Course detail
Human Resources Management in Small Company
FP-BHRMEAcad. year: 2022/2023
The main content of the course is focused on HR competencies, it means in
particular cognitive skills (analyses, syntheses, concluding, logical
thinking) and abilities that owners and managers need to operate in
environment of small companies. They will demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of HR practices in small business environment and develop
critical understanding of personnel activities and its influence of overall
business performance.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Offered to foreign students
Learning outcomes of the course unit
1) Identify the key assumptions and topics of personnel work in small
company.
2) Discuss the main recent HR concepts and their implications in the
environment of small company.
3) Understand the principle techniques concerning people management
within organizations and know how to apply these techniques in small
companies.
4) Analyze personnel issues and understand the limitations of personnel
work in small company.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
1) Method of the theoretical part of the course:
Lecture-type based classes with explanation regarding the different
topics. Theoretical classes will be audiovisual (power point
presentations, video viewing to support the theory, etc.). Theoretical
method will be combined with activation of students giving them
space for asking questions and giving feedback and comments to
lecturer.
2) Method of the practical part of the course:
Preparation and class-based presentation of exercises and case
studies. This exercises and cases will be based on analysis of
activities of the companies. Drafting a Project on the personnel
activities in small companies, and presenting it in class (conducting
by students in out-class hours).
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
This course will be evaluated as follows:
A) Team Project „Proposal for HR Strategy for Small Business“:
Completion of a written report of an individual project,
handed exercises and cases, individually and in teams during
practical seminars, handed-in within the established deadline.
This will represent 25% of the final grade.
B) Practical activities:
Completion and presentation-discussion of an individual project, exercises and cases solved individually or in teams during practical seminars, handed-in
within the established deadline. This will represent 20 % of the
final grade.
C) Final written exam:
Final exam in form of test based on the materials handling by
students during lectures and seminars will represent 55 % of the
final grade. Test scores from 0 to 40. To approve the course it is
necessary to obtain a score above 20 (twenty) or higher on this
test.
Course curriculum
Personnel Work in Small Companies and its Specifics.
2. Personnel strategy and policies in SME´s. Personnel activities, their
specifics in SME´s.
3. Labour Supply and Demand.
4. Work force analysis and jobs designing. Competence and use
competency modeling for personnel planning.
5. Recruitment. Internal and external resources. Choosing the right
methods for recruitment.
6. Staff Selection. Selection methods. Specifics of particualar selection
rounds.
7. Basic labour relations. Contract and its content.Adaptation process of
an employee and the adaptation process. Probation period.
8. Care for employees. Training and development. Identification of
training needs. "On-the-job" and "off-the-job" training forms. Selfdevelopment.
9. Employee motivation. Effective forms of employee motivation.
Principles of motivational interviewing.
10. Employee performance. Principles of appraisal.
11. Remuneration and compensation. Compensation factors. Employee evaluation. Evaluation methods. Principles of evaluation
interviewing.
12. Process of releasing employees. Outplacement.
13. Final summary of lessons learned and evaluation of acquired
knowledge and skills.
Work placements
Aims
particular cognitive skills (analyses, syntheses, concluding, logical
thinking) and abilities that owners and managers need to operate in
environment of small companies.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Wapshott, Robert and Oliver Mallett. Managing Human Resources in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Entrepreneurship and the Employment Relationship. Routledge, 2015. ISBN-13: 978-1138805194.
Recommended reading
Price, Alan. Human Resource Management in a Business Context . 3rd Edition. Cengage Learning Business Press, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-1844805488.
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Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Personnel Work in Small Companies and its Specifics.
2. Personnel strategy and policies in SME´s. Personnel activities, their
specifics in SME´s.
3. Labour Supply and Demand.
4. Work force analysis and jobs designing. Competence and use
competency modeling for personnel planning.
5. Recruitment. Internal and external resources. Choosing the right
methods for recruitment.
6. Staff Selection. Selection methods. Specifics of particualar selection
rounds.
7. Basic labour relations. Contract and its content.Adaptation process of
an employee and the adaptation process. Probation period.
8. Care for employees. Training and development. Identification of
training needs. "On-the-job" and "off-the-job" training forms. Selfdevelopment.
9. Employee motivation. Effective forms of employee motivation.
Principles of motivational interviewing.
10. Employee performance. Principles of appraisal.
11. Remuneration and compensation. Compensation factors. Employee evaluation. Evaluation methods. Principles of evaluation
interviewing.
12. Process of releasing employees. Outplacement.
13. Final summary of lessons learned and evaluation of acquired
knowledge and skills.
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Personnel Work in Small Companies and its Specifics.
2. Personnel strategy and policies in SME´s. Personnel activities, their
specifics in SME´s.
3. Labour Supply and Demand.
4. Work force analysis and jobs designing. Competence and use
competency modeling for personnel planning.
5. Recruitment. Internal and external resources. Choosing the right
methods for recruitment.
6. Staff Selection. Selection methods. Specifics of particualar selection
rounds.
7. Basic labour relations. Contract and its content.Adaptation process of
an employee and the adaptation process. Probation period.
8. Care for employees. Training and development. Identification of
training needs. "On-the-job" and "off-the-job" training forms. Selfdevelopment.
9. Employee motivation. Effective forms of employee motivation.
Principles of motivational interviewing.
10. Employee performance. Principles of appraisal.
11. Remuneration and compensation. Compensation factors. Employee evaluation. Evaluation methods. Principles of evaluation
interviewing.
12. Process of releasing employees. Outplacement.
13. Final summary of lessons learned and evaluation of acquired
knowledge and skills.
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