Video Resources

Video Resource 8.1:  Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume (10.23 min)

Description:  Given the choice between a job candidate with a perfect resume and one who has fought through difficulty, human resources executive Regina Hartley always gives the “Scrapper” a chance. Hartley knows that those who flourish in the darkest of spaces are empowered with the grit to persist in an ever-changing workplace. “Choose the underestimated contender, whose secret weapons are passion and purpose,” she says. “Hire the Scrapper.”

Learning Objectives

LO 8.3. Explain the relationship between recruitment and selection.

LO 8.6. Explain how Strategic Human Resource Management is used to achieve organizational goals.

Video Resource 8.2: The puzzle of motivation (18.24 min)

Description: Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think.

Learning Objectives

LO 8.2: Describe the core functions of Human Resource Management.

LO 8.4: Discuss guidelines for using monetary rewards effectively in organizations.

Web Resources

Web Resources 8.1: How Millennials and Gen Z are reshaping the future of the workplace

Description: The author explains how Millennials and Gen Z employees are being stereotyped as work-shy and “snowflakes” but in fact are experiencing high rates of burnout from excessive workloads.

Learning Objectives

LO 8.1. Explain the role of Human Resource Management in organizations.

LO 8.6: Explain how Strategic Human Resource Management is used to achieve organizational goals.

Web Resource 8.2: Trump’s decade long record of hiring foreign guest workers

Description: Written at the start of Trump’s presidency, this article discusses labor issues for the service industry, specifically clubs and resorts and the contradiction between campaign promise of U.S. workers first versus actual practice.

Learning Objectives

LO 8.3: Explain the relationship between recruitment and selection.

LO 8.6: Explain how Strategic Human Resource Management is used to achieve organizational goals.