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Overview

How HRM can contribute to the survival, adaptation and growth of organisations and a critical management perspective of HRM practices in order to make better management decisions.

Learn how good human resource management can contribute to the survival, adaptation and growth of organisations, and to evaluate and make judgements about human resource management policies and strategies.

About this paper

Paper title People and Culture
Subject Business Administration
EFTS 0.125
Points 15 points
Teaching period Not offered in 2026 (Distance learning)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,721.00
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Restriction
BMBA 506
Limited to
MBA
Notes
Only available to students enrolled in the Chinese Language version of the MBA.
Eligibility
Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
Contact

mba.manager@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Convenor: mba.manager@otago.ac.nz

Textbooks

Textbooks are not required for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to demonstrate:

  • An understanding how human resource management can contribute to the survival, adaptation and growth of organisations sufficient to evaluate and make judgements about human resource management policies and strategies
  • An ability to critique and analyse human resource management practices in order to make better management decisions
  • Competence at a number of key tasks of human resource management

Overview

How HRM can contribute to the survival, adaptation and growth of organisations and a critical management perspective of HRM practices in order to make better management decisions.

Learn how good human resource management can contribute to the survival, adaptation and growth of organisations, as well as to evaluate and make judgements about human resource management policies and strategies.

About this paper

Paper title People and Culture
Subject Business Administration
EFTS 0.125
Points 15 points
Teaching period Not offered in 2027 (Distance learning)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Restriction
BMBA 506
Limited to
MBA
Notes
Only available to students enrolled in the Chinese Language version of the MBA.
Eligibility

Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission.

Contact

mba.manager@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Convener: mba.manager@otago.ac.nz

Textbooks

Textbooks are not required for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to demonstrate:

  • An understanding of how human resource management can contribute to the survival, adaptation and growth of organisations is sufficient to evaluate and make judgements about human resource management policies and strategies.
  • An ability to critique and analyse human resource management practices to make better management decisions.
  • Competence at several key tasks of human resource management.
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