Management
People, Purpose and Performance
Module code: N1590
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Workshop, Lecture
Assessment modes: Computer based exam, Coursework
A workforce with relevant experience, skills and capabilities enables companies to remain competitive. It also helps them to achieve their full potential in sustainable ways.
Many organisations find it challenging to achieve performance and purpose through people policies. On this module, you'll address this issue. You'll focus on what organisations can do to maximise performance through their people and create purpose beyond shareholder values.
You’ll also explore what organisations can do to make better use of human capital resources.
You'll examine key questions, including how to:
- motivate employees to reach their full potential
- develop employees’ capabilities
- attract highly capable employees
- retain highly capable employees
- align individual employees with organisation strategies.
Module learning outcomes
- Understand how relevant motivation theories and other organisational behaviour principles can be applied to inform human resource practices that aim towards maximising employees’ performance and potential.
- Critically evaluate the different human resource practices that can be implemented by organisations to utilise human capital resources, including recruitment and selection, performance management, human resource development, etc.
- Understand what organisations can do to address issues that may hinder the utilisation of human capital resources, such as workplace diversity, workplace conflicts, organisational change, etc.
- Apply the theories, concepts and practices covered in the module to analyse the current business context.