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The University of Texas at Arlington Graduate School of Business Administration Department of Management Management 5340 Strategic Human Resource Management Dr. Gary C. McMahan Spring 2009 MSHRM CORE Communication: Telephone Phone: 817.460.3850 Office: Business 224 Fax: 817.272.3122 Course Intent: To provide the graduate student with an understanding of managing people and the people function in organizations. I will provide materials in many different forms to help the student integrate major managerial, human resource, and strategic human resource management concepts, as we explore the role of managing people at work. Particular emphasis is placed on the understanding of human and social capital, human resource practices, human resource behaviors and the relationships with both organization strategy and performance. Additionally, attention will be given to issues related to global human resource management and the management of global human and social capital. This is a business course; not a training course in HR. However, I will attempt to provide both theoretical and practical ideas, cases and applications. Objectives of the Course: During the course, the successful student will make progress toward attainment of the following objectives: Become familiar with the human resource management process and HR key elements: Organization administration and business strategy Human resource analysis Employee staffing – recruitment and selection Organizational career management – training, performance management and evaluation, and rewards/compensation Employee retention and turnover – psychological contract HR Ethics Global human resource management Understand that human resources are an asset (investment) to be developed rather than a labor cost to be expensed Comprehend the strategic fit of HR and the organization Recognize the applicability of HR practices to organization success Become acquainted with managerial decision-making through the study