Welcome to Unit 2: HR Management Strategy & Analysis! In this unit, we will explore how from the beginning and at the highest levels, Human Resources teams and their work is woven throughout healthy, successful organizations. We will see why setting strategy for a business is essential, how teams are formed and jobs get created, and how integral HR teams are to some of the brands we interact with daily.

In order to successfully complete this unit, you’ll need to do the following:

1. Read the following Open Educational Resources (remember, these are completely free for students!):
   • Chapter 8: Selecting Corporate Level Strategies²
   • Chapter 9: Structuring Organizations³
   • Section 4.6: SWOT Analysis⁴
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2. Listen to our Unit 2 Lecture (embedded below), which builds on the resource above and will help inform the way you complete this unit’s assignment.
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3. Complete our Unit 2 Assignment. You can find more details here.

As always, if you need more information, you can ask me a question. For information on due dates, check our Course Schedule.

Sources:

² ⁴ “Mastering Strategic Management” by eLearning Support Initiative, University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

³ Skripak, Stephen J. (2018). Fundamentals of Business, 2nd Edition, Blacksburg, VA: VT Publishing. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/84848. Licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0.