MSc Human Resource Studies 24 april

Graduate Program

Human Resource Studies

• Why HRM?!?

• HR professional

• Human Resource Studies @ Tilburg University

• Objectives

• Career opportunities

• Admission

• Questions

Graduate Program Human Resource Studies 2

Introduction

Human Resource Management

(HRM) is of crucial importance for

contemporary organizations


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 %)


Source: American SHRM society, September 2010

http://www.shrm.org/Research/SurveyFindings/Documents/10-

HumanCaptialFlier_FINAL_Spotlight.pdf

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,

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


What qualities do you need

as a HR professional?


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).


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


Department of

Human Resource Studies


Program HRS (60 ects)

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Seminar Human Resource Studies (12 ects)

Select 1 out of 3 (6 ects) - Learning and development - Management of Diversity - Performance management

HR Metrics & - Valuation

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Select 1 out of 2 (3 ects) - Compensation & Benefits - International HRM

September December

First semester

Program HRS (60 ects)


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Organizational Change (6 ects)

Masters’ thesis (24 ects) -Individual Research Proposal (3 ects )

January June

Second semester

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).


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 stress

employee commitment

Graduate Program Human Resource Studies

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Extended master

Three tracks

International/comparative HR

Professional traineeship

HR Analytics

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Extended master

Three tracks



HR Analytics

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Extended master

Three tracks



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


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.


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


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


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’


http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/onderwijs/masteropleidingen/wat_brengt_jou_verder.html

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/onderwijs/masteropleidingen/wat_brengt_jou_verder.html

More information

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/human-

resource-studies/

Dr Renee de Reuver

Director Master HR Studies

[email protected]

Tel: (+31) 013-4662371


http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/human-resource-studies/







Introduction

• International student, coming from Belgrade, Serbia

• Bachelor degree in Psychology, major - Work and Organisation

Psychology

• Area of interest: organizational behavior, employee development

and career guidance, work motivation, occupational stress and

burnout syndrome

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Studying HR in the Netherlands

• International context - English, English, English – academic writing greatly improved!

• Group work – 1 international and 4-5 Dutch students

• Active participation encouraged

• Guest lectures

• Knowing some basic finance and accounting could be really useful!

• Methodology and statistics – master thesis

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Master HRS

• First semestar – busy with lectures, weekly assignments, studying for the exams

A lot of scientific articles to read – building solid theoretical HRM base

Working in groups writing essays together

Active participation during practicals, come prepared!

• Second semester – one subject left, more free time, master thesis writing

• Master thesis – it is assumed that you possess basic statistical and methodological know-how

Writing master thesis in company – additional challenges

The role of the supervisor

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Master HRS

• What I learned?

• If you don’ t understand, always ask!

• Be comfortable with speaking up

• Group work – be willing to compromise, but don’t be passive and

too compliant

• What are my potentials, where should I improve?

• Proactivity as a highly valued trait for a student

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Questions?


Thank you for

your attention

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