Human Resource Studies Master Nov 2013

Master Program Human Resource Studies

November 2013

• Why HRM?!?

• HR professional

• Human Resource Studies @ Tilburg University

• Objectives

• Career opportunities

• Admission

• Questions

Master Program Human Resource Studies 2

Introduction

Human Resource Management (HRM) is of crucial importance for

contemporary organizations


2010 survey among top executives

The biggest investment challenges:

• Obtaining human capital and optimizing human capital (40 %)

• Obtaining financial capital and optimizing financial capital (29 %)

• Obtaining intellectual capital and optimizing intellectual capital (12 %)

• Obtaining technology capital and optimizing technology capital (11 %)


Source: American SHRM society, September 2010

http://www.shrm.org/Research/SurveyFindings/Documents/10-HumanCaptialFlier_FINAL_Spotlight.pdf

Some spectacular research findings

• Large financial institution, objective branch level performance data, longitudinal design, two waves of data, perceived HR practices/work systems

• Quality orientation, goal effectiveness, top-down communication, pay satisfaction, job security

• More than 10.000 respondents, average response rate around 80%

• An increase in one standard deviation HR practices/work systems is associated with 165 million higher profit! (= more than 17 % of total profits)

Source: Van de Voorde, Van Veldhoven, Paauwe, 2009


What qualities do you need

as a HR professional?


Most important HR competencies

I. Strategic contribution

II. Credibility

III. HR Delivery/Staffing – problem solving

IV. Knowledge of the Business Case

HR with an attitude!

Source: Brockbank &Ulrich: HR competencies that make a different (in: Storey, Wright & Ulrich, 2009).


Six reasons to choose HRS – TiU

• High-level academic education

• Anchored in practice

• Multidisciplinary approach

• International orientation

• Focus on academic and professional skills

• Excellent reputation


Department ofHuman Resource

Studies


Program HRS (60 ects)

Personal Skills

Seminar Human Resource Studies (12 ects)

Select 1 out of 3 (6 ects)- Learning and development- Management of Diversity - Performance management

HR Metrics & - Valuation (3 ects)

Select 1 out of 2 (3 ects)- Compensation & Benefits- International HRM

September December First semester

Program HRS (60 ects)


Personal Skills

Organizational Change (6 ects)

Masters’ thesis (24 ects) -Individual Research Proposal (3 ects )

January June Second semester

Objectives

Learn to asses, discuss and apply research, theory and concepts of HRS, while paying explicit attention to practical and actual issues in the field.

Three main parts

1. Introduction to the field of HRS

2. Themes: HRM and the institutional context / The differentiated

workforce / Strategic learning / HRM, well-being and performance /

The active employee

3. Focus on operational HR issues

Specifics: Lectures, seminars, group and individual assignments.


Seminar Human Resource Studies

Learning and Development

• Training effectiveness; Talent management; Coaching; Team development & learning; Knowledge management.

Management of Diversity

• Existing diversity practices & policies; Biases and stereotypes; Effectiveness of diverse teams

Performance Management

• Management control systems; Individual assessment; Motivation; Longitudinal performance management processes.

Specifics: Interactive lectures, classes and group assignments


1 out of 3 Electives

Short courses

Human Resource Metrics & -Valuation

The financial consequences of HRM; Valuation of Human Capital; Monitoring HRM; Metrics & Strategy

1 out of 2 Electives:

International HRM

Cultural and Institutional perspective on HRM; Strategic HRM; Expatriation and Repatriation

Compensation & Benefits

Wage determination; Effects of pay on performance; strategic choices in designing pay systems and international dimensions

Specifics: (Guest)lecture and assignments


Courses

Organizational change

To what extent and how can organizational change be managed; the role of the student as a future change agent.

Specifis: (Guest)lectures, workshops and assignments

Personal Skills

Training – reflecting on effectiveness of your own professional behaviour/qualities.


Master’s thesis

• Test of competence in the independent performance of academic research.

• Based on solid empirical research in one or more organizations.

• Has the form of an academic article

• Supervision organized in thesis circles (3-6 students).


Examples of projects

• Effects of flexible work arrangements for the individual employee and the organization

• Stress and absenteeism in information-intensive jobs

• Creating a high performance organization: employee engagement in hospitals

• The role of HRM in stimulating learning

• The survivor syndrome: the effect of organizational change on employee commitment


Extended master

Three tracks

International/comparative HR

Professional traineeship

HR Analytics

18Master Program Human Resource Studies

Extended master

Three tracks



HR Analytics


Objectives (1)

Upon completion of the program, successful students will have:

Developed a critical-analytical attitude

Demonstrated competence in doing scientific research

Developed profound disciplinary knowledge and skill in

order to work as an HR professional or consultant


Objectives (2)

Successful students will:

Have knowledge of HRM according to the latest methods,

techniques and theories.

Be able to apply academic theories and models to real problems

in practice.

Be able to reflect critically on existing paradigms according to

theory and methods.

Possess writing and communications skills in research and

problem-solving.


Career opportunities

A graduate of the Master HRS is trained in analyzing HR/Work/Organizational issues, including:

• Recognizing HR-related problems

• Implementing new HR policies in the context of a changing environment

• Understanding the underpinnings of HR decisions and its consequences for work, well-being and performance

• Advising on organizational change


Career opportunities

Positions with an emphasis on analytical, strategic or leadership qualities:

• Consultant

• HR researcher

• HR specialist (e.g. Recruitment & Selection,

Learning & Development, Compensation & Benefits )

• All-round HR officer

• HR manager


Admission

• Bachelors HRS / Pre-master HRS automatic admission

• Other Bachelors programmes: need to apply to the Exam Committee

• FSW: additional minor courses

• Others: Exam Committee will tell you which courses

• If Ba/PreMa is not yet completed admission is not allowed

• http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/onderwijs/masteropleidingen/wat_brengt_jou_verder.html

• ‘Information Market’


More information

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/human-resource-studies/

Dr Renee de Reuver

Director Master HR Studies

[email protected]

Tel: (+31) 013-4662371


Introduction

• Chantal Kornalijnsljiper

• Bachelor degree Human Resource Studies

• 22 years old

• Why master HRS?

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Master

• Keeps you busy

• Applying theories

• Ideal balance between the theoretical and practical aspects of HRM

• Assume that you know the statistics

• Working in groups

• Guest lectures (nice!)

• You should be a proactive student

o Active participation, involvement

o Be present and be prepared

o Improve your own personal skills

• Master thesis

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Master

• What I learned (besides theory)

• Be more proactive

• Be comfortable with speaking up

• English is improved

• Better knowledge and improvement of my own competencies and weaknesses

• What I like

• Hard working is rewarding

• Department really involved

• Culture change from bachelor to master

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My diary of last week

Titelpresentatie in Footer 3012-04-23

Monday12.45-15.30

Seminar HRS workgroup

Thursday 10.45-12.30 International HRM

Tuesday08.45-10.30

Learning & Development

FridayNo lectures. Working at home

Wednesday12.45-14.30

Seminar HRS lecture

Before and/or after the lectures working in the library or at home,

mostly for reading articles or doing group assignments

Questions?


Thank you for your attention

Human Resource Studies Master Nov 2013

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