Personnel Economics: Economics meets Human Resource Management
Module: | Module 8a-d: Microeconomics I |
Lecturer: | Prof. Dr. Lukas Buchheim |
Scope / Credits: | 4 SWS / 7,5 Credits |
Course type: | Lecture and exercise |
Language: | German |
Date and place: | Monday, 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., M127 (Lecture) Wednesday, 10 a.m., - 12 a.m., M127 (Exercise) |
Beginning: | 07.10.2024 |
Exam: | Oral or written exam |
Contents overview
Personnel economics deals with personnel decisions of companies from an economic, strategic perspective. The course applies methods of microeconomics to entrepreneurial questions such as optimal personnel planning (hiring and firing), optimal remuneration depending on the job profile or in-service learning. The theoretical considerations are flanked by the discussion of corresponding empirical evidence.
Competences
This course enables students to evaluate business personnel decisions from an economic perspective. This includes both the understanding of central theoretical trade-offs and their empirical relevance.