Duration of the online course: 9 hours and 11 minutes
Modern organizations expect HR to do far more than administer policies. HR is now a strategic partner that shapes performance, culture, resilience and long-term value. This free online course helps you build that strategic lens by connecting core HR foundations with contemporary priorities such as digital transformation, talent decision-making, well-being at work and inclusive practices. Whether you are an HR professional, a people manager, or a business student aiming to strengthen your employability, you will learn to align people initiatives with organizational direction and measurable outcomes.
You will start by understanding how the HR function evolved and why that history matters for the way organizations are managed today. You will relate HR’s mission to business strategy, clarify what effective HR deliverables look like in a strategic management context, and explore practical ways to evaluate HR’s effectiveness. Rather than treating HR as a set of disconnected activities, the course emphasizes how strategy, systems and capabilities fit together to create sustainable results. You will also examine maturity models that help organizations systematically improve people practices, moving from ad-hoc approaches toward consistent, high-impact standards.
The course then turns to challenges that define the current workplace. You will explore how HR supports organizational healing during disruption, what it takes to keep remote teams productive, and how to restore social and psychological well-being when work patterns change. Along the way, you will consider the role of employee support mechanisms and the conditions that help people stay engaged, connected and effective, especially under uncertainty.
Building on this, you will develop a clear view of talent management as a strategic discipline. You will think in terms of performance drivers, identify how to differentiate and develop potential, and understand why a small group of top talent can disproportionately influence results. You will also learn how HR digitization strengthens talent management by improving speed, transparency and decision quality, while freeing time for higher-value work.
Finally, the course focuses on creating healthy, high-trust workplaces. You will examine positive employee relations, humanistic approaches to management, and the HR processes that build credibility and commitment. You will also look at diversity and inclusion as drivers of organizational strength, not just compliance. By the end, you will be prepared to speak the language of strategy, design people practices that fit real business needs, and make HR contributions visible through outcomes that matter.
Video class: Course Introduction - Advances in Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM)
03m
Exercise: What is the focus of the course on advances in strategic Human Resource Management mentioned in the transcript?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 1A : The Evolution and Role of HR Function
17m
Exercise: What significant role did the Hawthorne Experiment play in the development of Human Resource Management?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 1B : Evolution and Nature of Strategic Human Resource Management
18m
Exercise: What is a mission statement?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 1C : Contributions of and Trends in HR Function
12m
Exercise: What are the key deliverables of the HR function as discussed in the context of strategic management?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 1D : Measuring Effectiveness of HR Function
15m
Exercise: Which of the following is a primary concern of HR managers in strategic human resource management?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 1E : Competence Maturity Model and People Competence Maturity Model
13m
Exercise: What does the People CMM framework focus on?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 2A : Organizational Healing: An Introduction
22m
Exercise: What is the main role of HR in organizational healing during a crisis?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 2B : Working with Remote Teams
11m
Exercise: What is one of the key expectations from organizations for remote teams during the pandemic?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 2C : Restoring Social and Psychological Well-being
03m
Exercise: What is a crucial step for HR to ensure remote teams remain effective during the pandemic?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 2D : Employee Assistance Program
03m
Exercise: What is essential for restoring social well-being according to the discussed approach?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 3A : Talent Management: An Introduction
14m
Exercise: What are the three factors affecting performance in Talent Management?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 3B : Potential Matrix: A Tool for Talent Management
13m
Exercise: What percentage of top talent contributes to organizational success according to Pareto law?
Video class: Week 1 : Lecture 3C : HR Digitization for Talent Management
12m
Exercise: What is one key benefit of digitized HR processes?
Video class: Week 2 : Lecture 4A : Positive Employee Relation: The Introduction
10m
Exercise: What is a key indicator of positive employee-employer relationships?
Video class: Week 2 : Lecture 4B : Positive Work Practices in Organization
15m
Exercise: What are the six positive practices identified in the study?
Video class: Week 2 : Lecture 4C : Humanistic Management Model
19m
Exercise: What is the focus of Humanistic Management compared to traditional economic views?
Video class: Week 2 : Lecture 4D : Link of Humanistic Model and HR Processes
14m
Exercise: What component is crucial for building trust between employees and the organization?
Video class: Week 2 : Lecture 4E : Process to make organization great place to work
15m
Exercise: Which strategy contributes to building a great workplace environment?
Video class: Week 2 : Lecture 5A : Diversity Management: The Introduction
18m
Exercise: What is the core of diversity at the workplace according to the transcript?
Video class: Week 2 : Lecture 5B : Significance of a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
08m
Exercise: What impact does diversity have on organizations according to the transcript?
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Course comments: Advances in Strategic Human Resources
Rajendra raval, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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Rajendra raval, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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