This week’s topics
Sustainable HRM and Future Trends
- Integrating digital HR tools with strategic business objectives
- Designing resilient people strategies
- Measuring long-term impact of wellbeing initiatives
- Ethics and governance in contemporary HRM
- Week 4 : Lecture 9A : Role and Challenges of Sustainable HRM
- The future Role of the HR Function
What you will be able to do
- 2.3 Assess the relationship between business strategy and human resource management.
- 4.1 Discuss the impact of technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence and automation, on HRM functions.
- 4.2 Discuss the effectiveness of initiatives such as flexible working arrangements, mental health programs, and diversity training.
Activity
Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess the relationship between business strategy and human resource management.
Study materials
Videos
- The future Role of the HR Function · YouTube · Armin Trost · 7 min · for registered students
- HR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - HRM Lecture 13 · YouTube · Armin Trost · 39 min · for registered students
- Workplace Wellness Programs | HRM | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 7 min · for registered students
- Ethics in Human Resource Management | HRM | Human | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 8 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Business Ethics, ch. 10: Changing Work Environments and Future Trends · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 283–310 · for registered students
- Impact of work-from-home arrangements on performance and productivity: a review · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
- The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
