UCL - Human Resources Management

[LSMG2004]

[30h] 5 credits

Teacher(s): Evelyne Léonard

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

At the end of the class, students, as future managers, should be able to identify and understand which representations of organisations and of people lead human resource management practices. More precisely, they should be able to:
- Understand major models of organisational thinking and human resource management
- Use these models to analyse real-life situations (company cases)
- And, finally, identify strengths and weaknesses in order to propose improvements.

Content and teaching methods

Contents
- general introduction, definitions and concepts
- four models of organisational thinking and human resource management: mechanistic, contingent, culturalist, political. For each model, the course successively considers the underlying main theories, the characteristics of the model, implications for human resource management, and strengths and limits
- synthesis and conclusions
Method
This course combines:
- lectures
- preparations and presentations in small groups on cases or readings
- conferences by human resource managers
Students' active participation is required

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Evaluation : Class participation and oral examination, in French or English

Support : Slides provided through icampus

References : Provided during the class