Human resource management in australia strategy people performance 5th ed

Human Resource Management

Course Description:

BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management

Course Description:

BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management

Course Description:

BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management

Assessment details and criteria

Task-1
Individual Assignment (Essay). Word limit: 1800 (There are penalties for exceeding the word limit).

. Worth 20%.

Thoroughly investigate one of the following topic areas and discuss in relation to Human Resource Management.

Topic 1: Critically discuss the importance of achieving congruence between an organisation’s strategy, structure and HRM practices.

OR

Topic 2: Human resource planning involves an analysis of both the internal and external supply of labour. Discuss the difference between these two areas of analysis and examine why both are necessary for human resource planning to be accurate and effective.

You should draw on real-life work situations (where verifiable), research evidence and relevant HRM literature beyond your text book to substantiate and illuminate your viewpoints.

Criteria for Assessment:

· evidence of appropriate reading & research (academic and other relevant journals, text and reference books) and effective use of these materials;

· demonstrated understanding of the HRM topic;

· quality and completeness of the analysis and discussion;

· ability to analyse critical incidents and to apply HRM solutions;

· the development of an argument within a logical and consistent structure with a clear introduction and conclusion;

· written expression & correct presentation (format, completed and signed cover page, word count, line spacing, spell check etc.), and clarity of expression;

· use of in-text reference, completion of a full reference list using APA style.

Course Description:

BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management

Course Description:

BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Additional useful references:

The following list may be used as a guide. Useful sources are likely to include referred journal articles and text and reference books. The internet can be a useful source for material (but must be used with caution and discrimination) and journal articles may be located via library databases.

Banister, R. & Harding, J. (2004). Human Resource Management An Introduction to the Australian Workplace. Australia: Pearson.

Boxall, P. & J. Purcell (2003). Strategy and Human Resource Management. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.

Bratton, J. & Gold, J. (2003). Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice, (3rd Ed.). Houndmills Hampshire: Macmillan.

Bruce, P.J. (2003). Human Resource Management Casebook (2nd ed.). Riverwood, NSW: Prentice Hall.

Cole, K. (2007). Workplace Relations in Australia A Practical Guide To Workchoices.

Australia: Pearson

Cooper, R. (2009). Forward with Fairness? Industrial Relations under Labor in 2008, Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 285-296.

De Cieri, H., Kramar, R., Noe, R.A., Hollenbeck, J.R., Gerhart, B. & Wright, P. M. (2005). HumanResource Management in Australia (2nd ed.). Australia: McGraw-Hill.

Dessler, G, (2004). Human Resource Management. (10th Ed.), New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Dessler, G., Griffiths, J. & Lloyd-Walker, B. (2007). HRM. (3rd Ed.), Australia: Pearson Education

Evans, Paul, Pucik, Vladimir, and Barsoux, Jean-Louis, (2002). The Global Challenge:

Frameworks for International Human Resource Management, New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

Fisher, Cynthia, Schoenfeldt, Lyle, and Shaw, James, (2003) Human Resource Management, (5th Ed.). New York: Houghton Mifflin.

Florian, P. (2009). Determinants of Work-life Balance: Shortcomings in the Contemporary Measurement of WLB in Large-scale Surveys. Social Indicators Research , Vol. 92, No. 3 / July, pp. 449-469.

Foot, M. & Hook, C. (2005). Introducing Human Resource Management 4th ed. England: Prentice Hall.

Hartel, C.E.J., Fujimoto, Y., Strybosch, V.E., & Fitzpatrick, K (2007). Human Resource Management Transforming Theory into Innovative Practice. Australia: Pearson

Kramar, R., Bartram, T., De Cieri, H., Noe, R.A., Hollenbeck, J.R., Gerhart, B. & Wright, P. M.

(2014). Human Resource Management in Australia: Strategy, People, Performance, 5th ed. McGraw-Hill Co. Sydney, Australia.

McKenna, E. & Beech, N. (2008). Human resource Management A Concise Analysis (2nd

Edition). United Kingdom: Prentice Hall

Mello, J. A. (2011). Strategic HRM 3rd ed. South Western-Cengage Learning, Ohio, USA

Nankervis, A., Compton, R., Baird, M., & Coffey, J. (2011). Human Resource Management: Strategy and Practice, 7th Edition, Cengage Learning, Australia.

