Module: Human Resource Management
Why does Human Resource Management matter?
Take this pre-test to see what you already know about the concepts in this section. The pre-test does not count toward your grade, but will help you plan where to focus your time and effort as you study. The pre-test is optional.
Explain the importance of human resource management and planning in business
| Video: Hiring the Right Employees | |
| Reading: Human Resource Management | |
| Self-Check: Human Resource Management |
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Identify the areas where legislation and law effect the employer-employee relationship: labor laws/unions, workplace safety, equal opportunity and civil rights)
| Video: The Top Five Manager Mistakes That Cause Lawsuits | |
| Reading: Working with Labor Unions | |
| Reading: Collective Bargaining | |
| Reading: Employee Rights: Job Protection and Privacy | |
| Reading: Multiculturalism and the Law | |
| Self-Check: Legislation and Employer-Employee Relationships |
Describe the methods that businesses use to recruit employees
| Reading: The Recruitment Process | |
| Self-Check: Recruiting Employees |
Identify the steps in appraising employee performance
| Reading: Performance Appraisal | |
| Self-Check: Employee Performance |
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Discuss the challenges faced by human resource manager in today’s business environment, such as outsourcing, aging workforce, technological advances
| Reading: Today’s HRM Challenges | |
| Self-Check: Challenges in Human Resource Management |
Human Resource Management
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