Goals:
a) To endow students with knowledge that will allow them a multi-faceted approach enabling the equation and presentation of solutions for the increasingly complex problems that companies and organisations generally face in constantly changing societies.
d) To endow students with theoretical knowledge that will allow them to know the techniques and tools connected with Human Resources Management;
c) To endow students with knowledge that will allow them to know how to apply the techniques and tools connected with Human Resources Management in several contexts, such as crisis periods. Competences:
1. Students should know the various human resources management tools they have at their disposal and know how to use them in different contexts;
2. Students should develop the ability to communicate both orally and in writing;
3. Students should develop the ability to analyse and synthesise;

1. Historical framing of Human Resources Management at a global level and in Portugal
a) The Capitalist System and the Industrial Revolution - work relations
Organisations' Classical Theories:
- Classical Management Theory;
- Scientific Management Theory (Taylorism);
- Max Weber and the bureaucratic model of organisation
b) The origins of the Staff Function
2. The Models of Human Resources Management and the Segmentation of the Workforce
- Vectors of change in Human Resource Management
- HRM in nowadays' Portugal
3. The Tools of Human Resources Management and the Strategic Management of Human Resources
a) Recruitment and Selection
b) Training and Career Management
c) Performance Assessment
d) Retribution and Benefits
4. The main Tools for Human Resources Management to use in periods of crisis:
- Sub-hiring
- Temporary work
- Adjustment and Downsizing Processes

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