This week’s topics
Applying The Management of Human Resources in practice: case studies
- Case analysis
- Linking theory to practice
- Evaluating evidence
- CIMA E2 Human Resources Management
- What is Job Analysis? A Google Case Study [2025]
- AI Hiring Assessments: Their Impact on Job Seekers | Research at TU Delft
What you will be able to do
- 1.2 Discuss the purpose of human resource management.
- 2.3 Assess the relationship between business strategy and human resource management.
- 3.1 Compare the internal factors which affect human resource management.
- 3.2 Compare the external factors which affect 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 3 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.
Study materials
Videos
- CIMA E2 Human Resources Management · YouTube · OpenTuition · 54 min · for registered students
- What is Job Analysis? A Google Case Study [2025] · YouTube · AIHR - Academy to Innovate HR · 11 min · for registered students
- AI Hiring Assessments: Their Impact on Job Seekers | Research at TU Delft · YouTube · TU Delft · 4 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Workplace Dispute Resolution and the Management of Individual Conflict: Five Case Studies · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
- Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
- Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 8.5: Writing an analytical report · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 254–267 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
