Module 1 - Overview
Learning Outcomes:
LO1 Discuss the objectives of human resource management.
The central challenge for organizations today is to survive and prosper in a
competitive environment. Most organizations seek to maintain high productivity and
effectiveness while creating a global presence. Strategic management of
organizations is essential for coping in this market. Human resource management
aims to maximize the contribution of a workforce to the organization’s factors. These
goals may be categorized into economic, social, and environmental goals. Assisting
employees to achieve personal goals enhances their work. The field of human
resource management (HRM) emphasizes the functions performed managers and
human resource professionals
LO2 Identify Steps in Strategic Management of Human Resources
LO3 Explain how human resource departments are organized and how they
function.
While HRM is the responsibility of every manager, the human resources department
provides services to other departments in the organization. The performance and
well-being of each worker is the dual responsibility of their worker’s immediate
supervisor and the human resource department.
LO4 Discuss the role of human resource professionals in today’s organization.
The human resource management profession has undergone rapid changes in recent
years. In most provinces, an accreditation process now exists that ensures all HR
professionals possess minimum standards of expertise. Even this may elevate the
status of the profession overall, the value of the HR department within an
organization, will be determined by its contribution to an organization’s overall
success.
Required Readings:
Textbook: Chapter 1, pages 1-26
Module 1 Chapter Notes
Key terms and concepts
Website resources
Supplementary Readings:
Article - John R. Commons Viewcontent: SCS 0987_Module 1_Article_John R. Commons
viewcontent.pd.pdf (https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/286524/files/21665590/download?wrap=1)
(https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/286524/files/21665590/download?download_frd=1)
Article - Fordism & Postfordism: SCS_0987_Module 1_Article_Fordism & Postfordism.mht
(https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/286524/files/21665500/download?wrap=1)
(https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/286524/files/21665500/download?download_frd=1)
Article - Human Capital Alignment Schematic: SCS_0987_Module 1_Article_Human Capital
Alignment Schematic.pd.pdf (https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/286524/files/21665623/download?
wrap=1)
(https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/286524/files/21665623/download?download_frd=1)
Activities:
Discussion Board Activity