Every business aims to achieve its goals thought building its competitive advantage. Human resource management is a  key factor for gaining a competitive advantage is the management of human resources. Understanding the principles of Human Resource Management is a catalyst for the success of a company. Nowadays, Human Resource Management (HRM) faces many challenges. The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the basic principles, functions and practices of Human Resource Management thus enabling them to acquire not only knowledge, but also the critical thinking required to effectively respond to the challenges of the modern working environment, either from the perspective of human research management practitioner or from the perspective of employee of other departments.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

• Recognize the importance of HR as a core administrative function
• Understand the strategi role of Human Resource Management
• Effectively manage issues of selections, compensation, training and development of employees, as well as of performance management.
• Understand employee attitudes and behaviors
• Understand and increase employees’ motivation
• Cooperate with experts of other departments of an organization
• Understand and effectively manage diversity issues within the workplace.

The aim of the course is to provide students with the opportunity to develop a strong conceptual framework for analysing organisations, evaluating the role of managers in contemporary organisations and managing change. The course introduces numerous theories dealing with organisational structure and culture, groups and leadership, technology and innovation, management learning and problem – solving. These theories are used as resources for handling effectively case studies and role-play exercises. A number of short-videos are also shown to highlight different managerial challenges in today’s organisations.

The purpose of the course is to examine the formulation and implementation of strategy in food and agriculture businesses and their influence on the fulfilment of organizational goals. The content of the course consists of the following parts: 1. Strategic Analysis of the environment, the industry, the competition, the various stakeholders for the business, as well as the possibilities of the business. 2. Strategic decisions that focus on the ability of the business to recognize opportunities and threats inherent in environmental changes and to develop strategies to deal with the changes. 3. Actions to implement the strategy based on organizational capabilities and values, so that food and agriculture businesses gain lasting and sustainable competitive advantages. 4. Organizational change and the role of culture in business strategy.