This course will focus on assessing, designing, implementing, managing, and evaluating various functions related to Employee Relations and Services. It provides in depth coverage of HR/OB research and measurement issues. Specific topics included in this course are: legal updates of EEO, AA, anti-discrimination legislation, current research on staffing (selection and placement) and employment practices (including interviewing, assessment and hiring) in the context of legal, ethical and financial constraints. The potential for dissertation research deriving from related areas is considered. Global/international HRM implications are also assessed. Prerequisite: MGT 6020.

( MGT 6020 OR CSA 6020 )

Upon completion of this course experience and its learning assignments, each student should be:

1.         Prepared to address HR ER&S trends in a professional peer discussion;
2.        Understand how to audit an organization¿s HR Staffing Plan;
3.        Capable of communicating, explaining, implementing, and evaluating appropriate Staffing and HR support activities;
4.        Capable of communicating, explaining, implementing, and evaluating appropriate internal and external recruiting procedures and related activities;
5.        Capable of communicating, explaining, implementing, and evaluating appropriate internal and external selection, employment and safety procedures and related activities;
6.        Knowledgeable about international HRM issues related to ER&S;
7.        Understand how to conduct applied research around Employee Relations and Service issues for the HSBE publication and dissertation requirements.

1. Required Materials


1. Textbooks

Strategic Human Resource Management - 2.Edition - 2006
Mello, Jeffrey A.
South-Western Cengage Learning
ISBN: 10:0-324-29043-8/13:978-0-324-29043-1


2. Articles

Ajzen, I. (2001). Nature and operation of attitudes. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 27-58

Aries, E. & Seider, M. (2007). The role of social class in the formation of identity: A study of public and elite private college students. The Journal of Social Psychology, 147 (2), 137-157

Badjo, L. M., & Dickson, M. W. (2001). Perceptions of organizational culture and women's advancement in organizations: A cross-cultural examination. Sex Roles, 45, 399-414

Cook, A. (2009). Connecting work-family policies to supportive work environments. Group & Organization Management, 34 (2), 206-240

Eriksson, U., Starrin, B., Janson, S. (2008). Long-term sickness absence due to burnout: Absentees' experiences. Qualitative Health Research, 18, 620

Heslin, Peter A. (2005). Conceptualizing and evaluating career success. Journal of Organizational Behavior 26, 113-136

Hill, E., Allen, S., Jacob, J., Bair, A., Bikhazi, S., Langeweld, et al. (2007). Work-family facilitation: Expanding theoretical understanding through qualitative exploration. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 9 (4), 507-526

Meyer, J., Becker, T. & Vandenberghe, C. (2004). Employee commitment and motivation: A conceptual analysis and integrative model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89 (6), 991-1007

Meyer, J., Stanley, D., Herscowitch, L., Topolnytsky, L. (2002). Affective, continuance, and normative commitment to the organization: A meta-analysis of antecedents, correlates, and consequences. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 61, 20-52

Wee, J. & Paterson, M. (2009). Exploring how factors impact the activities and participation of persons with disability: Constructing a model through grounded theory. The Qualitative Report, 14 (1), 165-200

Wright, A., Murray, J., Geale, P. (2007). A phenomenographic study of what it means to supervise doctoral students. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 6 (4), 458-474

Additional material will be provided by the instructor.



APA Manual
The APA Manual is a recommended textbook for all courses.
Effective July 1^st 2009, the 6th edition of the APA Manual is recommended for all courses.

NSU Bookstore
Textbooks and Case Studies may be purchased from the NSU Bookstore (located in the University Park Plaza) by calling 1-800-509-2665 or online at http://www.nsubooks.bkstore.com.

The NSU libraries comprise the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, East Campus Branch Library, Health Professions Division Library, Law Library and Technology Center, North Miami Beach Branch Library, University School Library Media Centers, and the William S. Richardson Ocean Science Library. Students are strongly encouraged to visit one of the physical locations and/or take advantage of the vast electronic library available for research. For more information, please visit http://www.nova.edu/library.

Please note that all required and recommended materials should be referenced in APA style.