Corso di Laurea Triennale in Economia

Human Resource Management

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Martina Gianecchini | Teaching Assistant Nicola Bertin

Introduction to
Human Resource Management (HRM)

October 3rd, 2022

Martina Gianecchini
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Bachelor in Economics and Management – University of Padova

PhD in Business Management - University of Udine
Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and
Management
Scientific Director of the Executive Master in Human Resource
Management at CUOA Business School
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Main research interests: human resource management, career

management and entrepreneurship
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martina_Gianecchini
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Aim of the course
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This course aims at providing a theoretical and methodological

framework in order to integrate Human Resource Management
(HRM) with business strategy.
HRM is regarded as a general management skill, essential not
only for HR managers but also for people working in different
business areas as they are daily facing coordination, evaluation
and training of their workers.
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Class schedule
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Monday 4:30 - 6:30 pm Room 34, via Bassi 1

Thursday 8:30 - 10:30 am Room 14F, Fiera
Friday 4:30 - 6:30 pm Room E, via Bassi 2

Please notice that during the weeks between October 10th and
30th the lesson of Thursday will be on-line since the Fiera buildings
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are not available in that period.

Zoom link: https://unipd.zoom.us/j/89243294963 (ID: 892 4329
4963)
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Course textbook and materials
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The textbook (ebook) is

Gianecchini M, 2022, Human Resource
Management, McGrawHill.
To buy the book follow the link
https://www.mheducation.com/highered/
custom/product/9781307844313.html
Additional mandatory readings will be
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available in the Moodle page of the

course
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(https://sesp.elearning.unipd.it/course/vi
ew.php?id=506).
Employee journey and HRM practices
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HR Planning
Employer branding The analysis and design of work
Recruitment and Selection Training and development
(Lessons 4-9) (Lessons 10-14)
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HR Strategy and function

Individuals at work
(Lessons 1-3)
Managing performance
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Compensation and reward

(Lessons 15-20)
Course evaluation
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The exam for attending students consists of two parts:

1. group project (max +3 points)
2. final written test (open ended questions) + interview (optional).

Students who are not part of any group are considered NON-
attending students. The exam for non-attending students is:
final written test + interview (optional)
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Group project (optional)
The relevance of Diversity & Inclusion for HRM
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Group project (optional)
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1. Create the groups (3-4 people)

2. Communicate the composition of the group and a proposal of
the project work (maximum 1000 characters including spaces,
via the following Google form
https://forms.gle/UoJTtvQdt3rzAyuP9) by Sunday, October 16th
Ø The proposal should include:
ü the diversity dimension the group intends to investigate;
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ü a human resource management activity that supports the inclusion of

“diverse” people and/or that is affected by this form of diversity.
The proposals will be briefly discussed and validate by prof. Gianecchini
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during the class of October 17th.
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3. Realize three interviews with workers who are "diverse" with
respect to the chosen dimension (e.g., in the case of age, a worker
under 30, a worker between 30 and 50, a worker over 60) reflecting
with them on the HRM activity that the group decide to study more in
detail (e.g. training for older worker, reverse mentoring).
4. Write the project work report (.doc or .pdf) with the following
structure:
ü Section 1 - Definition of the dimension of diversity and its general relevance -
max 4000 characters (including spaces). All sources should be appropriately
cited.
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ü Section 2 - Relevance of the dimension of diversity for HRM - max 10000

characters (including spaces). Interviews and other relevant sources (properly
cited), should be used for developing this part of the document.
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ü Section 3 - Suggestion for inclusion - max 10000 characters (including

spaces).
ü Appendix – transcription of interviews.
Final written (and oral) exam
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The final exam is a written test consisting of open-ended

questions.
Ø After receiving the evaluation of the written test, students have the
possibility (optional!) to take an oral exam.
Ø Please notice that the oral exam is NOT necessarily going to increase the
grade obtained in the written exam, therefore after the oral exam the final
grade could be higher, the same or lower than the one received for the
written test.
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The evaluation of the project work (max 3 points) will be added

to the grade earned in the written test + (if any) oral exam.
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Ø In case the grade in the written test is below 18, the evaluation of the
project work will NOT allow for a passing grade.