The course builds on the fundamental knowledge acquired in the Human Resource Management course and focuses on selected current topics and approaches to managing people in organizations. Particular attention is paid to strategic human resource management, HR business partnering, employee attraction and retention, talent management, compensation, collective employment relations, diversity, wellbeing, and quality of working life. The course also covers international human resource management, HR analytics, current approaches to occupational health and safety, and the use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence in human resource management.

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.

Obligatory:

• ARMSTRONG, M.; TAYLOR, S. . Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of People Management. 17th ed.. London: Kogan Page, 2026, 776 s. ISBN 978-1-3986-2208-1.

Recommended:

• MARCHINGTON, M.; WILKINSON, A.; DONNELLY, R.; KYNIGHOU, A. . Human Resource Management at Work: The Definitive Guide. 8th ed. . London: Kogan Page, 2025, 576 s. ISBN 978-1-3986-2021-6.
• DESSLER, G. . Human Resource Management. 17th ed.. Global Edition: Pearson, 2024, 720 s. ISBN .
• KHAN, N.; MILLNER, D. . Introduction to People Analytics: A Practical Guide to Data-driven HR. 2nd ed.. London: Kogan Page, 2023, 400 s. ISBN 978-1-3986-1004-0.
• ULRICH, D.; KRYSCYNSKI, D.; BROCKBANK, W.; ULRICH, M. on. Victory Through Organization: Why the War for Talent Is Failing Your Company and What You Can Do About It. . New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2017, 293 s. ISBN 978-1-259-83764-7.

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

Students will be able to:

• explain the importance of human resource management for the functioning and development of organizations,

• assess the benefits and risks of different approaches and tools used in people management,

• propose appropriate approaches to addressing selected human resource management issues,

• work with basic HR metrics and use them to support decision-making,

• understand and navigate current trends and developments in people management.