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Human Resource Management. We manage the “human side of enterprise” Staffing Training and Development Performance Management Compensation Benefits Safety and Health Employee Relations. This course …. Is first course in the discipline Introduces key language, concepts, skills
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Human Resource Management We manage the “human side of enterprise” • Staffing • Training and Development • Performance Management • Compensation • Benefits • Safety and Health • Employee Relations
This course … • Is first course in the discipline • Introduces key language, concepts, skills • Provides useful practical information, regardless of your career path • Prepares you for advanced study
Advanced classes …. • Staffing (mgmt 441) • Compensation (mgmt 442) • Training (mgmt 445) • Benefits (fina 466) • Employment and labor law (Blaw 452) • Labor economics (econ 403) • Ergonomics (met 423) • Worksite health promotion (hlth 488)
Course Requirements • Possess COB computer notebook or equivalent • Acquire required text, read assignments • Show up, listen actively, take notes • Complete all quizzes and essays Note class “Latest Scoop” web page:
3 anchors to HR • Industrial Engineering • Human Relations • Human Resource integration
Industrial Engineering Emphasize production efficiency FW Taylor and Scientific Management 1- find the “one best way” 2- train employees in “best way” 3- share productivity gains
Human Relations • Emphasize psychology of work • Study peoples perceptions and reactions • Hawthorne Studies in 1920’s • Measure “job satisfaction” • Seek to improve work environment so perceptions and reactions are more positive
Human Resource Approach • Integrate industrial engineering and human relations approaches • Concern for people and production • Match people to jobs on job-related skills
US HR/Workforce Trends Aging Work Force Shift toward Less Permanent Employment Increasing Health Care Costs Increasing Diversity Increasing Education Level Greater Income Disparity Pressure from High-quality, Low-wage Labor Markets Jobless Recovery
What to do in short run? • Gain access to text. Skim-read first three chapters • Show up, keep up!
Starting with the big picture • http://www.dol.gov/ • http://www.census.gov/ • Mgmt 340 Fall 2013 HRM US Labor Force demographics.xls