1. We manage the “human side of enterprise”  Staffing  Training and Development  Performance Management  Compensation  Benefits  Safety and Health  Employee Relations

2.  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

3.  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)

4.  Possess COB computer notebook or equivalent  Acquire required text, read assignments  Show up, listen actively, take notes  Complete exams and the job analysis project Note class “Latest Scoop” web page: http://mavweb.mnsu.edu/howard/Mgmt%20440%20Spr ing%202012%20HRM%20The%20Latest%20Scoop%20 Web%20Page.htm

5.  Industrial Engineering  Human Relations  Human Resource integration

6. Emphasize production efficiency FW Taylor and Scientific Management 1- find the “one best way” 2- train employees in “best way” 3- share productivity gains

7.  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

8.  Integrate industrial engineering and human relations approaches  Concern for people and production  Match people to jobs on job-related skills

9. Aging Work Force Shift toward Less Permanent Employment Increasing Health Care Costs Increasing Diversity Increasing Education Level Greater Income Disparity Pressure from High-quality, Low-wage Labor Markets Persistent High Unemployment Jobless Recovery

10.  Labor force overview:  Mgmt 440 Spring 2012 HRM US Labor Force demographics.xls Mgmt 440 Spring 2012 HRM US Labor Force demographics.xls  Labor force trend 2001-2011:  Workforce participation employment unemployment nonparticipants.xls Workforce participation employment unemployment nonparticipants.xls

11.  Gain access to text. Begin reading  Send e-mail to Dr. Miller from your mnsu address (howard.miller@mnsu.edu – please put “Mgmt 440” in the subject line) to get your grade posting idhoward.miller@mnsu.edu  Show up, keep up!