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Human Resources for Strategic Advantage

2008 Dates: September 7 - 12
Application Deadline: August 10, 2008
Program Tuition: $9,700 USD

In a business environment where the only constant is change, all firms face a profound challenge: How do you leverage your human capital to gain competitive advantage? This program examines the strategic impact of human resources and delivers dynamic frameworks that enable your organization to quickly adapt to changing conditions and seize new opportunities as they emerge.

Content Overview

Video:
[ Professor O'Reilly discusses HRSA ]
(Real Video; 1 minute 19 seconds)

Managers today must be effective at simultaneously monitoring current performance, managing incremental innovation, and leading more revolutionary or discontinuous change efforts. The Human Resources for Strategic Advantage program explores how to manage this delicate balancing act by emphasizing methods to align HR strategy with the overall business strategy.

Led by the top professors and authors in the field, the program teaches participants how to strategically utilize human resource levers - such as culture, compensation, and performance management - to build competitive advantage and drive success.

Key Takeaways

  • Concepts and frameworks that help you directly link human resources with your organization's vision and competitive strategy
  • Sophisticated understanding of how to manage human resource policies and practices in ways that add the most value to your organization
  • Knowledge of how to implement change and manage organizational transition as your firm adapts to new market conditions

This course was conceptually outstanding and presented with power and energy. It brought HR to the very point where it starts to add value to the business - by creating competitive advantage.

Thomas Foery
Head Manager Human Resources
Landis & Gyr (Europe) Corp.


Programs, dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change.

SU Seal Stacey Gray
Associate Director, Programs
Office of Executive Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Phone: 650.725.2994
Toll Free: 866.542.2205 (US and Canada)
Fax: 650.723.3950
Email: gray_stacey@gsb.stanford.edu