HRM: Context and Organisation

BMAN71242 HRM: Context and Organisation 15 Semester 2 Postgraduate Taught Level 7 Maria Alvarez Figueroa Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 The unit covers a range of issues in relation to the context of HRM such as questions of organisational structure, organisational culture, corporate social responsibility, technology, the psychological contract and flexibility, financialisation/marketization, technology and change, organisational change, learning and development, and changing forms of leadership. It focuses on the changing nature of HRM in relation to the ongoing changes in the external and internal context or organisations.  The unit covers a range of issues in relation to the context of HRM such as questions of organisational structure, organisational culture, corporate social responsibility, technology, the psychological contract and flexibility, financialisation/marketization, technology and change, organisational change, learning and development, and changing forms of leadership. It focuses on the changing nature of HRM in relation to the ongoing changes in the external and internal context or organisations.  The unit aims to give students an understanding and awareness of theoretical debate on major HR issues, and HR context and organisation especially in the British context. It also explores different aspects of organisational context such as the ethical, training, and others in influencing the development of HRM. It also aims to explain the ways in which issues related to HRM have been studied and researched through cases and academic projects. <ul><li>Identify benefits and pitfalls of different aspects of HRM in relation to its context  Explain the role of HRM in the organisational context </li></ul> <ul><li>Be familiar with how the subject of HRM in terms of how its context and organisational environment has been studied and researched in qualitative and quantitative terms </li></ul> <ul><li>Assess the likely impact of HR policies </li><li>Provide advice on the application of different HR practices in the context of employing organisations</li></ul> <ul><li>Organisational Structure</li><li>Organisational Cultures and Diversity  </li><li>The Learning Organisation, Knowledge Management and The Reality of Innovation in the Context of HRM – and how Management consultants ‘engage’</li><li>Leadership and Management Development: How managers are being ‘remade’ and ‘unmade’</li><li>Managing Change, the role of HRM and the Growing Fetish and Cost of Change</li><li>The Context of Technology and HRM  </li><li>Ethics, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility</li><li>The Financial and Economic Context</li><li>The context of the individual  </li></ul> Lecture Hours: 20Seminar Hours: 10  0 Other 100% Essay assignment (100%) Informal advice and discussion during a lecture, seminar, workshop or lab.Written comments on assessed coursework. BMAN71242 Programme Req: BMAN71242 is only available as a core unit to students on MSc HRM & IR, and as an elective to students on MSc IHRM & CIR. N Buchanan, D. and Huczynski, A (2014) Organisational Behaviour: An Introductory Text, 8th edition, London, Prentice Hall (there are various editions).Clegg, S. Kornberger, M and T, Pitsis (2015) Managing and Organisations, London, Sage Lectures 20 Seminars 10 0 120 Informal Contact MethodOffice hours