5.0 credits
30.0 h
1q
This biannual course is taught on years 2014-2015, 2016-2017, ...
Teacher(s)
Delobbe Nathalie ;
Language
Français
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
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Content
- 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
Methods
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
Evaluation : Class participation and oral examination, in French or English
Support : Slides provided through icampus
References : Provided during the class
Faculty or entity<
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Program title
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in Management (shift schedule)