Chapter 2: Undergraduate Programs in the U.S: A Contextual and Content-Based Analysis
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
8-2017
Publication Title
Teaching Human Resources and Organizational Behavior at the College Level
DOI
10.4018/978-1-5225-2820-3
ISBN
9781522528203
Abstract
Given the importance of human resource management skills both in management education and business in general, an empirical review of undergraduate human resource (HR) curricula and programs is needed. In this study, the authors provide an investigative analysis of the content taught across HR programs in the U.S. and the context in which HR programs operate. Specifically, data across 179 undergraduate “SHRM-aligned” HR programs were collected and analyzed to identify common as well as unique content and contextual attributes at the university, business school, and program levels. Against the backdrop of the study's findings, the authors step back and purposefully comment on how they believe HR education can best be moved forward. In total, this study seeks to inform stakeholders in HR education through a clearer picture of the current and potential future states of HR curricula within U.S.-based undergraduate management programs.
Recommended Citation
Charlier, Steven, Lisa A. Burke-Smalley, Sandra L. Fisher.
2017.
"Chapter 2: Undergraduate Programs in the U.S: A Contextual and Content-Based Analysis."
Teaching Human Resources and Organizational Behavior at the College Level: 26-57: IGI Global.
doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2820-3 source: https://www.igi-global.com/book/teaching-human-resources-organizational-behavior/178734 isbn: 9781522528203
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/management-facpubs/120
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