At the end of the course participants will be able to - Understand the challenges raised by an effective and social responsible management of people - Know how to translate their understanding about effective management of people into policies and practices coherent with the organization strategy - Know how to think strategically about the management of people in organizations. - Understand that some parts of people management are fairly subtle and require deep analysis and some expert knowledge.

- New practices in Human Resources Management. - New tendencies in Selection. - New tendencies in Compensation - The role of the manager of Human Resources.

Methodology is composed of magistral classes, with support on specialised text books and readings, through which theoretical frameworks will be presented in order for students to focus on the different aspects of Human resource management and their functions in the context of organizations. Additionally, case-method approach would be used. Readings related with human resource management in real organizations will be presented. Such readings will stimulate students to employ the theory learned in magistral classes as framework of analysis and interpretation to search for solutions.