Chapter 1:
The Strategic Role of Human Resources Management
BUSN 5060
INSTRUCTOR: CHRISTINE MCLEAN
Agenda
What is strategic human resources management?
What is human resource management?
Practice Participation Activity
Human Resource Management in Canada
The Strategic Human Resources
Management Process
Step 1: Organization Mission, Goals, and Strategy Analysis
• “Who we are and what we do”; the purpose and long-term objectives
Step 2: Environmental Scan
• Economic, Demographics, Technological, Cultural, and Legal
Plan
Organize
Step 3: Analysis of Organizational Culture
◦ Structure, culture, and climate
Step 4: Choices and Implementation of HR Strategies
◦ Planning, attracting, placing, developing, and evaluating, motivating, and
maintaining
Step 5: Review and Evaluate HR Strategies
◦ HR Audit
Staff
Lead
Control
Step 1: Organization Mission, Goals, and
Strategy Analysis
•In your groups, choose and organization and find its strategic plan.
•Summarize and discuss the organization’s goals and objectives.
•Does your organization have a mission statement? What is it?
•Does your organization have corporate values? What are they?
Vancouver Police Department’s 2017-2021 Strategic Plan
www.vpd.ca
Step 2: Environmental Scan
1.Economic Conditions
4. Government
Organization Culture
2.Labour Diversity
Organization Climate
5.Globalization
Management Practices
6. Environment
3.Technology
Organizational Success
What is Human Resources Management?
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Human
Resources
Management
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Why would you need HR?
Employees
Supervisors/
Executives
HRM
Board of
Directors &
External
Stakeholders
Managers
Small business
owner
Role of HRM in Organizations
Performance
Management
Total Rewards
&
Compensation
Job Analysis &
Design
Labour
Relations
Training &
Development
Employee
Relations
Talent
Acquisition
Laws and
policies
Health &
Safety
HRMN
HR Analytics
Human Resources Management (HRM)
The management of people in organizations to drive successful
organizational performance and achievement of organization’s
strategic goals (Dessler, 2017).
Practice, processes, procedures, systems that focus on the
effective deployment and development of its employees (Brutus
& Baronian, 2020).
Human Capital
Achieving organizational effectiveness through the use of
people’s skills and abilities (Brutus & Baronian, 2020).
The knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of an
organization’s workforce (Dessler, 2017).
Patagonia Video & Practice Participation
Activity
1. Summarize Patagonia’s strategic goals and objectives.
2. Conduct an environmental scan and consider the external factors. Identify the issues
and opportunities as it relates to Patagonia’s strategic goals and objectives.
◦ What is influencing the company?
◦ Explain how it is impacting your company?
3. What are the potential internal factors that may be influencing the organization?
◦ What is influencing the company?
◦ Explain how it is impacting your company?
4. Identify and explain how human resources functions are assisting the organization in
meeting its strategic goals and objectives?
Practice Participation Activity
1. Choose a company and summarize its strategic goals.
2. Conduct an environmental scan and consider the external factors. Identify the issues
and opportunities as it relates to the company’s strategic goals and objectives.
◦ What is influencing the company?
◦ Explain how it is impacting your company?
3. What are the potential internal factors that may be influencing the organization?
◦ What is influencing the company?
◦ Explain how it is impacting your company?
4. Identify and explain how human resources function can assist the organization in
meeting its strategic goals and objectives?
Human Resources Management IN
CANADA
Scientific
Management:
Concern for
Production
1900 – admin 1970’s Innovative HR practices
The HR
Movement:
Concern for
People and
Productivity
Current HR:
Operational
and Strategic
Aspects of HR
1990’s HR Strategy 2000’s Business Partner and competitive advantage
HR Today
Today’s Measures
focus on productivity, quality, sales, market share, and profits
balanced scorecard
a measurement system that translates organization’s strategy into a comprehensive
set of financial and operational performance measures
Characteristics of a profession:
A common body of knowledge
Performance standards
Professional association
External perception as a professional
• Code of ethics
• Required training credentials
• Ongoing skill development
• Maintenance of professional competence
HR Competencies
Ethics
Agility
Guidance
Business
Acumen
Comprehensive
Vision
Influence
Project
Management
Analysis and
Synthesis
Communication
Relational
Intelligence
Digital Literacy
Continuous
learning
(Brutus & Baronian, 2020)
HRM Jobs
- HR Advisor, Consultant, Business Partner
- Recruitment or Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Employee and/or Labour Relations Advisor, Consultant, Business Partner
- Disability Case Manager
- Workplace Health and Safety
- HR Generalist
- HR Business Analyst
- HRIS Specialist
- Manager, Director, Executive, VP, etc.
https://cphrbc.ca/about-cphrbc/about/
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Assistant
Coordinator
Generalist
Advisor
Analyst
Business Partner
Consultant
Specialist
Manager
Director
Vice President
Chief Human Resources Officer
President
Recruitment
Talent Management
Training & Development
Employee Relations
Labour Relations
Health & Safety
Payroll
Compensation
Job Analysis
Diversity and Inclusion
Human Rights
Abilities and disability
Business Analysis
Ethics and Professional standards
Jobs in Human Resources