MBA Human Resources and Strategic Management Concentration

A team-based approach to learning.

Human resources and strategic management (HRSM) has evolved into a strategic business function as corporations recognized that motivated employees and a vibrant corporate culture create competitive advantages and increased profitability.

Broad’s HRSM concentration exposes students to areas of business such as marketing, finance, and supply chain management with HRSM-specific strategies and implementation of HRSM-specific programs. Broad’s focus on data analysis and financial analysis skills prepare you for success in the corporate world.

Broad MBA graduates’ opportunities are nearly limitless. See where the human resources and strategic management concentration can take you.

Key Placement Areas

HR Leadership Development Programs

HR Generalist

Human Capital Consulting

Training and Organizational Development

Recruitment and Talent Acquisition

Corporate HR

HRSM Concentration Courses

The MBA with a human resources and strategic management concentration emphasizes concept and application, focusing on long-term goals and managing individual issues. The curriculum goes beyond theory to provide practice in hard and soft skills necessary to be successful.

Students can also take elective master’s courses from MSU’s highly regarded School of Human Resources and Labor Relations (HRLR), which offers in-depth studies on topics such as labor markets and collective bargaining.

MGT 804 International Management

Management challenges and roles in a multinational business. Strategic planning in global firms, managing people in international organizations, leadership and the future of international management.

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MBA 806 Social Issues in Management

Analysis of the business environment including social, ethical, public policy, ecological and international dimensions. Management of stakeholder relationships.

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MGT 810 Human Resource Management for General Managers

Human resource management functions performed by all managers. Design, administration and evaluation of human resource activities. Needs assessment, program implementation and evaluation, information management and decision support, and international human resource management.

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MGT 817 Managing the Learning Organization

Assessing knowledge, skills and abilities within the organization. Matching future employee skill needs with appropriate learning strategies. Linking employee knowledge, skills and abilities with overall organizational strategies.

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MGT 818 Talent Management and Development

The role of managing human resources to realize organizational goals and mission. Employee recruitment and development, performance management, succession planning and retention strategies. Career management and leadership development.

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MGT 832 Foundations of Negotiation

Fundamentals of effective negotiations through readings, simulations, videos and discussions. Planning for negotiation, integrative and distributive negotiation strategies, power and influence, ethics and interpersonal communication. Experience in negotiating through simulations and follow-up discussions.

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MGT 833 Complex Negotiations

Managing complex negotiations, such as mediated conflicts, coalitions, multiparty negotiations, cross-cultural negotiations and dispute resolution system design. Unique challenges in complex negotiations and strategies to meet bargainers’ interests in these negotiations.

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MGT 840 Leadership and Team Management

Development of leadership abilities through readings and laboratory application.

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MGT 842 Developing Competitive Strategy

Issues related to role of leadership in the change process. Emphasis on the need for and execution of a change in strategy.

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MGT 852 Entrepreneurship: Recognizing New Venture Opportunities

Appropriate techniques required to recognize new venture opportunities. Develop and evaluate ideas to determine whether they could become a viable new venture.

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MGT 872 Strategy Process

Strategy development and execution as a process. Identification of issues that both impede and improve the likelihood of successful strategies.

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Opportunities for Human Resources and Strategic Management MBAs

Team Effectiveness Lab

A state-of-the-art Team Effectiveness Lab offers three dedicated, five-person computer networks that run the Dynamic Distributed Decision-Making simulation software.

MBA Human Resources Association

Research careers, network in the field and provide professional development opportunities to all MBA students, such as hosting a negotiation seminar.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

SHRM is the largest human resource management association in the world, with over 145,000 members, and the MSU chapter is one of its largest student chapters.