ADMN 531

Strategic Human Resource Management

Units: 1.5

Students will explore the vital role of human capital in organizations. Focuses on the alignment of the organization’s strategic objectives with its human capital. Students will study how to structure each of the human resource management functions, including planning, staffing, training, performance management, compensation and labour relations, in ways that optimize organizational performance. Assists students in dealing with contemporary challenges of globalization of work, demographic shifts, and information technology.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 531, 431.

Prerequisites: 507 recommended.

Graduate course in the Public Administration program administered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.