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Human Resources Mangement

Code: 2EAE10     Acronym: GRH

Keywords
Classification Keyword
OFICIAL Management Studies

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S Ícone do Moodle

Active? Yes
Responsible unit: Management
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 60 Syllabus - 2015 1 - 4 28 108
Mais informaçõesLast updated on 2019-07-08.

Fields changed: Objectives, Resultados de aprendizagem e competências, Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem, Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final, Bibliografia Complementar, Programa, Componentes de Avaliação e Ocupação, Bibliografia Obrigatória, Obtenção de frequência

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

(a) Gain an understanding of the different theoretical perspectives and approaches to the management of people and their contribution and implications to the staff individual well-being and the organisational efficiency.

(b) Develop the skills and abilities to analyse management problems in a context of significant changes in work relations by applying the relevant concepts and theoretical frameworks of HRM.

Learning outcomes and competences

(1) Interpret the concept(s) of human resource management and compare the contributions, implications and limitations of the different models and perspectives on the management of people in organisations.

(2) Analyse the changes associated with the new work relations and their implications for human resource management.

(3) Examine the critical factors associated with the different human resource management operations and compare the contributions and limitations of the main instruments and techniques available.

Working method

Presencial

Program

(1) The concept of human resource management.
Brief historical overview of work relations and the management of the workforce. The welfare, specialist and industrial relations traditions in the personnel function. The organisation as open system, the competitive paradigm and the concept of human resource management. Soft and hard versions of the model.


(2) Work relations and performance. 
The complex relationship between human resource management and performance. The universalist (“best practices”) and “best fit” perspectives. Segmentation and configurations. Flexibility and individualisation of the work relatiuon. Outsourcing and labour market intermediaries. Precarious employment: features and implications. The outputs of human resource management. The tension between the "mutual gains" and the "conflicting outcomes" perspectives. 

(3) Strategic human resource management
Human resource management and competitive strategy. External integration. Market-based and resource-based approaches.



4. Operational human resource management.
Critical factors associated with planning, recruitment, selection, and performance appraisal. Limitations and contributions of the main instruments. 


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), Edições Sílabo, 2010
Paauwe, J., Guest, D.E. & Wright, P.M; HRM & performance: Achievements and challenges, John Wiley & Sons, 2013
Boxall, P. F. and Purcell, J.; Strategy and human resource management (4th edition), Palgrave Macmillan., 2016

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. The discussion should reflect the appropriate theoretical framework, as well as the personal and professional experience of the students. Short empirical study.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation Weight (%)
Exame 50,00
Trabalho escrito 50,00
Total: 100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo 60,00
Frequência das aulas 21,00
Trabalho de campo 7,00
Trabalho escrito 20,00
Total: 108,00

Eligibility for exams

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

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade = written test (50%) + empirical assignment (50%) 

Minimum grade in each element: 7.5/20.

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