The field of human resources development research is vast and can be categorized mainly into the following sub-categories: employment law, diversity and equality, learning and development, corporate strategy, recruitment, talent management and reward management. Each of these categories offers a wide range of topics that a student may indulge in research on.
Some potential options .
include: data protection, discipline and grievances, age discrimination, mentoring, training strategy and evaluation, performance management, race, sex and sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace, retention and turnover, HR trends and its effects on the economy at large, management development, corporate governance, communication and consultation, leadership development, employment tribunals, organizational development, HR strategy and records, E-learning, reward management via bonuses and incentives, study of the labor market and its structure, and employee engagement. More Reference Links: http://www.cipd.co.uk/hr-topics/ http://www.shrm.org/Education/hreducation/pages/cases.aspx
