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. CIPD - HRM experts on how the business environment has affected HR practice

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Critically justify the importance of human resource management in organisations.
• 1.2 Assess the role and purpose of the strategic human resource management function and activities in an organisation.
• 1.3 Evaluate how human resource management is related to other functional areas.
• 2.1 Assess the business factors to consider before human resource planning.
• 3.2 Assess the impact of regulatory and legal requirements on human resource policies in an organisation.
• 3.3 Assess the impact of business ethics, CSR, and sustainability requirements on human resource policies for an organisation.
• 4.1 Critically analyse the impact of an organisational strategy, structure and culture on the management of human resources.
• 4.3 Critically monitor the effectiveness of human resources management.
• 5.1 Critically evaluate the relationships between business strategy and human resource management.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

• 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