James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2000

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BU5108:03

Human Resource Management

Townsville, Cairns

(Odd-years Cairns campus; even-years Townsville campus) 40 lectures. Second semester.

Staff: Dr C England (Townsville campus); Mr P Lynch (Cairns campus).

This subject explores the problems and techniques associated with strategically managing human resources in organisations including recruitment, selection, training, evaluation, remuneration, employee retention and international human resource strategies and practices.

Learning Objectives:

  1. critical appreciation of the theories, concepts, methods and empirical knowledge used in human resource management.

Assessment by combination of on-course and examination.


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