Course credit: Preparation of a team seminar paper (teams of 2–3 students) and its presentation and defence, with all team members actively participating. If a team member is unable to participate in the defence, the completion of this part of the course requirements will be addressed individually.

Examination: Oral examination.

Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S. (2014). Armstrong´s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. 13ed. KoganPage, 440 p. https://www.academia.edu/32280546/ARMSTRONGS_HANDBOOK_OF_HUMAN_RESOURCE_MANAGEMENT_PRACTICE_i

Dessler, G. (2012). Human Resource Management. 10ed. 753 p. https://www.pdfdrive.com/human-resource-management-10e-gary-dessler-d18780382.html

Ulrich, D., Kryscynski, D., Brockbank, W. and Ulrich, M. (2017). Victory through Organization. Why the War for Talent Is Failing Your Company and What You Can Do About It. McGrawHill Education. 293 p.

Obtaining the course credit is a prerequisite for admission to the oral examination.

Requirements for obtaining the course credit:

• preparation of a team seminar paper in a team of 2–3 students,

• presentation and defence of the seminar paper, with all team members actively participating.

If a team member is unable to participate in the defence, the completion of this part of the course requirements will be addressed individually.

Oral examination:

The oral examination assesses students' knowledge and understanding of the topics covered in the course and their ability to apply the acquired knowledge in practice. The examination is based on the content of lectures and seminars as well as the required literature specified for the course.

1. Strategic Human Resource Management and Its Alignment with Business Strategy

2. HR Business Partnering and the Role of HR in Organizations

3. Employer Branding and Employee Attraction

4. Employee Retention and Retention Management

5. Talent Management, Succession Planning and Career Management

6. Employee Compensation and Performance-related Pay

7. Salary Surveys, Benchmarking and Pay Differentiation

8. Collective Employment Relations and Social Dialogue

9. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Management

10. Toxic Work Environment, Wellbeing and Quality of Working Life

11. International Human Resource Management

12. HR Analytics, Metrics and Data-driven Decision-making

13. Current Trends in Occupational Health and Safety and Employee Care

14. Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence and Current Trends in Human Resource Management