Intriduction of Hrm

Introducing HRM1

Dr. Achim Krausert

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Contact Details

Convenor: Dr. Achim Krausert Room AB376 Ext.: 8371 Tuesdays 16:00 – 17:30

Consultation hours: Email:

achim.krausert@nottingham.edu.cn

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Pre-requisites

 P11603 People and Organisations  Studying HRM1 is pre-requisite for HRM2

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Teaching

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10 one-hour lectures

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Start on the hour – finish 10 minutes to the hour

2 one-hour seminars

Attendance compulsory Case study Group work Presentations

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Lectures

1. Introduction and Overview 2. Best Practices & Business Strategy 3. Resource-based View & Stakeholders National holiday: 4th October 2011 4. Pay 5. Employee Involvement 6. Industrial Relations 7. Flexibility 8. Work-Life Balance 9. HRM and Performance 10. Revision

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Literature

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Marchington, M. and Wilkinson, A. (2008) Human Resource Management at Work. Fourth edition.

London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and

Development

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Reading list

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Assessment

 Exam only – two-hour closed-book  Choose two questions from nine

 Essay-style answers

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Managing the HR Cycle

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Recruitment Selection

Making needed competencies available

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Staff planning & allocation Promotions, demotions, lateral movements, dismissals/redundancies

Putting the right people in the right places

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Compensation Training Career development

Performance appraisal Reward / sanction

Retaining and developing employees

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Directing effort to the goals of the organisation

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HRM Definitions

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‘(HRM) … refer(s) to all those activities associated with the

management of employment relationships in the firm’

(Boxall and Purcell, 2003)

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The Employment Relationship

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Exchange relationship

 Owners ↔ Managers ↔ Non-managerial employees

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Conflict of interests / common goals Indeterminate employment contract

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Control and...