Reshape of the HR practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Thesis title: Reshape of the HR practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Author: Šimonová, Berta
Thesis type: Diploma thesis
Supervisor: Pauknerová, Daniela
Opponents: Mura, Ladislav
Thesis language: English
Abstract:
The COVID-19 has shaken all enterprises, creating a complex and challenging environment for employees, managers, and human resources management (HRM), who must find solutions to ensure business continuity and deal with the global economic crisis. There are few studies on the impact of COVID-19 on the workplace. The theoretical section of the thesis tries to increase understanding and scope concerning the employment conditions influenced by the pandemic’s dilemma. It analyzes the most significant difficulties associated with pandemic and workplace transformation, as well as insights for company management and HR department into various approaches, as well as acceptance of hybrid workplaces and other atypical types of employment. The goal is to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HR practices that were being implemented before and observe how they changed. This Master's Thesis will examine how the pandemic altered the HR procedures of one of the construction firms. The technique comprises of in-depth interviews with eight HR representatives from a single organization. All of the questions answered in these interviews focused on the most essential HR tasks hit by the pandemic, including working conditions, staffing, performance management, training and career development, compensation management, and health and safety management. In addition, the interviewed HR representatives discussed the future opportunities brought about by the pandemic, as well as new initiatives that would be implemented in the near future. The findings demonstrate a successful way for a corporation to handle a crisis. It also demonstrates the significance of things such as trust in making the corporation stronger
Keywords: COVID-19; remote working; employment; HRM
Thesis title: Reshape of the HR practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Author: Šimonová, Berta
Thesis type: Diplomová práce
Supervisor: Pauknerová, Daniela
Opponents: Mura, Ladislav
Thesis language: English
Abstract:
The COVID-19 has shaken all enterprises, creating a complex and challenging environment for employees, managers, and human resources management (HRM), who must find solutions to ensure business continuity and deal with the global economic crisis. There are few studies on the impact of COVID-19 on the workplace. The theoretical section of the thesis tries to increase understanding and scope concerning the employment conditions influenced by the pandemic’s dilemma. It analyzes the most significant difficulties associated with pandemic and workplace transformation, as well as insights for company management and HR department into various approaches, as well as acceptance of hybrid workplaces and other atypical types of employment. The goal is to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HR practices that were being implemented before and observe how they changed. This Master's Thesis will examine how the pandemic altered the HR procedures of one of the construction firms. The technique comprises of in-depth interviews with eight HR representatives from a single organization. All of the questions answered in these interviews focused on the most essential HR tasks hit by the pandemic, including working conditions, staffing, performance management, training and career development, compensation management, and health and safety management. In addition, the interviewed HR representatives discussed the future opportunities brought about by the pandemic, as well as new initiatives that would be implemented in the near future. The findings demonstrate a successful way for a corporation to handle a crisis. It also demonstrates the significance of things such as trust in making the corporation stronger
Keywords: HRM; COVID-19; remote working; employment

Information about study

Study programme: International Management
Type of study programme: Magisterský studijní program
Assigned degree: Ing.
Institutions assigning academic degree: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
Faculty: Faculty of Business Administration
Department: Department of Managerial Psychology and Sociology

Information on submission and defense

Date of assignment: 18. 11. 2021
Date of submission: 24. 8. 2022
Date of defense: 13. 9. 2022
Identifier in the InSIS system: https://insis.vse.cz/zp/79626/podrobnosti

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