Applying Strategic Human Resource Management in practice: case studies

This week’s topics

Applying Strategic Human Resource Management in practice: case studies

1. Case analysis
2. Linking theory to practice
3. Evaluating evidence
4. Week 4 : Lecture 10B : HR Analytics explained through Case Examples
5. HR Planning: How to Apply Human Resource Planning in Practice [2025]
6. CIPD - HRM experts on how the business environment has affected HR practice

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Discuss key concepts and models governing Strategic Human Resource Management.
• 1.2 Evaluate the role and importance of Strategic Human Resource Management in organisations.
• 1.3 Analyse the frameworks of Strategic Human Resource Management.
• 2.1 Analyse the strategic human resource process.
• 2.2 Assess the approaches of Strategic Human Resource Management.
• 2.3 Analyse the development and implementation of human resource strategies.
• 3.1 Evaluate appropriate human resource strategies for an organisation.
• 3.2 Assess human resource strategies and their application in an organisation.
• 4.2 Evaluate contemporary issues affecting Strategic Human Resource Management.

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

• HR Planning: How to Apply Human Resource Planning in Practice [2025] · YouTube · AIHR - Academy to Innovate HR · 10 min · for registered students
• CIPD - HRM experts on how the business environment has affected HR practice · YouTube · Kogan Page · 9 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
• MIT OpenCourseWare 15.660 Strategic HR Management (Spring 2003) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students