BU354

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BU354

• Class 2

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Agenda

• Course details
• Complete course outline
• Daily attendance procedure
• LBs ppt files
• Exams final deferral procedure UW students
• Session objectives
• HR mgt definition, background, continuum
• Organizational strategy HR mgt
• Next class

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HR Mgt - Background

• Definition
• Policies, practices and activities involved in
  obtaining, developing, using, evaluating,
  maintaining and retaining the optimum number and
  skill mix of staff to accomplish organizational
  objectives.

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Background contd

• HR Mgt Activities
• Organizational design
• Job/role analyses evaluation
• Remuneration and reward framework
• Succession planning, recruitment, selection,
  orientation, exit
• Organizational, unit individual devt
• Safety, health, well-being standards

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Background contd

• Policies Practices
• Hiring from within
• On the job training
• Probation period
• Flex time
• Pay for performance
• Job posting
• Seniority preference
• Dress code

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Background contd

• History
• Scientific Management
• Personnel Administration
• Human Relations Movement
• Human Resources Administration
• Strategic Human Resources Management

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HR Mgt A Continuum

• Transactional
• Role - service
• Goals customer satisfaction cost control
• Focus day to day
• Client is employee representatives
• Reactive

• Strategic
• Role business partner
• Goals org effect efficiency
• Focus medium long term org goals
• Partner is management
• Proactive

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Organizational Strategy

• What is Strategy?
• Managements game plan for achieving
  organizational objectives
• Moves and approaches to produce successful
  performance

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Organizational Strategy

• Three big questions
• Where do we want to go?
• Where are we now?
• How do we get to our preferred destination?

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Organizational Strategy HR Mgt

• Identify five examples of Southwests people
  practices that are aligned with the
  organizations strategy.
• Describe how Southwests HR function has
  contributed to the companys competitive
  advantage.

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Organizational Strategy HR Mgt

• Indigo Books Music Inc.
• In groups
• Identify key points of strategy
• Discuss ways that HR mgt likely to influence
  success or failure of strategy
• Establish priority areas for HR mgt at Indigo
• Prepare verbal report of recommendations

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Strategic HR Mgt

• Organized set of HR activities, policies,
  practices designed to actively encourage success
  of organizational goals
• Congruent with org mission, vision, values
• Proactive
• Measurable
• Timebound
• Legal ethical

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Next Class

• Strategic HR Mgt Metrics
• Review Schwind, et al. Ch. 15
• Group formation
• Selection of presentation topics dates (bring
  daytimers/calendars)
• Intro to Legal Regulatory Context of HR Mgt in
  Canada
• Read Schwind, et al, Ch. 4