W1D1 Granth

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Week 1 Discussion 1:

Human Capital & Organizational Goals

W1 Introduction

Welcome to Strategic Human Resources Management! I hope you are as excited as I am to get started this term. There are so many opportunities for learning this term and I know you will leave this classroom with many tools and techniques pertaining to quality to take with you into the workplace. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let’s begin with a few tips to get you started. First, be sure that you have reviewed the course syllabus, the course policies, and the announcements. Starting here will give you an understanding of the expectations this term. The announcements will be updated frequently and will contain details pertaining to the course and what to expect each week. Be sure that you take the time to review the announcements thoroughly and check them often to ensure that you are not missing any important information.

To prepare for this Discussion:

Review this week’s Learning Resources, especially:

· Changing Demographics: Preparing for the Workforce of the future. - YouTube

· Strategic Human Resources Exhibit 2.2 of page 47 – See attachment pdf

· Making Strategic Human Capital Relevant: A Time-Sensitive Opportunity." By: Kryscynski, David; Ulrich, Dave. Academy of Management Perspectives. Aug2015, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p357-369

Assignment:

Post  a cohesive response based on your analysis of the Learning Resources and your professional experience. Be sure to discuss the following:

· Tell us about what you believe to be your current knowledge level of this course topic and what you hope to learn before the course is over.

· How can organizations successfully manage its Human Capital, while achieving and maintaining organizational goals?

· 4-5 paragraphs  

· APA citing

· No plagiarism