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An introduction to the tasks, duties and actions associated with the management role. Understanding the psychological and social environment of managers, and assessing your preparedness. Exploring the Impact of History, Globalization, and Values-Based Leadership on Managerial Success. An Introduction to Developing Mission, Vision, & Values Just what is innovation? This unit examines the issues surrounding the concept of innovation. What is the difference between innovation and invention? How are organisations affected by innovation: are all of the outcomes positive? You will learn how to analyse this concept and its impact on resources, capabilities and competencies. vWe will explore and establish: What organizational behavior is How to utilize the tools in this course What research methods are used to study organizational behavior what are the challenges and opportunities currently in organizational behavior Why organizational behavior is important Understanding Diversity in organizations. Individual differences are emphasized. How personality, stress, intelligence and perceptions impact our own behavior, relations, and performance. Understanding the impact of your attitudes, values, job satisfaction and self concept on job performance. Applying Theories of Motivation In this class, we take the intrapersonal skills foundation from the first three classes and build to interpersonal skills. Interpersonal communication skills are the foundation of social relations, as we initiate, build, and maintain relationships through communications. Understanding the implications of working with others. Motivation, conflict and cross-functionality. Teams and Creative Problem Solving Understanding leadership: Theories, research and action. Understanding the impact of orgnazational structure on performance OB10: Networking and Negotiation Time and Career Management Understanding the Human ResourceManagement (HRM) function in the competitive business enviroment. We explore the roles and skills that a human resource management department/managers need for any organizationsneed to be competitive. The competitive challenges that organizations face,and how they are influencing HRM.Finally, a summary of practices covered by other coursesare described. The legal environment is one of the critical environmental factors that affects the management of people. This chapter first describes the U.S. legal system, including the legislative bodies, regulatory agencies, and judicial bodies whose decisions affect the legality of HRM practices. Major laws and executive orders, particularly those pertaining to elements of discrimination, are then reviewed. Four theories of discrimination are presented along with court case examples. Next, sexual harassment and the Americans with Disabilities Act are discussed. Finally, we'll review what policies and practices employers may develop regarding employee safety. Coverage of the analysis of work process within a given work unit. We discuss the need for and usefulness of both job analysis and the techniques for performing job analysis. We present the various approaches to job design and a simple, legal and easy method to implement. Understanding the tools organizations use to recruit for human resources needs. Strategies, forecasting labor demand and supply, position deterimination in labor shortage or surplus, and strategies to resolve shortages and surpluses are discussed. Recruiting successfully is based on job posting, compensation and job security. Sources for recruiting and yield ratios are discussed. In this section we examined the five critical standards with which all personnel selection method should conform: reliability, validity, generalizability, utility, and legality. we also looked at nine different selection methods currently used in organizations and evaluated each with respect to these five standards. Managerial centers use many different forms of tests over a two or three day period to learn as much as possible about candidates for important executive positions. As a result, highly accurate predictions are ofen made, and the validity associated with the judicious use of multiple tests is higher than for the tests used in isolation. We review needs assessments, organizational analysis, company strategy, person analysis, task analysis, learning environments, employee readiness for training, and transfer of training and training methods. Evaluation of training programs and special issues are considered. The strengths and weaknesses of specific approaches to performance management are explored, including the sources of performance information. Errors from subjective assessments of performance are identified, as well ways of reducing errors. Effective performance feedback is discussed, along with legally defensible performance management systems. We establish the pay structure, the pay level, and the job structure. Equity theory is discussed relative to internal and external comparisons that employees make about their pay and their impact on attitudes and retention. Two administrative tools used in managing pay level and job structure components of the pay structure are pay benchmarking surveys and job evaluation. Understanding and defining the domain of business research, the difference between managers and scientists, scope of business research and introduction to the questions asked by business researchers. Understanding the specific stages, lexicon and tools involved in performing research. Research Methods Topics for Groups 1-5 BR4: Sampling and Fieldwork RM5: Data Reduction and Coding RM6: Data Collection tools/Data Mining Introduction to Human Resources Evaluation Understanding the criticality of applying the fruit of your job analysis with reliable and valid measures. Understanding utility and applications for recruitment. Introduction to Human Resources Training and Development
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