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GRHO0014-4  International Seminar on Strategic HRM (industry visits abroad)

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Master degree in Management, professional focus in Human Management and Organization, 2nd year5
Master in Human Resources Management, Professional Focus, 1st year3
Lecturer :  François Pichault
Language(s) of instruction :  
English language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
This residential seminar is organized during one week in Paris (from April 1 to 5), 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.




ATTENTION: FOR LOGISTICAL REASONS, THE ADMISSIONS TO THIS SEMINAR ARE LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS.



THE SELECTION OF APPLICANTS WILL BE BASED ON A FORM, PRESENTING OF THEIR PROJECT OF MASTER THESIS.


THIS FORM MAY BE DOWNLOADED ON http://lola.hec.ulg.ac.be/claroline/course/index.php?cid=NTE049


ALL STUDENTS WILL BE PERSONALLY INFORMED ABOUT THEIR SELECTION AND, IF NECESSARY, THEY WILL RECEIVE EXTRA TIME IN ORDER TO CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
  • 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
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
"Gestion des ressources humaines et Relations professionnelles" or any other basic courses in HRM
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
This intensive seminar is organized during the first week of the Easter holidays at 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 Axa, Carrefour, Alstom, L'Oréal, SNCF, 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 (around 150 euros).
Students are invited to subscribe to the course via the web site Lola(http://lola.hec.ulg.ac.be)
Recommended or required readings :  
Web research on the companies visited
Bournois, F., Point, S., Rojot, J. et Scaringella, J.L. (2007), RH : les meilleures pratiques du CAC 40/SBF 120, Paris, Editions d'Organisation.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Individual contribution to the synthesis report
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
The seminar is bilingual (French and English)
Contacts :  
François PICHAULT HEC Management School - University of Liege Building B.31 (Sart Tilman) - Office 2.94. Phone: +32 4 366 30 70 E-Mail: F.Pichault@ulg.ac.be
Fanny FOX LENTIC B.51 Tél.: 04 366 30 70 E-Mail: f.fox@ulg.ac.be


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