This course is taught in the second semester. It is expected that students have completed all courses in the first semester.

By the end of the course, students should be able to: - Explain the essential standards of "good" Human Resource (HR) strategies; - Describe the main variables (external and internal to the organization) that may have an effect on the design of HR strategies; - Explain the relevance of HR implementation and describe the main actors involved in HR implementation activities; - Explain the challenges associated with HR implementation and illustrate essential approaches HR managers may develop to expedite HR implementation; - Describe the importance of measurement of HRM impact on organizational performance and propose essential metrics to capture such impact.

This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the most critical activities associated with HR administration and audit. The course also aims to present the main issues and challenges that are likely to be encountered in an organization deploying these activities. Finally, some potential approaches for effectively tackling such issues and challenges will be presented and discussed. In particular, the three following topics will be explored in the course: - Design of effective HR strategies - Effective implementation of HR strategies - Measurement of HR's contributions to organizational success

The course will be based on case studies, a reading list, and presentations. Discussing and sharing ideas and experiences will be pivotal for the development of the course. Students will be encouraged to share their insights and thoughts in class discussions. As with other areas of HRM, most issues, cases and problems will not have "one right answer", although some answers will be more valid than others. Thus, being right or wrong should not be a major concern for students when participating in class discussions. All viewpoints will be of interest. Everyone is expected to adopt a critical approach to their peers¿ contributions, and any disagreement should be explained. Each student is expected to be: - Prepared for each class session, whereby assigned readings, exercises and case studies are to be completed as required - A committed and loyal contributor to the learning team - Respectful and polite in class discussions and activities - Present at all classes - Punctual In this course, students should not use artificial intelligence tools to carry out the work or exercises proposed by the faculty. In the event that the use of AI by the student gives rise to academic fraud by falsifying the results of an exam or work required to accredit academic performance, the Regulation of the University Carlos III of Madrid of partial development of the Law 3/2022, of February 24th, of University Coexistence, will be applied.