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2007/8 Module Catalogue
 Module Code: MANM067 Module Title: MANAGING HUMAN ASSETS
Module Provider: School of Management Short Name: MBA2 Previous Short Name: MBA2
Level: M Module Co-ordinator: HALES CP Prof (SoM)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Delivery

Core / elective:

Semester of delivery (if appropriate):

Level:    

Credits:                                 

Study hours:

Contact hours:     

Core

1

M

15

60

45
Assessment Requirements

Unit(s) of Assessment
Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
Group poster
60
Case study examination
20
Business simulation
10
Action case
10

Module Overview

The full utilization human assets is increasingly being recognized as one of the key factors in the success organizations and firms are becoming far more strategic in the management of their people and adopting ever more complex employment relationships. Managing Human Assets is a core module for the MBA programme provided by the School of Management, and is intended to provide a firm basic grounding in the management of human resources from an asset-based approach.

Prerequisites/Co-requisites

None
Module Aims

The principal aim of this module is to provide practicing and future managers, whether generalist or specialist HR, a full understanding of the myriad theoretical and practical aspects of managing an organization’s human resources. The module explores the role of HRM in the organizational and broader environmental context and integrates the psychological, sociological and economic aspects of the subject.
Learning Outcomes
  • Understand link between functional strategy and corporate strategy in relation to the management of human assets.
  • Understand and apply theoretical models and concepts concerned with the effective management of human assets. 
  • Diagnose individual and organizational development needs and propose appropriate strategies and interventions. 
  • Synthesize competing theoretical perspectives and recommend appropriate strategies for motivating and rewarding employees.
Module Content
Contextual aspects of Human Asset Management
1.        Evaluating HRM in the organizational context, understanding the psychological contract and managing worker expectations
Theoretical aspects of Human Asset Management
2.        Understanding organizational structures and cultures and the complexity of the individual/organization interaction
3.        Understanding group dynamics and leading for successful outcomes and motivating people for high performance and satisfaction
 
Practical aspects of Human Asset Management
4.        Managing individual and organizational performance and achieving effective reward management and promoting the wage/effort bargain
5.                  Labour market theory and practice, costing wages and labour turnover
6.                  Effective recruitment and selection for maximum person-organization ‘fit’
 
Strategic aspects of Human Asset Management
7.                  Managing the modern employment relationship
8.                  Developing human capital: strategies and policies

Managing stability in a dynamic environment: change and atypical working
Methods of Teaching/Learning

A combination of:

  • Seminars, which draw upon substantial case studies and shorter scenarios.
  • Self-directed learning, based upon prescribed/recommended reading and ULearn.
  • Group discussions/presentations and reflective practices.
Selected Texts/Journals
Essential             
·           Crossman, A. (Comp) (2007) Managing Human Resources, Pearson Custom Publishing.
Other Indicative Reading
·           Baldamus, W. (1961) Efficiency and Effort, London: Tavistock Publications.
·           Boxall, P. and Purcell, J. (2003) Strategy and Human Resource Management, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
·           Hales, C. (2000) Managing Through Organization (2ed), London: Thompson Learning.
·           Jaffee, D. (2001) Organization Theory – Tension and Change, New York: McGraw Hill.
·           Legge, K. (2005) HRM: Rhetorics and Realities, (10th Anniversary Edition) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
·           McKenna, E. (2000) Business Psychology and Organisational Behaviour (3rd edition), London: Psychology Press.
Recommended Journals
·           Academy of Management Journal/Review/Executive
·           Administrative Science Quarterly
·           British Journal of Management
·           Group and Organization Management
·           Harvard Business Review
·           Human Relations
·           Human Resource Management Journal
·           International Journal of Human Resource Management
·           Journal of Applied Psychology
·           Journal of Human Resource Management
·           Journal of Management Studies
·           Journal of Managerial Psychology
·           Journal of Organizational Behavior
·           Long Range Planning
·           Organization Science
·           Organization Studies
·           Personnel Review
 
Proceedings of high quality conferences
·           Academy of Management
·           Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
·           British Academy of Management
·           EGOS
·           International HRM
Last Updated

March 13th 2008