HR Management

Department
  • Master's program Food Technology & Nutrition
Course unit code
  • 24_LTE_MAS_2_12
Number of ECTS credits allocated
  • 1.0
Name of lecturer(s)
  • Mag. (FH) Kohlberger Martina, PhD
Mode of delivery
  • face-to-face
Recommended optional program components
  • none
Recommended or required reading
  • Literature will be shared during the course: Relevant journals and publications, databases: NCBI, PubMed, Science Direct, SciFinder, esp@cenet.
Assessment methods and criteria
  • Course immanent examination
Additional information about examination modalities
  • Details will be announced at the first course meeting
Level of course unit
  • Master
Year of study
  • Spring 2026
Semester when the course unit is delivered
  • 2
Language of instruction
  • English
Learning outcomes of the course unit
  • The learning content of this course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of how organizations function and how personnel management contributes to strategic and operational effectiveness.
    The course aims to enable students to understand and apply central principles of recruiting and personnel selection, with a particular emphasis on evidence‑based decision-making, fairness, and the alignment of selection processes with organizational requirements. Students will further develop competencies in personnel development, including the planning and implementation of development measures and the conduct of effective feedback discussions as a core instrument of learning and performance improvement. In addition, the course deepens knowledge of talent management and performance management within the broader context of employee–employer relations, highlighting how organizations identify, develop and assess talent while balancing organizational objectives and individual expectations. A further goal is to strengthen students’ understanding of employee retention by exploring the determinants of long-term organizational commitment, the design of working conditions and development opportunities, and the relevance of satisfaction, health, and organizational culture for sustainable retention strategies.
Course contents
  • The learning content covers the following areas and sub-chapters:
    1. the concept of organization
    2. framework conditions for the design of organizations
    3. basic elements of the organization: structural organization, process organization
    4. personnel management and strategic orientation of companies
    5. process and cross-sectional functions of personnel management; core processes:
    - Personnel requirements planning - human resources
    - Personnel selection, deployment and introduction
    - Personnel retention: working conditions, forms, employee satisfaction and health
    - Personnel development
    - Personnel remuneration / incentive systems
    - Release of personnel
    - Organization of personnel management
    - Personnel marketing and employer attractiveness
    - Personnel information
    - Personnel controlling
    6. personnel management in the field of tension of changed work & ethics:
    - Globalization
    - Demographic change & migration
    - Labor and education market
    - Company work organization
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
  • The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Work placement(s)
  • none

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