HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND THE BOLOGNA PROCESS: A CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW
Chibuzo Christian Ohagwa, Ph.D Senior Lecturer, Department Of Human Resource Management, Institute Of Arts Management And Professional Studies (IAMPS), Owerri, Nigeria. Email: Chinel105@yahoo.com
Volume 3, Issue 2, September 2023
This article on Human Resource Management and the Bologna Process: A Conceptual Overview, is aimed at reviewing the entire process from the Sorbonne Declaration to the present-day realities within the European Higher Education Area and as it relates to human resource Management Education and practice. The studyanalyzed three BolognanationsJudgmentallyselected: Spain, France,and Uzbekistan. Based on the analysis, it was found that most of the targeted goals of the promoters of the Bologna process have not been achieved but have led to a wide range of reforms to improve their higher education systems. It was also observed that some Bologna nations have their national versions of the Bologna process. The syndrome of old and new systems co-existing was also observed. Also, the quality of Human Resource Management graduates has improved under the Bologna process. It was recommended that the implementation of the Bologna process should take cognizance of national peculiarities. The BolognaFollow-up Group (BFUG), should be replaced with an international secretariat headed by a director –General, for greater success of the Bologna Declaration.