MSc.
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Corporate Sustainability

This module aims firstly, to offer students a
critical introduction to the key elements of human
resource management as well as an introduction
to the employment law on each of these elements.
Secondly, it demonstrates how the social sciences
can assist in understanding the management of
human resources; and to examine and evaluate
human resource policies and practices of
organisations. Thirdly, it provides students with
an in depth understand and critical knowledge of
critical functions, which include human resources
planning, recruitment, selection, performance
management, compensation, training and
development, employee relations and it develops
students’ ability to analyse and critically evaluate
HR policies and practices.

It also aims to appreciate the critical role played
by HRM in contributing to the performance and
success of every organization. It also provides
students an introduction to the Human Resource
Information System field, its recent developments
and assists students to appreciate its use in a
modern organisation.

This module aims to provide the student with
the basics of organizational behaviour related to
management. It focuses on translating management
and organizational behaviour theory to practices
that result in organizational effectiveness, efficiency,
and human resource development. It also addresses
issues such as workforce motivation, incentives,
team building and office environments and how we
can best manage the dynamics of organizational
change. Furthermore, it examines the contemporary
principles, techniques and research findings in
management and organizational behaviour that
are driving high performance and continuous
improvement in business today. Finally, it provides
the student with an understanding about Diversity
in Organization, Attitudes and Job Satisfaction,
Personality and Values, Perceptions and
Individual Decision Making, Motivation Concepts,
Communication, Leadership, Power and Politics,
and Conflict and Negotiation. It also imparts
knowledge on Organization Culture, Change
and Stress Management and the understanding
of management and organizational behaviour.
These are concepts associated with continuous
improvement in individual and group processes.

This module aims to build on the basic Employment
Law knowledge students acquire during the course
‘Managing Human Resources’ and to provide the
student with a working knowledge of the principles
of employment Law with emphasis in Cyprus Labour
Law and its effectiveness. It critically analyses the
scope and limitation of the law with particular
emphasis to the Cyprus Law and its relation to
contract formation, recruitment and selection,
employee/employer rights and responsibilities and
discrimination within the below five areas:

– Introduction to Employment law concepts and
definitions
– Contract of employment
– Employment conditions and the Cyprus Law
– Termination of employment
– Dispute resolution

It also equips students with a deeper understanding
of the legal regulation of termination of
employment, the role of collective bargaining and
employee participation in the workplace.

This module aims to introduce students to a range
of contemporary issues in employee relations,
to encourage critical evaluation of different
approaches to the management of employee
relations, to prepare students for the practical
challenges of managing complex employment
relationships at work and to provide students with a
theoretical foundation of key quantitative methods
used in employee relations research.

The module aims to enable students to
understand business research, offering an indepth
understanding of relevant approaches and
elements of undertaking a research enquiry and
to provide students with the necessary skills and
knowledge to determine the information necessary
to address an identified research problem. It also
produces a critically informed research proposal
suitable for a coherent business project that shows
detailed knowledge of a topic relevant to the
student’s programme of study. Finally, it ensures
the development of critical core competencies and
skills including, defining research questions; setting
appropriate research objectives; study design that
incorporates research objectives and budgetary
constraints; secondary and primary data collection
and instruments; sampling and analysis methods;
effective reporting of results. The importance of
ethical conduct in conducting research in both a
domestic and in international business contexts.
Skills will be put into practice and insights gained to
help solve a real-world business problem.

The dissertation provides a means to integrate the
theory and knowledge gained from the variety of
modules studied throughout the student’s time in
the programme. The primary aim of the project is
to provide students with an opportunity to initiate
their own research, collect and analyse qualitative
and quantitative information and present their
findings in a written report. Such an in-depth
investigation enables students to produce a piece
of work, which has been instigated, developed
and produced as a result of their own initiative.
The dissertation is therefore one of the means
through which has the opportunity to develop
and demonstrate the power of rigorous analysis,
critical enquiry, independent judgment and clear
expression.


The key aims of the dissertation module are to
enable students to plan and conduct an extended
piece of postgraduate business/management
research, develop critical thinking and
management skills towards a management role.
Furthermore, to broaden students’ perspectives
beyond the limitations of their prior experience,
significantly broaden students’ creative and
research skills to produce original and thoughtprovoking
solutions to real-w¬orld management
problems and to provide a critical understanding
of theory and research methodology.

This module aims to critically analyse the
drivers of enterprise and wealth creation from
the perspective of their ethical implications to
investigate changing approaches and attitudes to
sustainability and corporate social responsibility
in the frame of corporate governance. To also
critically evaluate frameworks for the discussion
of business ethical issues and the use of tools
for managing business ethics. Furthermore,
it examines the impact of globalisation on
enterprise and evaluates diverse ethical models
and theories (normative and descriptive).

This module aims to introduce contemporary
themes associated with HRM, with the objective
of creating an in-depth and critical exploration
of some of the challenges that we face in the
workplace today. It delves in depth into issues
such as managing diversity, changing patterns of
work and careers, working ethically, well-being at
work and work-life balance in the context of HRM
and Corporate governance. It develops students’
ability to analyse and critically evaluate multiple
and often competing perspectives that pertain to
HRM in today’s workplace and governance.

This module aims firstly, to introduce
contemporary themes associated with HRM,
with the objective of creating an in-depth and
critical exploration of some of the challenges
that we face in the workplace today. Secondly,
to delve in depth into issues such as managing
diversity, changing patterns of work and careers,
working ethically, well-being at work and work-life
balance in the context of HRM. Thirdly, to develop
students’ ability to analyse and critically evaluate
multiple and often competing perspectives that
pertain to HRM in today’s workplace.