Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Jammaers Eline; Van den broeck Marie;
Language
English
Main themes
.Salary components. - Shifts in the socio-economic context in the countries concerned, and its influence on salary determination. - Comparative analysis of the key mechanisms and negotiating processes that occur in the determination of pay policies. - Identification and explanation of the divergences and convergences between the European countries concerned in respect of salaries. - Constraints and opportunities in the field of human resource management vis-à-vis pay policy (e.g. recruit-ment, proactive management, the flexibility and multiplicity of employment contracts, and the individualisation of salaries).
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | To identify and understand the various elements that impact on the composition of salaries. - To conduct a comparative analysis of current pay policies in the European countries concerned (i.e. Belgium, France, Italy and the United Kingdom). - To note how much room for manoeuvre there is for human resource management policies in this field, and the constraints that they have to cope with (legislative aspects) and acknowledge (aspects relating to industrial bar-gaining) |
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
The first part of the course will deal with the topic of comparative HR systems. The following themes will be discussed:
- explanations for differences/similarities in HR policies across countries (e.g. national contexts, national cultures);
- cross-cultural human resource management;
- the different roles of HR managers within the organization and across countries;
- multinational corporations and their internationalization strategies;
- comparative training and development policies and practices;
- diversity management.
- the notion of wages and its components;
- recent developments in reward systems;
- wage formation processes in Europe;
- convergence and divergence factors in wage formation across countries.
Teaching methods
- Interactive seminars
- Presentations by students
Evaluation methods
The evaluation for this course has both a collective and individual component, more specifically:
- The first part of the course (on comparative HR systems) will be evaluated according to a group presentation (20%) and a written, case-study based essay (30%);
- The second part of the course (on comparative pay policies) will be evaluated according to active individual participation during the courses (10%) and an individual presentation according to the flipped classroom principle (40%).
Other information
This course forms part of a study programme that takes place in the evenings and on Saturday mornings.
Online resources
Moodle
Bibliography
All book chapters and academic articles will be made available to the students through Moodle. Here are some of the references that will be used:
- Brewster, C., Houldsworth, E., Sparrow, P. & Vernon, G. (2016). International Human Resource Management. Kogan Page.
- Kessler, I. (2007). Reward choices: Strategy and equity. In: Storey, J (Ed), Human resource management: A critical text, pp 159-176. London: Thomson.
- Lewis, P. (2001). Reward management. In: Redman, T. & Wilkinson, A (Eds.) Contemporary human resource management: Text and cases, pp 98-127. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
- Van Gyes, G., & Schulten, T. (Eds.). (2015). Wage bargaining under the new European Economic Governance: Alternative strategies for inclusive growth. ETUI.
Faculty or entity
TRAV
