Strategic Human Resource Management

Unit Aims

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of how the effective strategic management of human resources supports the achievement of organisational objectives in different contexts. Learners will evaluate the contribution of strategic human resource management, and the application of leadership and management theory for organisational benefit.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the role of management of human resources.

1.1 Critically justify the importance of human resource management in organisations.

1.2 Assess the role and purpose of the strategic human resource management function and activities in an organisation.

1.3 Evaluate how human resource management is related to other functional areas.

2. Be able to create a human resource plan for an organisation.

2.1 Assess the business factors to consider before human resource planning.

2.2 Determine human resource requirements in different organisational contexts.

2.3 Develop a human resource plan for an organisation.

3. Understand the role of legal and ethical issues in developing human resources policy.

3.1 Explain the purpose of human resource policy.

3.2 Assess the impact of regulatory and legal requirements on human resource policies in an organisation.

3.3 Assess the impact of business ethics, CSR, and sustainability requirements on human resource policies for an organisation.

4. Be able to plan develop human resource strategies.

4.1 Critically analyse the impact of an organisational strategy, structure and culture on the management of human resources.

4.2 Develop a structured, relevant and comprehensive HR strategy.

4.3 Critically monitor the effectiveness of human resources management.

5. Understand HRM approaches within organisations and their relationships with organisational performance.

5.1 Critically evaluate the relationships between business strategy and human resource management.

5.2 Explain the implementation and measurement of HR approaches using relevant metrics.

5.3 Monitor and evaluate a human resource strategy that supports organisational mission, vision, values and objectives