Organisation and human resources

Teacher(s)

Cultiaux John; Jammaers Eline;

Language

French

Main themes

The course must cover three themes : - the human side of organisations (main paradigms); - roles and missions of human resource management; - industrial relations in Belgium and in the European context.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	At the end of the course, students must be able to: - understand the main paradigms that are relevant to analyse the human side of organisations and human resource management; use these paradigms to apply them and interpret a concrete situation, in order to identify, finally, its strengths and weaknesses and propose improvements as a (future) manager; - identify and understand the institutions of industrial relations and understand the role that they play in management in companies.

Content

The course consists of two parts. The first part is on “Organization Theory”. This parts covers the following topics:

1. Organizational Design and Human Resources
2. Concrete action systems and actors
3. Relation to work and subjectivity

The second part deals with “Human Resources Management”. In this part, the following topics will be covered:

1. Introduction into (Strategic) Human Resource Management
2. Planning, recruitment and selection
3. Performance management
4. Rewards and pay policies
5. Work-life balance and employee wellbeing
6. Diversity management
7. Guest lecture by an HR manager in the IT sector

Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

• Lectures
• Guest lectures by external speakers
• Case studies

Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

The students will be evaluated through a written exam based on both parts of the course, at the end of the course.
Students who fail to obtain the minimum grade of 10/20 will need to do a re-examination. This re-examination will be written or oral, depending on the total number of failed students.
Depending on the circumstances, the exam can be organized face-to-face or remotely (via Moodle)

Other information

none

Online resources

Moodle

Bibliography

The second part of the course (on HRM) will be based on scientific journal articles and book chapters, provided by the teaching staff through Moodle. Here are some example references:

• Analoui, F. (2007) Chapter 1: Introduction. In Strategic Human Resource Management. London: Thompson, pp. 1-29.
• Bernoux, P. (2014), La sociologie des organisations, Pars : Seuil
• Dejours, C. (1998), Souffrance en France, Paris : Seuil.
• Newell, S. & Shackleton, V. (2001) Selection and assessment as an interactive decision-action process. In: Redman, T. & Wilkinson, A. (Eds.) Contemporary human resource management: Text and cases, pp 24-56. Harlow: Prentice Hall.  
• Nizet, J. et Pichault, F. (2001), Introduction à la théorie des configurations, Bruxelles, De Boeck
• Redman, T. (2001) Performance appraisal. In: Redman, T. & Wilkinson, A (Eds) Contemporary human resource management: Text and cases, pp 57-97. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
• Kessler, I. (2007) Reward choices: Strategy and equity. In: Storey, J (Ed), Human resource management: A critical text, pp 159-176. London: Thomson.
• Scholarios, D., & Marks, A. (2004). Work‐life balance and the software worker. Human Resource Management Journal, 14(2), 54-74.
• Moore, K., Griffiths, M., Richardson, H., & Adam, A. (2008). Gendered futures? Women, the ICT workplace and stories of the future. Gender, Work & Organization, 15(5), 523-542.

Teaching materials

• - Slides - Book chapters - Scientific journal articles - TedX movies

Faculty or entity

EPL