Course Description
Human resource issues addressed in context of changing product and labor markets, including relationship between human resource policies; the economic, social, and political environment; and firm’s strategic objectives. Last offering: Spring 2008. Next offering: Spring 2009
Human Resource Strategy (HRS) is a required (core) course for students in the Labor Relations and Human Resources Masters degree program. It can also be used as an elective for students in the MBA program and other master's level programs.
This course differs from our similar offering, MBA 578 - Human Resource Development (HRD), in a couple of important ways. HRS focuses on the relationship between organizational competitive strategy and the human resource functions. Emphasis in on the section of the appropriative HR strategy (e.g., merit pay, gainsharing, 360 degree appraisal) in order to effectively realize an organization's competitive strategy. The various advantages and disadvantages of control versus commitment approaches to human resource management are also covered. In HRD, the implantation of various HR approaches are covered. The implementation of various selection and recruitment as well a individual, team and organizational development strategies are central to this course. The implementation of compensation strategies is covered in MBA 577 - Compensation Administration
