Human Resource Management

Code:

2MEAE05

Acronym:

GRH

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Economics and Business Administration

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EAE	42	Official Syllabus after 2021-2022	1	-	3	21	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

(a) Develop an understanding of the different theoretical perspectives and approaches to the management of human resources and their contribution and implications to organisational performance and to individual performance and well-being.

(b) Relate the practices of human resource management to the competitive strategy of the business.

(c) Develop the skills and abilities to analyse management problems in the context of significant changes in work relations and taking into account the challenges of sustainability and digital transformation

Learning outcomes and competences

(1) Interpret the concept(s) of human resource management and compare the contributions, implications and limitations of the different approaches and perspectives on the management of people to organisational output and to individual performance and well-being. 

(2) Analyse the internal and external consistency of human resource management policies and practices and relate them to the competitive strategy of the business.

(3) Examine the changes associated with new work relations and technological developments, and the challenges of emerging concepts and theoretical frameworks to management practices and to the workers involved. 

(4) Identify the critical factors associated with the major human resource management operations and compare the contributions and limitations of the main tools and techniques available.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

n/a

Program

(1) Work relations and human resource management. The HRM model: origins and meaning of the HRM concept. Soft and hard versions of the model.

(2) Human resource management, performance, and well-being.  HRM perceptions and attributions. The universalist ('best practices') and contingent ('best fit') approaches. Inconsistencies and perceptions of justice. The 'mutual gains' and the 'conflicting outcomes' perspectives. Dimensions of well-being. Practices that promote or affect well-being.

(3) Internal fit. HR systems. Segmentation of the workforce. I-deals.

(4) Human resource management and competitive strategy. Skills, behaviours and HR practices consistent with the competitive strategy of the business. Recruitment and retention. Performance management and appraisal.

(5) Sustainability. Socially responsible HRM. Sustainable HRM. Green HRM.

(6) New work relations. Direct employment and flexibility. Non-standard work arrangements. Precarious work. Outsourcing. Labour market intermediaries. Self-employment. Digital platforms. Impact of new work relations on work-life relations.

Mandatory literature

Cunha, M. P. , Rego, A., Cunha, R. C. , Cabral-Cardoso, C., Marques, C. A. & Gomes, J. F.; Manual de gestão de pessoas e do capital humano (2ª edição revista e corrigida), 2010
Storey, J., Wright, P.M., and Ulrich, D. ; Strategic human resource management: A research overview, Routledge., 2019
Boxall, P. F. and Purcell, J.; Strategy and human resource management (4th edition), Palgrave Macmillan., 2016
Paauwe, J., Guest, D.E. & Wright, P.M; HRM & performance: Achievements and challenges, John Wiley & Sons, 2013

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation by the teacher of the key concepts, and the major approaches and traditions associated with the different topic areas. Examination and discussion of short-cases and exercises integrating the relevant theoretical framework and the personal and professional experience of the students. Empirical study.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	40,00
Frequência das aulas	21,00
Trabalho de campo	5,00
Trabalho escrito	15,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Class attendance is compulsory according to UP regulations (missing classes should not excede 25 percent of the sessions).

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade = written test (60%) + empirical assignment (40%) 

Minimum grade in each element: 7.5/20.

Examinations or Special Assignments

n/a

Internship work/project

n/a

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

n/a

Classification improvement

Test grades can be improved in the 'reassessment examination period'.

Observations

n/a