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Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Ethical Stewardship, CSR, and Sustainable Human Capital

SMP808 · Strategic Human Resource Management — Week 7 of 16

CourseSMP808
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Ethical Stewardship, CSR, and Sustainable Human Capital

  1. Ethical philosophies in employment relationships
  2. Green HRM and environmental sustainability frameworks
  3. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) governance
  4. Social value creation and decent work agendas
  5. OUHK - From Sustainable to Truly Sustainable HRM
  6. Week4: Lecture9C:Ways to integrate Corporate Sustainability&Corporate Social Responsibility with HRM
  7. Week4: Lecture 9B: Contribution of HRM in Corporate Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain the purpose of human resource policy.
  • 3.3 Assess the impact of business ethics, CSR, and sustainability requirements on human resource policies for an organisation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the purpose of human resource policy.

Study materials

Videos

  • OUHK - From Sustainable to Truly Sustainable HRM · YouTube · HKMU Channel · 23 min · for registered students
  • What does corporate survival mean in the age of ESG? · YouTube · eCornell · 70 min · for registered students
  • Plenary: Redefining Corporate Social Responsibility · YouTube · Harvard Graduate School of Education · 43 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
  • Guide to Corporate Sustainability: Shaping a Sustainable Future (UN Global Compact, 2014) · PDF · Un, guidance; 48 pages · for registered students
  • Decent work in global supply chains (ILO, International Labour Conference 105th session, Report IV, 2016) · PDF · Ilo, report; 80 pages · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Foundations and Value of Human Resource Management
  • Week 2: Cross-Functional Synergy and Business Strategy Alignment
  • Week 3: Organisational Culture, Structural Design, and Human Systems
  • Week 4: Contextual Environmental Scanning and Strategic Demand Fore…
  • Week 5: Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Deployment
  • Week 6: Human Resource Governance, Policy Design, and Legal Complia…
  • Week 7: Ethical Stewardship, CSR, and Sustainable Human Capital
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Formulating Comprehensive Strategic HRM Architecture
  • Week 10: Strategy Execution, People Analytics, and Performance Metri…
  • Week 11: Strategic Evaluation, Governance, and Continuous Organisati…
  • Week 12: Applying Strategic Human Resource Management in practice: c…
  • 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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