STRATEGIC

MANAGEMENT OF
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(MANAGEMENT 760)
SUMMER, 2006
INTRODUCTION

Jon Werner
 Strategic
Strategic Management
Management of
of Human
Human
Resources
Resources
•• Welcome!
Welcome!

•• In
In this
this module,
module, II will:
will:
–– Introduce
Introduceyou
youtotothe
thecourse
course
–– Briefly
Brieflydiscuss
discussthe
thetextbook,
textbook,and
and
–– Introduce
Introducemyself
myselftotoyou.
you.

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 Introduction
Introduction to
to MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT 760
760
•• Can
Can be
be taken
taken as
as part
part of
of the
the HR
HREmphasis,
Emphasis, or
or
as
as part
part of
of the
the Strategy
Strategy Track
Track in
in the
the MBA
MBA program.
program.

•• Emphasizes
Emphasizes the
the linkage
linkage of
of strategic
strategic and
and HR
HR
issues.
issues.
–– Not
Notjust
justfor
forHR
HRprofessionals.
professionals.
–– Focus
Focuson onstrategic
strategicimplications
implicationsofof“people”
“people”issues
issueswithin
withinall
all
types
typesofoforganizations.
organizations.

•• An
An application-oriented
application-oriented class.
class.
–– Cases,
Cases,discussions,
discussions,research
researchproject,
project,final
finalexam.
exam.

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 Textbook:
Textbook: Strategic
Strategic HRM,
HRM, by
by Jeff
Jeff Mello
Mello
•• Recent
Recentpublication
publication(second
(secondedition
editioncame
cameout
outin
in2005).
2005).

•• Not
Notan
anintroductory
introductorytextbook.
textbook.
–– The
Thebody
bodyofofeach
eachchapter
chapterisisquite
quiteshort.
short.
–– Focus
Focusisison
onstrategic
strategicimplications
implicationsofof“people”
“people”issues.
issues.
–– Each
Eachchapter
chaptercontains
containsquestions,
questions,exercises,
exercises,and
andreadings
readingsthat
thathelp
helpyou
you
totounderstand
understandandandexpand
expandupon
uponwhat
whatwaswaswritten
writtenininthe
thebody
bodyofofeach
each
chapter.
chapter.

•• An
Anapplication-oriented
application-orientedtext.
text.
–– Fits
Fitswell
wellwith
withan
anon-line
on-lineMBA
MBAcourse
courselike
likethis
thisone.
one.

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Some
Some Information
Information About
About your
your Instructor
Instructor

•• Professor
Professor of
of Management
Management
–– At
AtUW-Whitewater
UW-Whitewatersince
sinceJanuary,
January,1998
1998
–– Promoted
PromotedtotoProfessor
ProfessorininJuly,
July,2002.
2002.

–– All
Allthree
threedegrees
degreesfrom
fromMichigan
MichiganState
StateUniversity
University
•• B.S.,
B.S.,Psychology,
Psychology,1979
1979
•• MBA,
MBA,HR HRManagement,
Management,1982
1982
•• Ph.D.,
Ph.D.,Organizational
OrganizationalBehavior,
Behavior,1992
1992

•• Taught
Taught at
at the
the University
University of
of South
South Carolina
Carolina from
from
1991-1997.
1991-1997.
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 More
More Information
Information About
About your
your Instructor
Instructor
•• Research
Researchinterests:
interests:
–– Organizational
Organizationalcitizenship
citizenshipbehavior
behavior(OCB)
(OCB)
–– Training
Trainingand
anddevelopment
development
–– Performance
Performanceappraisal/merit
appraisal/meritpay
pay
–– Legal
Legalissues
issuesininHR
HR
–– Teams
Teams
–– On-line
On-linelearning
learning(e.g.,
(e.g.,Yin,
Yin,Lein,
Lein,&&Werner,
Werner,2005)
2005)

•• Personal:
Personal:
–– Married
MarriedtotoBarbara
Barbara
–– Three
Threechildren:
children: Hans
Hans(17),
(17),Noelle
Noelle(15),
(15),and
andAbigail
Abigail(10)
(10)
–– Enjoy
Enjoymountain
mountainbiking,
biking,skiing,
skiing,soccer
soccer

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 Strategic
Strategic Management
Management of
of Human
Human
Resources
Resources --Summary
--Summary
•• This
This module
module introduced
introduced you
you to:
to:
–– this
thiscourse
course(read
(readthe
thesyllabus
syllabuscarefully!)
carefully!)
–– the
thetextbook,
textbook,and
and
–– Me
Me(phone:
(phone:262-472-2007;
262-472-2007;e-mail:
e-mail:wernerj@uww.edu).
wernerj@uww.edu).

•• The
The last
last ingredient
ingredient for
for aa successful
successful semester
semester is:
is:
–– you!
you!

•• Let’s
Let’s have
have aa great
great semester
semester together!
together!

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