Programme

People are fundamental resources in the contemporary competitive context, for their ability to generate and share knowledge, forge relationships, collaborate to innovate. It is necessary for business organizations to be able to adopt appropriate personnel management policies. Accordingly, this course is able to outline the challenges of personnel management under a twofold perspective, both theoretical and empirical. In particular, the course aims to: a) frame the discipline from a theoretical point of view, highlighting its historical and conceptual roots and recent developments; b) illustrate the contents of the main activities in which the personnel policies are articulated and the essential characteristics of the operating tools used in company practice for their realization; c) deepen the concrete problems in which personnel management needs are articulated in order to illustrate the variety of possible situations and the criteria on which to make choices.

Core Documentation

Raymond A. Noe, John R. Hollenbeck, Barry Gerhart and Patrick M. Wright "Fundamentals of Human Resource Management", McGraw-Hill Education; 8 edition

Type of delivery of the course

The course is very interactive as students are required to prepare the assignments prior to coming to class. Teamworks and workshops are also mandatory.

Attendance

Attendance is not mandatory. Nevertheless, it is strongly recommended as students will have the chance to enjoy a shared learning experience in class, through a participatory approach in teaching.

Type of evaluation

The final grade is a combination of: - assessment of the in-class participation - assessment of the teamwork and the workshop - assessment of the final exam (simplified for attending students) Non attending students must undergo a complete written final exam