Abstract

New aspects of human resource management and organizational behavior have emerged in recent years. As such, it has become imperative to facilitate proper educational initiatives for professionals entering these fields.
Teaching Human Resources and Organizational Behavior at the College Level is an essential reference source for the latest empirical research on emerging teaching strategies for business-oriented frameworks. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives such as talent development, curriculum development, and career competencies, this book is ideally designed for students, practitioners, and managers seeking current research on learning methodologies and conceptual developments in human resources management.
Topics Covered
The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:
· Business Leadership
· Career Competencies
· Curriculum Development
· Human Resource Analytics
· Organizational Performance
· Talent Development
· Teamwork
Table of Contents and List of Contributors
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Preface
John Mendy
Chapter 1
Key HRM Challenges and Benefits: The Contributions of the HR Scaffolding (pages 1-24)
John Mendy
Whilst HRM is responding to organizational challenges, HRM tutors have to deal with avoiding labour imposition (Mather et al., 2007) and ensuring...
Key HRM Challenges and Benefits: The Contributions of the HR Scaffolding
Chapter 2
Undergraduate Programs in the U.S: A Contextual and Content-Based Analysis (pages 26-57)
Steven D. Charlier, Lisa A. Burke-Smalley, Sandra L. Fisher
Given the importance of human resource management skills both in management education and business in general, an empirical review of undergraduate...
Undergraduate Programs in the U.S: A Contextual and Content-Based Analysis
Chapter 3
Creating University Spaces of Inspiration: Examining the Critical Link Between Leading and Lecturing (pages 59-101)
Iain Densten
Our review and research examines the power bases and influences university lecturers can deploy to motivate their students to learn. Lecturers are...
Creating University Spaces of Inspiration: Examining the Critical Link Between Leading and Lecturing
Chapter 4
Rethinking the Contribution of Organizational Change to the Teaching and Learning of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management: The Quest for Balance (pages 103-132)
John Mendy
One of the great attributes of acting as a Human Resource Manager is being reasonable. One may not know what is best for a company but one should be...
Rethinking the Contribution of Organizational Change to the Teaching and Learning of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management: The Quest for Balance
Chapter 5
Embedding Career Competencies in Learning and Talent Development: Career Management and Professional Development Modules (pages 133-171)
Sue Mulhall, Mark Campbell
The chapter researches theoretical positions and practical applications that enable educationalists to equip students with the knowledge and skills...
Embedding Career Competencies in Learning and Talent Development: Career Management and Professional Development Modules
Chapter 6
The Call to Teach Human Capital Analytics (pages 173-195)
Clive Trusson
The Human Resource Management profession has increasingly taken an interest in applying analytical techniques to data collected concerning...
The Call to Teach Human Capital Analytics
Chapter 7
Teaching Teamwork in University Settings (pages 196-210)
Lesley A. Clack
Teamwork is essential to the success of any organization, as well as to the success of employees. Particularly in multidisciplinary professions...
Teaching Teamwork in University Settings
Chapter 8
Putting Across Tangibility: Effectiveness of Case-Study-Based Teaching of Organisational Behaviour (pages 211-225)
Dieu Hack-Polay
This chapter examines a case study-approach to teaching organisational behaviour. It explains the effectiveness of the use of case study in teaching...
Putting Across Tangibility: Effectiveness of Case-Study-Based Teaching of Organisational Behaviour
About the Contributors
Index
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Author(s)/Editor(s) Biography
John is currently a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Full-Time MSc HRM. He is interested in Research, Teaching and Learning Methodologies, HRM and Organisational Behaviour, how to manage relationships between international graduates, home graduates and other employees and smart cities as learning cities. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK, an Associate Editor of Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, Member of British Academy of Management and the European Academy of Management and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK. He teaches on Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes and supervises PhD candidates. He continues to publish in refereed journals and presents his work at international conferences.