| Learning objectives |
At the end of the course, students should be able
to demonstrate
- An understanding of core concepts and theories concerning the
main themes of the course,
- The ability to apply the concepts to real-world cases in order
to analyze how people will act in response to any given (change in)
HR practices, such as incentives and organizational
structures,
- An awareness of interdependences between and possible
unintended consequences of common HR practices to make better
predictions about their effects on people and organizations,
- The ability to critically discuss real-world cases to develop
and responsibly implement effective and efficient human resource
practices that encourage value-creating behavior, discourage
value-destroying behavior, and support the strategic objectives of
organizations,
- An understanding of how new practices, such as people
analytics, remote work, and machine learning, may affect how people
are managed in the future.
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| Examination |
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Strategic
Human Resource Management:
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| Exam
ECTS |
2 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Size of written product |
Max. 5 pages |
| Assignment type |
Case based assignment |
| Release of assignment |
An assigned subject is released in
class |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
It is allowed to use GenAI on your exam, but you must declare
your use in an open and transparent way so assessors at all times
can distinguish between your own intellectual and autonomous
contributions and those that originate in interactions with a GenAI
platform. If you use GenAI for ideation or generation of content,
you must mention this in the methodology or introduction section of
your paper. Whenever you draw on GenAI output in the body text of
your paper, you need to declare this by leaving in both the
prompt and the relevant part of the response as well as a
citation. On top of this, you need to leave the full response as an
appendix for context.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The objective of this course is to provide a better
understanding of key components and concepts of strategic human
resource management. Drawing upon a wide range of disciplines,
including organizational behavior, strategy, psychology, and
economics, we present, discuss and apply theories, frameworks, and
tools to manage human resources more effectively and support the
strategic objectives of their firms.
Our focus is on large complex firms rather than small or
medium-sized enterprises, although a number of issues that we will
cover are of direct relevance for a broad spectrum of firms. We
will present examples from firms operating in Scandinavia as well
as other regions of the world.
The course is taught using the “case-based teaching” and
participant-centered learning in Harvard Business School style that
involves high-energy discussion, debate, and interaction. Students
are strongly encouraged to bring their own views into the
discussion and to share insights and learning with fellow
students.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| The lectures will be based on texbook readings,
articles, cases and a high level of student
participation. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| The interactive case discussion format allows for
continuous feedback. The students are expected to attend class, be
prepared and participate in the case discussions |
| Student workload |
| Teaching |
20 hours |
| Preparation |
40 hours |
| Examination |
20 hours |
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