HRM in Modern Organizations

Aim

After completion of the course, the student should on an advanced level be able to:

• Account for central theories and current research on contemporary organizing, with a particular focus on project organization and temporary work forms, as a context for human resource management (HRM)
• Explain the relationships between organizing and HRM based on research-based as well as empirical knowledge.
• Apply research-based knowledge to identify and formulate questions with theoretical and empirical relevance for HRM in modern organizations.
• Apply qualitative methods to collect and compile relevant empirical data and create empirical descriptions that illustrate issues with theoretical and empirical relevance for HRM in modern organizations.
• Integrate and critically review relevant theoretical frameworks to analyse empirical situations and explain the main conclusions and insights from the analysis
• Make judgements based on an awareness of relevant ethical and societal perspectives

Content

In the course, the point of departure is the fields human resource management (HRM) and strategy, using the resource-based and knowledge-based views of the firm as a theoretical foundation. The course addresses contemporary changes in work and organization, highlighting that organizations and working life are increasingly characterized by project-based and temporary logics, creating both opportunities and challenges at strategic, operational, and individual levels. In relation to this, the course addresses HRM challenges related to project organization and temporary work forms, as well as the roles and relationships of key actors in HR systems. Critical management perspectives and ethical aspects are also covered, and HRM challenges in practice are explored and analyzed.