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.