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Current Trends in HRM Research - MAN00002D

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: D
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 2 2024-25

Module aims

This module aims to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of theoretical, paradigmatical and methodological debates in current research in Human Resource Management (HRM). By reading key articles in each sub field of HRM, students will critically discuss the knowledge created, reflect on theories, paradigms and methods employed and identify how their own research sits within sub fields and debates. The aim is to develop students’ appreciation of what is state of the art within the HRM field, how research creates new knowledge and what they can learn for their PhD project from existing debates in the field.

Module learning outcomes

At the end of the module, students will:

- Have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of contemporary HRM research, including on-going debates and areas of new research.
- Have an improved understanding of the paradigmatic norms and expectations associated with different modes of research in the field
- Be able to critically evaluate research contributions in the different fields and sub-field within HRM.
- Use this knowledge to situate their research in the existing debates in the field and develop convincing arguments in relation their own research topic

Module content

The module will be reading based and lead by different experts in each sub field of HRM. The precise HRM topics to be taught in this module will vary in line with advances within the field. The structure of the seminar will be as follows:

- Each seminar will be led by an expert in the research area
- Students will be required to read a selection of key articles in preparation for each seminar chosen by the academic expert which need to be prepared in their own time
- In the seminars, students will:
Reflect on the theories, research paradigms and methodologies employed
Critically discuss contributions made by the chosen articles
Identify relevance for their own research project

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100.0

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100.0

Module feedback

Students will receive feedback on their assignment in line with the University of York assessment guidelines.

Indicative reading

TBC


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