Sep 27, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 [Archived Catalog]

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MGT 4370 - Strategic Talent Management


This course examines the latest theories, concepts and applications for building a talent mindset, culture and process for assessment, development and engagement of human capital. Students will have the opportunity to view talent management from an enterprise or CEO perspective, thus understanding the strategic significance of talent for delivering extraordinary business results. We will investigate talent performance and potential assessment methods, leadership succession planning, engagement practices, talent analytics, diversity acquisition sciences and global people systems. We will utilize historical and modern perspectives of talent management, as well as numerous theories related to talent along with real time current events. A variety of case studies, simulations and in-class exercises will be used to provide practical examples of effective and ineffective talent management. Throughout the course students will be asked to explore this material from a personal perspective and encouraged to gain insights into the kind of talent leader they would like to become.

Requisites: MGT 3300 and 3400 and Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to discuss historical perspectives on talent management and leadership.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate their personal leadership philosophy as it relates to talent.
  • Students will be able to recount leadership lessons from key business cases.
  • Students will be able to discuss tools and approaches recommended for assessment, selection, and development.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of current topics in business strategy and talent.
  • Students will be able to identify and describe fundamental elements of effective talent management.
  • Students will be able to assess ethical ramifications of various leadership approaches to talent management.
  • Students will be able to analyze societal and organizational issues and apply leadership theories to those circumstances.
  • Students will be able to develop a more explicit personal theory of strategic leadership applied to talent management.
  • Students will be able to directly apply assessment and selection practices to on the job settings.



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