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Internal Organizational Influences on HRM

THM504 · The Management of Human Resources — Week 6 of 16

CourseTHM504
Week6 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Internal Organizational Influences on HRM

  1. Corporate culture and values
  2. Leadership and management styles
  3. Organizational size and structure
  4. Financial capacity and trade union relations
  5. Organizational Culture Explained [2025]
  6. How Leadership Influences Organizational Culture
  7. HRM CH15 -- Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Compare the internal factors which affect human resource management.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: compare the internal factors which affect human resource management.

Study materials

Videos

  • Organizational Culture Explained [2025] · YouTube · AIHR - Academy to Innovate HR · 13 min · for registered students
  • How Leadership Influences Organizational Culture · YouTube · David Burkus · 10 min · for registered students
  • HRM CH15 -- Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations · YouTube · William Obenauer · 31 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Management, ch. 4: External and Internal Organizational Environments and Corporate Culture · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 89–120 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 8.7: The labour relations process (trade unions) · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 271–276 · for registered students
  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 12.5: Behavioural approaches to leadership · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 342–344 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Evolution and Origins of HRM
  • Week 2: Purpose and Core Objectives of HRM
  • Week 3: Operational Human Resource Functions
  • Week 4: Strategic Human Resource Functions
  • Week 5: Strategic Alignment and Business Performance
  • Week 6: Internal Organizational Influences on HRM
  • Week 7: External Environmental Drivers of HRM
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Technological Advancements and Digital HRM
  • Week 10: Contemporary Workplace Wellbeing and Inclusion
  • Week 11: Evaluating Strategic HRM and Future Trends
  • Week 12: Applying The Management of Human Resources in practice: cas…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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