Empowering People for Societal Changes - Period 5

This course provides an overview of the history, philosophy and contemporary developments in the study of strategic human resource management. This will done by reviewing scientific articles, books, and current events. Classical and postmodern theories will be discussed and applied to contemporary topics including, Corporate Social Responsibility (which gives attention to Environmental & Social Governance, ethics, sustainability) workplace diversity and inclusion, work-life balance, interpersonal development (including emotional intelligence), and some attention will be devoted to technological developments and how these are blurring the line between work and private life.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.