Engagement
is a key buzzword in
21st-century management. Strategic human resource management
rests on the belief that people are the key to achieving
competitive advantage. Employees need to be seen as assets to be
developed, not costs to be controlled. This free course explores
three key themes: employee
engagement, employee involvement, and collective aspects of
employee relations.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- identify and describe the meaning of employee engagement and its different components
- appreciate the strategic issues associated with employee engagement
- describe the changes in systems of employee relations
- appreciate the impact of structures of management and ownership on employee engagement
- reflect on the current state of employee engagement in an organisation.
