Terminated in academic year 2016/2017

Human Resource Management A

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	115-0587/02
Abbreviation	HRMA
Course title	Human Resource Management A
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Management
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Petra Horváthová, Ph.D., MBA

Subject syllabus

1. To explain what the social (human) potential of the organization and the creative potential is and to characterize the creative personality.
2. To characterize the human resources planning strategy and to demonstrate the process of recruitment, selection and adaptation of the staff.
3. To explain the process of human resources planning and to know methods for forecasting the number of employees need.
4. To describe the job performance management cycle, and to apply possible ways of remuneration.
5. To explain what it means to optimize human resources in the organization and to describe its process and criteria.
6. To define the activities which managers involve within the development of the social potential.
7. Basics of Employees Education, Appraisal of Employees
8. Leadership
9. Basics of Employees Remuneration
10. Teams and Teamwork
11. Motivation of Employees
12. Culture of the Organization

The aim of this course is to clarify the importance of social and human potential and its importance for the competitiveness of the organization. Students will be able to understand what activities HR managers need to manage on the professional level. They will get basic information and knowledge about the new role of managers that involves the activation of human potential in the organization.

Literature

ARMSTRONG, Michael. A Handbook of Management and Leadership. 2nd Edition. London: Kogan Page, 2009. .
ARMSTRONG, Michael. A Handbook of Reward Management Practice. 3rd Edition. London: Kogan Page, 2010. .
BERGER, Lance A. and Dorothy R., BERGER. The Compensation Handbook. 5th Edition. McGrawHill: 2008. ISBN 978-0-07-149675-9.
HERSEY, Paul; BLANCHARD, Ken; JOHNSON, D. Management of Organizational Behavior: Leading Human Resources. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2008. .

Advised literature

ARMSTRONG, Michael. Armstrong´s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. 13th ed. Philadelphia: Kogan Page, 2014. .
ASWATHAPPA, K. Human Resource Management. Text and Cases. 9th ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2009. ISBN 978-0-07-066020-5.
BRATTON, John and Jeff Gold. Human Resoure Management: Theory & Practice. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. ISBN 978-0-230-58056-5.
MATHIS, Robert. L. and John J. JACKSON. Human Resource Management. 13th ed. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011. .
MULLINS, Laurie J. and Gill CHRISTY. Management & Organisational Behaviour. 10th ed. New York: Pearson Education, 2013. ISBN 978-0-273-79264-2.
ROBBINS, Stephen P. and Mary COULTER. Management. 11th ed. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2012. ISBN 978-0-13-216384-2.
SCHERMERHORN, John R. Management. 10th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley, 2010. ISBN 978-0470-29437-6.

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