LHRP 425 - Managing Human Resource Issues in Entrepreneurial Firms

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Case Western Reserve University

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Description:

This course examines how entrepreneurial firms can develop human resource practices and strategies to sustain their vision, grow their businesses, and create value for customers, shareholders, and employees. The first half of the course will be devoted to exploring the distinctive challenges entrepreneurial firms encounter in aligning organizational goals and human resource strategy and practices. Among those practices are staffing, recruitment and selection, compensation, and employee motivation. The second half of the course will explore these issues further in the context of key organizational phases ranging from firm foundings, the transition from entrepreneurial to professional management, the development of "intrepreneurship" in existing organizations, and the spin-off of the new corporate ventures. Offered as ENTP 425 and LHRP 425.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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