Leading and Managing People/PMAN102/Strategic Human Resources Management/Reading

Thinking strategically about human resources

Consider the following questions as you complete the readings below:

1. How important are employees to the profitability of a company?
2. How can human resources help an organization achieve its goals?
3. Do companies benefit from a diverse workforce?

Read the following sections from the Principles of Management (2015), published by the University of Minnesota Libraries:

1. Introduction to Chapter 16.
2. Section 16.3 to learn more about the strategic nature of human resources management today.

In the WENotes below, comment on any of the readings or answer any one of the questions above.

Resource bank activity

You are encouraged to help create a resource bank for this learning pathway:

• For each resource you would like to recommend to others, select the resource, log in to bookmarks.oeru.org and click on "Add" link.
• Complete the form adding the link, a short description and the recommended tags below for each resource. Be sure to mark your resource "Public":
  • Required tags= pman102, pman102a4-1
  • Suggested tags= Use appropriate keywords (lowercase preferred)
  • Link tag=pman102a4-1
• You are also encouraged to review a few resources submitted by your peers and vote for those you find valuable.