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Presentation Master's Open Day spring 2014
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Master Program Human Resource Studies
March 2014
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• Why HRM?!?
• HR professional
• Human Resource Studies @ Tilburg University
• Objectives
• Career opportunities
• Admission
• Questions
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Introduction
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Human Resource Management (HRM) is of crucial importance for
contemporary organizations
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2010 survey among top executives
The biggest investment challenges:
• Obtaining human capital and optimizing human capital (40 %)
• Obtaining financial capital and optimizing financial capital (29 %)
• Obtaining intellectual capital and optimizing intellectual capital (12 %)
• Obtaining technology capital and optimizing technology capital (11 %)
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Source: American SHRM society, September 2010
http://www.shrm.org/Research/SurveyFindings/Documents/10-HumanCaptialFlier_FINAL_Spotlight.pdf
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Some spectacular research findings
• Large financial institution, objective branch level
performance data, longitudinal design, two
waves of data, perceived HR practices/work
systems
• Quality orientation, goal effectiveness, top-down
communication, pay satisfaction, job security
• More than 10.000 respondents, average
response rate around 80%
• An increase in one standard deviation HR
practices/work systems is associated with 165
million higher profit! (= more than 17 % of total
profits)
Source: Van de Voorde, Van Veldhoven, Paauwe, 2009
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What qualities do you need
as a HR professional?
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Most important HR competencies
I. Strategic contribution
II. Credibility
III. HR Delivery/Staffing – problem solving
IV. Knowledge of the Business Case
HR with an attitude!
Source: Brockbank &Ulrich: HR competencies that make a different (in: Storey, Wright & Ulrich, 2009).
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Six reasons to choose HRS – TiU
• High-level academic education
• Anchored in practice
• Multidisciplinary approach
• International orientation
• Focus on academic and professional skills
• Excellent reputation
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Department ofHuman Resource
Studies
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Program HRS (60 ects)
Personal Skills
Seminar Human Resource Studies (12 ects)
Select 1 out of 2 (6 ects)- Learning and development- Performance management
HR Metrics & - Valuation (3 ects)
Select 1 out of 2 (3 ects)- Compensation & Benefits- International HRM
September December First semester
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Program HRS (60 ects)
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Personal Skills
Organizational Change (6 ects)
Masters’ thesis (24 ects) -Individual Research Proposal (3 ects )
January June Second semester
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Objectives
Learn to asses, discuss and apply research, theory and concepts of HRS, while paying explicit attention to practical and actual issues in the field.
Three main parts
1. Introduction to the field of HRS
2. Themes: HRM and the institutional context / The differentiated
workforce / Strategic learning / HRM, well-being and performance /
The active employee
3. Focus on operational HR issues
Specifics: Lectures, seminars, group and individual assignments.
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Seminar Human Resource Studies
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Learning and Development
• Training effectiveness; Talent management; Coaching; Team development & learning; Knowledge management.
Management of Diversity
• Existing diversity practices & policies; Biases and stereotypes; Effectiveness of diverse teams
Performance Management
• Management control systems; Individual assessment; Motivation; Longitudinal performance management processes.
Specifics: Interactive lectures, classes and group assignments
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1 out of 3 Electives
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Short courses
Human Resource Metrics & -Valuation
The financial consequences of HRM; Valuation of Human Capital; Monitoring HRM; Metrics & Strategy
1 out of 2 Electives:
International HRM
Cultural and Institutional perspective on HRM; Strategic HRM; Expatriation and Repatriation
Compensation & Benefits
Wage determination; Effects of pay on performance; strategic choices in designing pay systems and international dimensions
Specifics: (Guest)lecture and assignments
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Courses
Organizational change
To what extent and how can organizational change be managed; the role of the student as a future change agent.
Specifis: (Guest)lectures, workshops and assignments
Personal Skills
Training – reflecting on effectiveness of your own professional behaviour/qualities.
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Master’s thesis
• Test of competence in the independent performance of academic research.
• Based on solid empirical research in one or more organizations.
• Has the form of an academic article
• Supervision organized in thesis circles (3-6 students).
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Examples of projects
• Effects of flexible work arrangements for the individual employee and the organization
• Stress and absenteeism in information-intensive jobs
• Creating a high performance organization: employee engagement in hospitals
• The role of HRM in stimulating learning
• The survivor syndrome: the effect of organizational change on employee commitment
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Extended master
Three tracks
International/comparative HR
Professional traineeship
HR Analytics
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Extended master
Three tracks
International/comparative HR
Professional traineeship
HR Analytics
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Extended master
Three tracks
International/comparative HR
Professional traineeship
HR Analytics
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Objectives (1)
Upon completion of the program, successful students will have:
Developed a critical-analytical attitude
Demonstrated competence in doing scientific research
Developed profound disciplinary knowledge and skill in
order to work as an HR professional or consultant
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Objectives (2)
Successful students will:
Have knowledge of HRM according to the latest methods,
techniques and theories.
Be able to apply academic theories and models to real problems
in practice.
Be able to reflect critically on existing paradigms according to
theory and methods.
Possess writing and communications skills in research and
problem-solving.
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Career opportunities
A graduate of the Master HRS is trained in analyzing HR/Work/Organizational issues, including:
• Recognizing HR-related problems
• Implementing new HR policies in the context of a changing environment
• Understanding the underpinnings of HR decisions and its consequences for work, well-being and performance
• Advising on organizational change
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Career opportunities
Positions with an emphasis on analytical, strategic or leadership qualities:
• Consultant
• HR researcher
• HR specialist (e.g. Recruitment & Selection,
Learning & Development, Compensation & Benefits )
• All-round HR officer
• HR manager
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Admission
• Bachelors HRS / Pre-master HRS automatic admission
• Other Bachelors programmes: need to apply to the Exam Committee
• FSW: additional minor courses
• Others: Exam Committee will tell you which courses
• If Ba/PreMa is not yet completed admission is not allowed
• http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/onderwijs/masteropleidingen/wat_brengt_jou_verder.html
• ‘Information Market’
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More information
http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/human-resource-studies/
Dr Renee de Reuver
Director Master HR Studies
Tel: (+31) 013-4662371
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Questions?
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Thank you for your attention