What is ‘Human Resource Mangement’ and why does it matter?

• Define Human Resource management.

• Identify and critique the key issues, theories and practices of Human Resource management.

• Locate the study of Human Resource management within a broader knowledge and understanding of management theory and practice.

• Understand the key roles of the actors involved in the regulation of the labour market at national and international levels.

• Appreciate the impact of individual and collective rights on the regulation of the employment relationship.

• Apply this understanding to the analysis of trends and case-studies.