INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES

UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB,

I N S T I T U T E OF Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore Pakistan.
Tel:92-42-9231164-65, 9231810-11 Fax:92-42-9230622
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES Web site: www.ias.edu.pk Email: info@ias.edu.pk

STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Discipline: (Bs. Hons)
Specialization: HRM
Credit Hours: 3
Duration of Class :3 hrs
Pre Requisite: Management,
Managing and Developing
People
Follow up Course:
IRLL,IHRM,HRD

INSTRUCTOR’S CONTACT DETAILS:

Name: Muhammad Zeeshan Hanif

Office Hours: 8.00 am – 4.00pm
Email Address: zeeshan.ias@pu.edu.pk
Telephone #: 042-9231165 Ext: 115

OVERVIEW
Course Description:
Strategic leadership from Human Resource Professionals is required in organizations of all types
and sizes whether they are start-ups, multinational corporations, not-for-profit or government
organizations, local or international companies. Omniscience business knowledge and firm grip
on management skills are indispensable for HR professionals due to the powerful changes that
are taking place in business world. This specialization course, therefore, aims to develop students
in the area of Strategic Human Resource Management so that they can successfully contribute to
an organization’s success as per the modern business trends and needs. This course recognizes
the importance of aligning the Human Resource functions with the goals of the business and
enables the students to align people management and employee relations strategies of any
organizations with its goals and strategies. The program provides students with all the knowledge
that is needed to work as human resources generalists and consultants as well as the in-depth
expertise needed for more specialized roles in human resources.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course students should understand:

 The concept of Strategic Human Resource Management

 Strategy: formulation, concept and tools

INCHARGE DIRECTOR: DR. KASHIF RATHORE

 INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB,
I N S T I T U T E OF Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore Pakistan.
Tel:92-42-9231164-65, 9231810-11 Fax:92-42-9230622
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES Web site: www.ias.edu.pk Email: info@ias.edu.pk

 Shaping organizational structures and culture

 The HR role in strategy implementation
 Linking HR practices to strategic orientation
 Making HRM more influential

CLASS POLICY & GUIDELINES (MAY VARY IN CASE OF

ONLINE CLASSES)
 The students are required to maintain a minimum 75% attendance to be eligible to sit in
the exams.
 Students are expected to peruse their study material (articles, case studies etc.) before
hand and come prepared for class discussions. The students’ scores shall depend upon the
quality of their input in the discussions.
 Mobile phones and edibles are not allowed in the class room. Cross talk and/or any other
activity that violates the discipline will be reprimanded.

COURSE PLAN
Chapter
No. Chapter Title
1 The Strategic Approach to Human Resource Management

2 Formulating a Corporate and Human Resource Strategy

4 Human Resource Planning and Technology

6 Job Analysis

7 Recruitment, Selection and Retention

Job Design
8

9 Orientation, Training and Development

10 Strategies for Effective Performance Appraisal Systems

11 Strategic Compensation Systems

INCHARGE DIRECTOR: DR. KASHIF RATHORE

 INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB,
I N S T I T U T E OF Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore Pakistan.
Tel:92-42-9231164-65, 9231810-11 Fax:92-42-9230622
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES Web site: www.ias.edu.pk Email: info@ias.edu.pk

12 Improving Productivity

13 Benefit Plans

14 Managing Health, Safety, and Stress

15 Ethics, Employee Rights, and Employer Responsibilities

16 Unions and Strategic Collective Bargaining

TEACHING METHODOLOGY
The course will be taught by a combination of formal lectures, seminars, exercises and
workshops. Students will be encouraged to participate, make relevant comments and ask
questions.

COURSE ACTIVITIES (MAY VARY IN CASE OF ONLINE

CLASSES)

Students will be given a final project that will carry weightage. This project will enhance their
understanding about practical application of the HR related concepts and give them the idea
about market. The project instructions will be shared separately.

COURSE TEXTS
 Strategic Human Resource Management by William P Anthony, K Michele Kagmar &
Pamela L. Perrewe (4th Edition)
 Strategic Human Resource Management by Alan Nankervis
 Research article titled as “Gig Work and the Fourth Industrial Revolution” authored by
Alex de Ruyter, Martyn Brown and John Burgees (2019).
 Research article titled as “The Fourth Industrial Revolution” authored by Shuo- Yan
Chau (2019).

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (IN CASE IF TRADITIONAL CLASSES

RESUME. IN CASE OF ONLINE CLASSES, THE ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA MAY BE DIFFERENT)

INCHARGE DIRECTOR: DR. KASHIF RATHORE

 INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB,
I N S T I T U T E OF Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore Pakistan.
Tel:92-42-9231164-65, 9231810-11 Fax:92-42-9230622
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES Web site: www.ias.edu.pk Email: info@ias.edu.pk

 Project/Presentation 15%
 Mid term Exam: 35%
 Final Exam: 40%
 Class Participation + Attendance 10%
 Total: 100

NOTE: Dear Students, due to the ongoing situation of COVID-19, we may see some variations
from the above mentioned points. You will be duly informed during the session regarding those
variations.

INCHARGE DIRECTOR: DR. KASHIF RATHORE