This course examines the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today’s organizations. Key functions such as recruitment, selection, development, appraisal, retention, compensation, and labour relations are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised and current issues such as diversity training, sexual harassment policies, and rising benefit costs are analysed. Best practices of employers of choice are considered. This course will focus on how the best practices of strategic manpower planning, advanced compensation and reward systems, and developmental interventions all make for a foundation culminating in an “organization of choice” rather than an “organization of last resort.”