EDHEC MSc in European Business - Module 5 : European Human Resources Management

Master of Science in European Business

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Module 5 : European Human Resources Management

PART A)

European Labor Law

This course deals with the regulatory environment for labour law in Europe and its relevance for business organization. It provides students with a basic knowledge of central labour law issues and how they affect business operations.

Topics include:

Workers Mobility in the EU

Equal Treatment

Perspectives on Collective Labour Law

Participation of workers in the decision-making process of their employing enterprises

PART B)

Human Resources Management

This course explores key concepts in Strategic HRM and explores issues of convergence or divergence in European HR practice. It provides students with an understanding of different models of HRM and their application in the European context.

Topics include:

HR - Anglo Saxon V European traditions

Link between HR and business strategy

European HRM - convergence or diversity maintained?

European HR in practice: specific country practices: UK/France/Germany/Scandinavia

Written by NIKKI HARLE
Date of update April 20, 2006

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Concentration Course list

European Business Environment
EU main and minor Institutions, Regional Dynamics, EMU, Economics aspects of Enlargement

Global Trade Management
Trade environment, global market structures, techniques for entering the European market place, supply chain management, analysing and improving operational processes

International Marketing - A European Perspective
Scope and concepts, marketing mix, marketing strategy, advances in communications

Multinational Corporate Finance
Foreign market, foreign exchange, derivative markets, risk management, international portfolio management, multinational working management

European Human Resources Management
European labour law, workers mobility in the EU, equal treatment, participation of workers in the decision making process of their enterprises

International Business Law and the EU Environment
EC Competition Policy, antitrust rules, merger control, State aid control, liberalisation

European Industries and Strategies
Tools of strategic analysis, particularities of European strategies, evolution of European firms, evaluation of strategic choices

EU Affairs Management
Lobby the EU institutions, obtain funding from the EU, lobby case study

Business Development
Notions of business plan, why it is needed, where to start, how to write an effective business plan, create and improve your venture

Topics in Managing European Operations
How to handle cross border tax issues, international tax law, how to read a tax treaty, tax planning

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