Integrated Talent Mgmt Strategies

As organizations face opportunities and challenges brought on by increased globalization, competition, technology and other factors, they require an integrated talent management approach. This includes a clearer understanding of business objectives, associated talent needs, the information necessary to plan for the future and the ability to build and connect Human Capital Management programs and processes. In this core course students will examine how connected organizational processes are designed to attract, manage, develop, motivate and retain key people. Through investigations of key talent processes—such as performance management, career management, succession management, leadership development, learning and capability development, total rewards, and talent acquisition—students will apply these insights in an industry-based exercise designed to demonstrate how an organization’s overall capabilities are more effective when integrated through a common strategy and set of assumptions about key motivators and management approaches. This course serves the following programmatic goals: