Week 1 Introduction Human Resource Management MGT 340
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Analysis & design of work Recruitment & selection
Training & development Performance management Compensation and
benefits Employee relations Personnel policies Legal compliance
Support for strategy What do HR professionals Do?
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OLD/TRADITIONAL role of HR Filing paperwork needed in the
hiring Dealing with and explaining benefits Processing payroll
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So Whats Changed? Serving as a strategic business partner
Creating high-performance organizations by linking HR practices,
policies, and rewards to the organizations goals and objectives
Acting as an ethical compass for the company Being PROACTIVE
instead of REACTIVE to employee relations issues NEW HR Role
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Trends in Human Resource Management Age: People are working
longer and not retiring; four generations in the workplace
Diversity: Gender, disabilities (visible and invisible),
English-as-a-second-language, sexual orientation, socio-economic
backgrounds, marital status, military status Skill Deficiencies:
technical, COMMUNICATION (written & verbal), interpersonal,
education