The basic of the case university managgement systems include; common strategic and operative oobjectives; well defined roles and responsibilities of key acttors and bodies; an appropriate rewarding system that rewwards results in line with the objectives; common maanagement and operative planning processes; common toools that support resource planning, follow up, reporting, evaluation and prediction; as well as activities to continuouusly assess and develop operations. The management systtem –document well defines the roles and responsibilities off the actors and bodies that work at the university level (unniversity board and collegium, rectors, management groupp and councils). Principles of operation management –docuument together with the case university’s guiding principple are creating the guidelines for operations. Operatioon process is following so called “year clock” that deefines the key operational planning and reporting activitties during the year.
Besides those operative principles, HRPolicy defines the basic principles and university level plaan of actions in the field of human resource managementt (HRM). This plan was made in 2008. At the case univeersity, HRM is seen a vital part to manage operations. The personnel policy key areas are the human resourcee planning, the selection and placement of personnel, stafff management and well-being, know-how and renewingg it as well as recognition and reward.
Personnel planning follows the universitty strategy and operative principles. Recruitment is based on these plans. Job satisfaction surveys are carried out eveery 2-3 years to find out the well-being at the work place. Personnel development discussions that take place bi--yearly sort out the personal development needs as well a s well-being at work but is also the place to discuss thee targets of the work. To support personal development some internal training possibilities exists.
The new personnel plan of action administrative services is under development but somme strategically important human resource managemennt issues and guidelines are listed in the new UO strateggy for the years 2013-2015 that guides the HR activities in ppractice: