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Strategic Human Resource Management
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Assignments Value
Mini-Quizzes 15%
(each mini quiz @ 5% each)
15%
Quizzes (each quiz @ 7.5% each)
TOTAL 100%
Rick Atkinson
• Human resources specialist / senior manager
• Working history: Oil/gas; manufacturing;
mining; medical; CMA. Consultant to
industry; Provincial, Municipal, Territorial
Governments
• B.Com. (Hons); MBA; CHRP; CMC
• ratkins5@my.centennialcollege.ca
(indicate name/#/class (i.e. 701-00_)
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Team Building
Teams to find answers to seven questions:
1. What are we here to do?
2. How should we organize ourselves?
3. Who is in charge?
4. Who cares about our success?
5. How should we work through problems?
6. How do we fit in with other groups?
7. What benefits do team members need from the
team?
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Assignment 1
• Review Assignment 1
• Teams of 3 – see Assign. #1 groups
• Sit. A: 10 interview questions
– Appro/inappro incl rationale based on empl. legislation
– If inappro. offer allowable question
• Sit. B: Response to statement. Provide rationale
• Sit. A 10 marks / Sit. B 6 marks / Style & format 4 marks
Discussion
• What major changes do you foresee in the
next 5-10 years in industry?
• What will be the emerging industries?
• How has/will pandemic affected workplace?
• Which jobs will disappear/new jobs?
• What makes an organization successful?
• What is/should be the role of HR?
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss the objectives of human resource
management.
2. Identify steps in strategic management of human
resources.
3. Explain how human resource departments are
organized and how they function.
4. Discuss the role of human resource professionals in
today’s organization.
HR versus Supervisors/Managers
Given the various HR activities, what are
responsibilities of supervisors and managers
regarding the activities?
Recruitment/selection
Compensation/benefits
Performance appraisal
Safety
Training/development
Question?
• What are your initial thoughts on how HR can
bring a ‘value added’ to stakeholders?
(shareholders/sr.
management/supervisors/managers/employ
ees)
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Step 1: Organizational Mission, Goals, and
Strategy Analysis
• Mission statement
– Statement outlining the purpose, long-term objectives,
and activities the organization will pursue and the course
for the future. (who we are & what we do)
• 3 generic business strategies:
– Cost leadership strategy (i.e. low-cost provider - fastfood)
– Differentiation strategy (i.e. SW Airlines; Apple)
– Focus strategy (i.e. growth - Amazon)
• Knowledge Management
– Process of capturing organizational knowledge and
making it available for sharing and building new
knowledge
• Intranets and integrated information systems help
store and access information quickly and accurately
• Internet has a profound impact on HR activities
– social networking sites, video-sharing, etc.
Demographic Force:
Gender Balance in the Workplace
• 47% of the workforce are women
• Women accounted for 70% of employment growth
in the last 20 years
• Raises importance of:
– Child care
– Work-family balance
– Dual career families
– Employment equity
Demographic Force:
Shift Towards Knowledge Workers
• Shift from primary and extractive industries to
service, technical, and professional jobs
– All services combined currently account for more than 75
percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
• Knowledge workers have been the fastest growing
type of workers
– Need to attract, retain, and retrain
Demographic Force:
Educational Attainment of Workers
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Question?
• What are some differences between baby
boomers & Gen X/Y employees?
• What actions does HR need to take to ensure
both understanding & actions to meet
different needs?
Question?
If a bank is going to open a new branch, what
inputs will HR dept. be concerned with? What
type of feedback do you think the department
should seek after the branch has been
operating for six months?
• There should be a
clear line of sight
between HR
strategy and
corporate goals
Question?
• Comment on the importance of completing
an annual HR audit?
Question
Identify & briefly describe three major external
challenges (choosing one each from economic,
technological, and demographic categories)
facing human resource managers in Canada,
and their implications.