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| GRHO0014-1 | International Seminar on Strategic HRM (visites d'entreprises à l'étranger)
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| Duration : | 24h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | François Pichault |
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| Language : | Langue anglaise |
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| Course contents : | This residential seminar is organized during one week in Paris (France), in cooperation with IAE (University of Paris I- Sorbonne). The seminar is focussed on the balance between strategic HR orientations and local adaptations in global firms. It is based on visits of companies and meetings with HR academics and professionals. |
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| Course objective : |
- Discovering the organization of the HR function in global firms
- Confronting theories, managerial discourses and observations on the field
- Synthetising the results of an empirical investigation in a structured way, likely to be read by professionals
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| Prerequisites : | Basic courses in HRM |
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| Organization : | This intensive seminar is organized from 11th to 16th May 2009 in Paris (France), in cooperation with IAE (University of Paris I- Sorbonne). Two preliminary meetings will be organized in order to prepare the theme which will be explored. The seminar is focussed on the balance between strategic HR orientations and local adaptations in global firms. The participants will have the opportunity to visit companies like Accor, Renault, L'Oréal, Vinci, Club Med, Total, etc and to compare the visions of corporate and local HR managers. They will also participate to presentations given by HR academics and professionals about globalisation, corporate social responsibibility, etc.
The participants will have to write a synthesis report. The structure of this report will be discussed during the two preliminary meetings. It will be transmitted to the HR managers met during the seminar.
A financial contribution will be asked to the participants for the travel and accommodation expenses. |
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| Written notes : | Web research on the companies visited
Ulrich, D. & Brockbank, W. (2005), The HR Value Proposition, Boston (Ma), Harvard Business School Press. |
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| Assessment : | Individual contribution to the synthesis report |
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| Contacts : | F.Pichault@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | The seminar is bilingual (French and English) |
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