BUS303 Human Resources Management Discussion 1 & 2

Readings

Read Chapters 1, 2, 3 in the text: Human resource management. 

 

Required Multimedia

Cascio, W. (n.d.). Aligning HR with Business Strategy featuring Wayne Cascio, PhD - YouTube. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmAGhC-yUUQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmAGhC-yUUQ)

• This is straight forward discussion of how HR and strategy must be in alignment.

Recommended Website

BibMe: Fast & Easy Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian - Free.
http://www.bibme.org  (http://www.bibme.org)

Son of Citation Machine.
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php  (http://citationmachine.net/index2.php)

• While you might need to double-check accuracy, it’s a great start to formatting online media.
  Instructions: Select APA from the small ISBN/Web Lookup, paste the url within the search area and hit submit.

Discussions

To participate in the following Discussion Forums, go to this week's Discussion link in the left navigation:

1. HR and Management

Explain what the author means by the statement that “Every manager is an HR manager”. Do you agree? Give examples to backup your point of view. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

 

 

2. SWOT Environmental Scanning 

 

In 200 to 250 words, conduct a basic SWOT analysis of an organization or department to which you belong (UNITED STATES AIR FORCE). How do you see these factors affecting the direction of HR? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.