We manage the “human side of enterprise”

Staffing Training and Development Performance Management Compensation Benefits Safety and Health Employee Relations

Is first course in the discipline

Introduces key language, concepts, skills

Provides useful practical information, regardless of your career path

Prepares you for advanced study

Staffing (mgmt 441) Compensation (mgmt 442) Training (mgmt 445) Benefits (fina 466) Employment and labor law (Blaw 452) Labor economics (econ 403) Ergonomics (met 423) Worksite health promotion (hlth 488)

Acquire access to required text, read assignments

Show up, listen actively, take notes Complete all quizzes Write research essay, present orally to

class

Note class “Latest Scoop” web page as central information source for class

Industrial Engineering

Human Relations

Human Resource integration

Emphasize production efficiency

FW Taylor and Scientific Management1- find the “one best way”2- train employees in “best way”3- share productivity gains

Emphasize psychology of work

Study peoples perceptions and reactions Hawthorne Studies in 1920’s Measure “job satisfaction” Seek to improve work environment so perceptions and reactions are more positive

Integrate industrial engineering and human relations approaches

Concern for people and production Match people to jobs on job-related skills

Aging Work ForceShift toward Less Permanent

EmploymentIncreasing Health Care Costs

Increasing DiversityIncreasing Education LevelGreater Income Disparity

Pressure from High-quality, Low-wage Labor Markets

Jobless Recovery

Gain access to text. Skim-read first three chapters. Choose essay option, inform Prof. Miller via email

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http://www.dol.gov/

http://www.census.gov/