BU354 HR Management

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BU354 HR Management

• WELCOME

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Todays Agenda

• Why HR?
• Introductions
• Expectations
• Course Outline
• Class 2

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Why HR Management?

• US Airways back in court protection. 13/09/04
  Globe Mail
• Transition at Disney promises to be tricky.
  13/09/04 Wall Street Journal
• The risky business of hiring stars. May/04
  Harvard Business Review
• Union at Caterpillar votes to reject contract
  proposal. 17/08/04 New York Times
• You paid for the skills, now keep them. June/04
  Academy of Management Journal

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Introductions

• Lynn Buckerfield
• Work
• Education
• Reading
• Professional interests

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Introductions

• You
• Name
• E-mail contact information (for LB only)
• Work (last 2 titles employers)
• Education (previous current focus)
• Professional reading (magazines, journals, books,
  e-zines, etc.)
• Course interests (3 questions)

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HRM Questions

• Why
• What
• How
• When
• Where

• Org design, workforce planning
• Org devt, org effectiveness
• Wages, benefits, rewards, raises
• Recruitment, selection,
• Demotion, termination, retirement
• Attrition, retention
• Unions, negotiation
• Nepotism, meritocracy, seniority
• Leadership management devt
• Performance improvement
• Corporate culture
• Employment law
• Discrimination, mandatory retirement
• Etc.

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Introductions

• In group
• Share name, work, education background,
  professional reading, HRM questions
• Synthesize/ Analyze course interests (HRM
  questions)
• Identify themes
• Report

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Introductions

• In group
• Brainstorm processes to develop answers to HRM
  questions
• Select top 10 processes
• Report

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Expectations

• Professor
• Prepare
• Attend
• Lead participate respect dignity
• Observe academic integrity
• Demonstrate fairness - feedback grading

• Student
• Prepare
• Attend
• Participate - respect dignity
• Observe academic integrity
• Present submit high quality assignments on time
• Open mind - input feedback

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Course Outline

• Course objectives
• Required reading
• Assignments Evaluation
• Class policies
• Tentative schedule

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Course Objectives

• To help students develop
• 1. Understanding of HR mgt issues, challenges,
  trends activities
• 2. Awareness of scope of HR mgt
• 3. Knowledge of dependencies
• 4. Research experience
• 5. Skills - analytical thinking, teamwork,
  ethics, project planning management,
  decision-making, written verbal communication

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Assignments Evaluation

• Participation 10
• Class Presentation 13
• Experiential Exercises 12
• Group Field Assignment 15
• Midterm Exam 20
• Final Exam 30

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Class Policies

• Academic integrity
• Grading grievance
• Communication turn around time
• Office hours
• Class focus
• Cell phones, pagers, blackberries, etc.
• Others?

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Class Schedule
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Next Class

• Strategic HR Management
• Schwind, Das, Wagar, Ch. 1
• Pfeffer Veiga
• HR Metrics
• Schwind, Das, Wagar, Ch. 15