ME2044 Human Resource Management 6.0 credits

The course comprises lectures, written assignments and participation in the exercise.

• The relation between strategy and the HRM-system
• Organization of the HR-function in different companies
• Historical background and development of HRM
• Matching supply and demand in HR
• Recruitment: Analysis of competence demand; Shortlisting and selection; Feedback
• Competences and knowledge structure
• Career development, training and education
• The employment relationship
• Payment system and incentives
• Equal opportunities and gender
• General work legislation
• Legislation, discrimination and outplacement
• Redundancy and downsizing

An important element of the course is also the group exercise where the students are given the opportunity to apply different parts of the recruitment process.

After the course you should be able to:

• identify and distinguish the components of a HRM-system
• identify and distinguish different types of HRM-systems and describe how they supports the strategy of different organizations
• describe and evaluate the theoretical foundation for HRM
• exemplify and describe basic principles of the Swedish and the European work legislation
• exemplify measures to reduce gender related differences in organizations
• exemplify and describe contemporary trends in organizational change (e.g. organic growth, increased flexibility or downsizing) an how they affect employees and the HRM-system
• apply some fundamental tools and models used in the recruiting process

Industrial management, basic course or equivalent.

Not if student already has read ME2602.

Will be announced at the start of the course.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• TEN1 - Examination, 4.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• ÖVN1 - Exercise, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• ÖVN2 - Exercise, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Matti Kaulio

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

ME2045

Replaces 4D1096

the course is given for the last time in spring 2010.