Challenges in Human Resource Management
Reflect on the challenges in HR management, leadership and the effect of globalisation on talent management.
- Duration2 weeks
- Weekly study3 hours
Challenges in Human Resource Management
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Address the skills needed to succeed in an HR career
Are you aspiring to start an HR career or are you a line manager looking for guidance? On this course, you will learn more about the challenges of HR management in today’s world.
Over two weeks, you will cover a range of topics that will boost your understanding of the skills you’ll need to succeed in your HR career. You will discover challenges in HR like leadership and the effect of globalisation on talent management.
You will reflect on the world of work and the future of employment while addressing some of the challenges you will experience in your own role.
Syllabus
Week 1
The Leadership Challenge
Welcome to the course!
Find out about this taster course and the Postgraduate Certificate in HR Management in Practice from The Open University.
Challenges of HR practice
Start to think about the challenges faced by the contemporary practice of HRM and share your experience with other learners.
Leadership challenges in HR practice
Reflect on the ways in which leadership is a challenge for HR practice.
Developing leadership through HR practice
How can HR practice can develop leadership in organisational contexts?
Review Week 1
Look back and consolidate your learning from Week 1.
Week 2
The Global Challenge
Welcome to Week 2
This week deals with the HR challenges of globalisation, talent management and culture of employment.
The impact of globalisation
The twenty-first century business environment is rapidly becoming more international in character, so let's examine how employers and employees need to adopt a 'global view' to be successful.
Resourcing and talent management
Human resource planning, as a central feature of resourcing and talent management, is undergoing significant shifts in the way it is enacted.
Tensions in mobility and career development
Human resource planning is shifting from being primarily created and decided by employers, to being integrated within the broader professional and personal aspirations of employees.
Planning ahead
Reflect on what you have learned in Week 2 and think about the next step in your learning journey.
When would you like to start?
Date to be announced
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Analyse and reflect on critical challenges for HR practices
- Explore how leadership is a challenge for HR practice
- Explore how globalisation is a challenge for HR practice
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone at the beginning of their HR career or a line management position.
Who will you learn with?
Charles is a Lecturer in Management (Open University). He has extensive experience in teaching on topics related to Organisation Studies. He completed his PHD at the University of Leicester.
Konstantinos is a lecturer of Online Education Leadership and Management at the OU. He is intrigued by online education challenges and has developed expertise of online pedagogies and technologies.
Who developed the course?
The Open University
The Open University (OU) is the largest academic institution in the UK and a world leader in flexible distance learning, with a mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas.
- Established1969
- LocationMilton Keynes, UK
- World rankingTop 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020
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