available.


This course is in transition for the bachelor Fiscal Economics.
See the Bachelor Education and Examination Regulations for more information.

The following rule applies to bachelor Fiscal Economics students.
TRANSITIONAL REGULATION (EBC2163):
The bachelor Fiscal Economics has been discontinued.

There will be repeat education for year 1 and year 2 courses up to and including academic year 2025-2026 and exam-only up to and including academic year 2026-2027. For year 3 courses there will be repeat education up to and including 2026-2027 and exam-only up to and including academic year 2027-2028.

Whether a course is in transition, cancelled, or replaced may depend on the cohort you are in. Sometimes there are additional criteria. It is therefore very important to carefully read the EER and any addendum so you can apply the rules to your individual situation.


PREREQUISITES:
* Students need to have an advanced level of English and the ability to read and understand articles from scientific journals.
* For exchange students: fluid mastery of English and capacity to read academic journal articles An advanced level of English.