A quality human resource curriculum: recommendations from lending senior HR executives

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A survey of 24 senior HR executives was conducted to determine what they consider a high-quality HR management curriculum. This study used the Delphi technique to collect the opinions of the geographically scattered respondents. Findings revealed that the executives believed the current content of HR management curriculum to be sufficient enough from a major topic perspective. Nevertheless, they reported that they would like the curriculum to put more focus on the role of the HR function in the general business strategy. As to the curriculum design, the respondents felt that other topics are more relevant than others. Compensation, equal employment opportunity and organizational changes were cited as important subjects. HR history, research and safety and health were not valued as highly as the aforementioned.

Human resource management, Surveys, Study and teaching, Human resource directors

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Conditions for successful human resource information systems

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System conditions are the most important antecedents of successful computer-based human resource information systems. These conditions include documentation, training, the availability of on-line applications, ease of use, the perceived utility of the systems and the number of human resource management applications. Another crucial condition is the availability of internal support for users, since it was found that an HRIS department or unit enhances user satisfaction and increased system usage. Individual/task characteristics such as age, gender and education, and organizational conditions were found to have moderate influence on user satisfaction and system usage. These were gleaned from a survey of users who interact directly with computer-based human resource information systems in the course of the work.

Usage, Management information systems, Human resource management systems, Human resource information systems

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The effect of human resource reputation signals on share prices: an event study

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A study was conducted to investigate the influence of human resource reputation signals on the share prices of companies. More specifically, it examined the relationships between six HR reputation signals and corporate financial performance, which is defined as an unanticipated change in the share price of the company. The six reputation signals studied were 'best for blacks,' 'most preferred,' '100 best to work for,' 'best for working mothers,' 'best for women' and 'best for black engineers.' Using an event study methodology, the investigation found only partial evidence for the notion that good HR reputation signals positively affect share prices. The signal 'best company for working mothers' was found related to a positive return around the announcement date.

Performance, Stocks, Corporate image

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