The course aims to introduce students to the leading concepts and current research discussions in Organizational Behavior (OB) and Human Resource Management (HRM) fields of studies with a particular focus on those that are shaped by and relevant to the contemporary societal changes, developments, and global challenges.
The course is structured as a five-week course, where each week is dedicated to a discussion on one of the following society-relevant topics and how OB and HRM research addresses them:
- Decent Work and Meaningful Work – current research considering the importance of individual perceiving decent and meaningful work and how these work experiences can be fostered in organizations.
- New Ways of Working – individuals proactively crafting their work, where, and how they do it, working in teams and ‘new normal’ conditions.
- Moral and Charismatic Leadership – understanding theory and evidence on moral and charismatic leadership in organizations.
- Workforce Diversity and Inclusive HRM – multifaceted understanding of how HRM addressed diversity (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity, etc.) and stimulates inclusion in organizations.
- Careers and Employability – employees’ contemporary career attitudes and behaviors, sustainable careers; career mobility and employability.
