Strategic Human Resource Management

2 credits · Owen Graduate School of Management

In this course, students explore relevant background literature, fundamental principles, technical tools, and case studies to develop their proficiency across major areas of human resource (HR) management. The course is designed to help managers and entrepreneurs improve business results by making better decisions about the management of human resources. The primary focus will be on aligning employees' skills and efforts with the achievement of organizational strategies and on recruiting and sustaining a workforce of sufficient quantity and quality to meet business goals. While students anticipating a career in human resource management and organizational development will benefit from this class, it is designed to give general managers the knowledge and skills they need to develop frameworks to diagnose problems, propose solutions, and make effective decisions in partnership with HR managers. This class takes a balanced approach to strategic human resource management by combining research-based findings with practical examples and cases from the Society for Human Resource Management. This is a helpful class for anyone who plans to be a future HR professional, manager, entrepreneur, consultant, project manager, or team member. [2]