Business Management and Strategy: HR Functions and Roles

Overview/Description
This course examines many of the key functions and roles HR professionals play in an organization. Key management functions for HR managers, similar to business managers in other functional areas, include planning, organizing, directing, and controlling various strategic and operational activities in their area. HR professionals play an important role in developing and executing strategies for managing organizational change. HR professionals also establish strategic relationships with key individuals within and outside the organization to facilitate organizational decision-making and to achieve organization's objectives. Finally, HR professionals participate in enterprise risk management to ensure that organization's risks are identified, analyzed, handled effectively, and monitored on a regular basis. This course is created to help HR professionals preparing for the Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) PHR and SPHR certification examinations. The content in this course is based on the responsibility and knowledge statements of the PHR and SPHR Body of Knowledge of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Target Audience
Human resource professionals who are preparing for the Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification exam

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Business Management and Strategy: HR Functions and Roles

recognize activities involved in the planning function of management

identify activities involved in the organizing function of management

identify key elements of the directing function of management

identify steps in the controlling function of management

identify the key principles of change management

identify activities performed in each phase of the change management process

describe HR's role in organizational change management

describe the general activities HR undertakes to collaborate with its internal partners

identify examples of activities HR undertakes to collaborate with specific functions of an organization

identify the key areas of corporate responsibility in which HR builds alliances with external stakeholders

identify the phases organizations experience in their efforts to partner with the community