Q What are human resources? Why should human resources be strategic? What happens when it is not? Is Amazon using HR strategically? What are the possible outcomes of treating employees poorly? Explain (1) strategic human resources management (2) human capital and why it is important (3) what are the outcomes of SHRM KEY ELEMENTS OF HR (4) selection and placement (5) job design (6) compensation and rewards (7) diversity management (8) how can poor HR management impact the organization? What is the war for talent? What are talent management and succession planning? How can organizations attract and retain the right workers? What are the benefits of good talent management? The first step in hiring anyone is the job analysis that leads to a good job description. There are two main types of job descriptions: internal (to make HR decisions) and external (to advertise the job). Why do you think a good job description is so important? What are the job description best practices according to the textbook? What is recruiting? How is recruiting done? Where do employers recruit? Locally, nationally, internationally … What is person-organization fit? How is it considered when hiring new employees? What are the advantages of using P-O fit in hiring decisions? What are its disadvantages? What methods are used when selecting employees? Explain (1) what is the role of pay in strategic HR TYPES OF COMPENSATION (1) nonmonetary pay (2) direct pay (2) indirect pay (3) incentive pay (3) stock options (4) bonuses (5) gainsharing (5) profit-sharing SETTING PAY LEVELS (6) job evaluation OTHER ASPECTS OF COMPENSATION (7) pay for performance (7) employee recognition (8) rewarding teams What are high-performance work systems? What are the expected outcomes of a HPWS? What is e-HRM? How does it help the organization to use technology in HR? How is the balanced scorecard applied to strategic HRM? – does the workforce understand the strategy and support it? – do the skills of the workforce enable the organization to achieve the mission? – does the team and leadership behave in a way that will lead to attaining key strategic objectives? – does the workforce achieve key strategic objectives? What are three interview questions that you can use to assess P-O fit? ... three interview questions to assess P-J fit??