2023-2024 / GRHO0011-5

New forms of employment and organisation

Duration

24h Th

Number of credits

 Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)4 crédits 
 Master in human resources management (120 ECTS) (Management)4 crédits 
 Master in human resources management (120 ECTS) (Management of organisational systems in transition)4 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences)4 crédits 

Lecturer

François Pichault

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course is focused on the current development of new organizational forms (NOF) and new work arrangements (NWA) as well as on their challenges in the field of strategic HRM. It aims at supporting critical thinking on the relevance of classical theories to analyze such emerging phenomena. In a first part, students will discover by themselves a video case of NOF (Thalys) and five theories of reference. They will be invited to build an argumentation about several of these theories through its application to some elements of the case. In a second step, they will have to do a similar operation with NWA: they will have to gather relevant data on specific forms of NWA thanks to empirical papers; they will have to establish relevant links with the 5 theories of reference and assess their respective interests and limits throughout their empirical analysis.

Due to organizational constraints, this course cannot welcome more than 40 students.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Initiation to diagnosis of contemporary working situations and to the critical analysis of several theories of reference
This course contributes to the following Intended Learning Outcomes :





  • ILO-1 : To strengthen knowledge and understanding of management disciplines and its legal, policy and social context.
  • ILO-4 : To acquire the capacity to research autonomously and methodically the information needed to solve a complex, transversal management problem. 
  • ILO-5 : Integrate autonomously researched information, tools, knowledge and context to build and propose, either individually or as part of a team, original, creative and viable solutions to concrete complex management problems, whether real or simulated, taking into account, when necessary, the human, social and legal context.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

This course is based on a 'reverse pedagogy': an important involvement is expected (online learning and preparation of meetings). Theoretical knowledge is not exposed by the professor and must be acquired autonomously via the resources provided.

Recommended or required readings

The participants must access the website http://lola.hec.ulg.ac.be
They will have at their disposal the theoretical information required, the description of the missions, the agenda, and the various video sequences.

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

The evaluation is formative and is mainly carried out in groups. It is structured in six stages:


- 10% : Work session 2 

- 10% : Work session 3

- 10% : Work session 4

- 10% : Work session 6

- 60% : Work session 7 (Final report + bonus for the oral presentation)

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

François Pichault
Full Professor
HEC-Liège, Université de Liège
Directeur du LENTIC
14 rue Louvrex, 4000 Liège/ N1d

Tel: +32 4 366 30 70
web: www.lentic.be

mail: F.Pichault@uliege.be

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