Handbook

The need for sustained competitive advantage has made the strategic management of Human Resources (HR) increasingly important for long term business success​. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the principles and practices of strategic human resource management and will introduce key frameworks, theories, and constructs in the field to examine current issues and debates and to identify how HR strategies can increase employee well-being and organisational effectiveness. Students will examine the fit between HR practices and concepts, and will build a strategic framework to integrate and influence strategic decision making within an organisation. By assessing the needs and skills of a workforce, students will be required to critically analyse and to develop HR strategies to better reach an organisation's goals of enhancing workforce productivity, improving employee and supervisor relations, fostering an environment conducive to a diverse and inclusive worklplace, and strengthening employee retention.