Sappey, R., Burgess, J., Lyons, M. & Buultjens, J. (2009). Industrial Relations in Australia Work and Workplaces 2nd ed. Australia: Pearson

Shen, J., Chanda, A., D'Netto, B. & Monga, M. (2009). Managing diversity through human resource management: an international perspective and conceptual framework, The International Journal of Human Resource Management , Vol. 20 , Issue- 2, February, pp. 235 – 251.

Takeuchi, N. (2009). How Japanese manufacturing firms align their human resource policies with business strategies: testing a contingency performance prediction in a Japanese context. The International Journal of Human Resource Management , Vol. 20 , Issue- 1, January, pp. 34– 56.

Taormina, R. J. & Gao, J. H. (2009) Identifying acceptable performance appraisal criteria: An international perspective. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 47, No.1, pp.102-125.

Teicher, J., Holland, P., and Gough. R. (Eds.), (2006). Employee Relations Management, Second Edition. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Prentice-Hall.

NOTE: You should not restrict your reading to the listed texts. To successfully complete this subject you are strongly encouraged to also read HRM and related peer reviewed journals and peruse selected newspapers and other news magazine articles for issues relevant to HRM.

Some useful resources:

Journals
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources http://apj.sagepub.com/

Human Resource Management Journal

http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0954 - 5395

International Journal of Employment Studies

http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELHSS;issn=1039 - 6993

Personnel Journal

https://www.researchgate.net/journal/0031 - 5745_The_Personnel_journal

Personnel Review

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do;jsessionid=F524F0CD24543E51A022C 13586D392B1?containerType=Journal&containerId=113

The International Journal of Human Resource Management http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09585192.asp

Web sites:

Australian Human Resources Institute http://www.ahri.com.au/

Society for Human Resource Management

http://www.shrm.org/

Great place to find articles on HR topics http://scholar.google.com.au/

The link to the library website for more information is: http://www.federation.edu.au/current students/assistance, - support - and - services/academic - support/learning - and study/resources/general - guide - for - the - presentation - of - academic - work

BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management

Semester 3, 2014

Assessment Task-1 Essay (Worth 20%) Marking Guide

Student Name: Student No.:

Assessment Criteria

HD

80100%

D

7079%

C

6069%

P

5059%

MF

4049%

F

0-

39%

Mark

Demonstrated understanding of the HRM topic (5 marks)

 demonstrated understanding of the necessary concepts/theories

Quality and completeness of the analysis and discussion (5 marks)

· interpreted the instruction/question appropriately.

· the introduction is appropriate to the type and format of response and clearly outlines the focus.

· the body of the response is well structured, with coherent and logical development of key ideas in appropriate sections/paragraphs.

· the conclusion is appropriate to type and format of the response, successfully summarising the key ideas/issues/findings

Ability to analyse critical incidents and to apply HRM solutions

(5 marks)

· demonstrated the ability to analyse critical incidents

· demonstrated ability to apply HRM solutions

Written expression & Correct presentation (format, completed and signed cover page, compliance with the word count, line spacing, spell check etc.), and clarity of expression (1 mark)

· the writing style is appropriate to the task.

· the writing is fluent, exhibiting grammatically correct sentences that are appropriately punctuated.

· there are no spelling or typing errors and due regard is given to rules of capitalisation and abbreviation, etc.

· key ideas from the literature are effectively paraphrased and cited, and direct quotes are appropriately incorporated

· the response conforms to the appropriate style guide advice and the requirements of the specified format (font, margins etc)

Evidence of appropriate reading & research (academic and other relevant journals, text and reference books), Use of intext reference, completion of a full reference list using APA style. (4 marks)

· used sufficient and appropriate material from relevant and credible sources to effectively support the key points

· in-text citations and direct quotes follow referencing guide rules

· reference list and/or bibliography appropriately compiled

TOTAL MARKS OBTAINED

Note: There are penalties for exceeding the word limit (1 mark). Grade

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