MHR 522 Lecture 1: MHR 522 Lect 1 and 2
16 Apr 2018
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Depends on who you are asking and has different meaning in different situations. Part of a broader discipline called human resource management, hrm has different subsets and also industrial relations is a subset of hrm. The overall system of rules, instructions and laws that government regulates work and employment. What is theory: one"s idea that is not proven, theory is not a fact, attempted explanation, once something is known or proven it is no longer a theory. John godard- 5 paradigm in study of ir. A set of ideas, core deeply held assumptions, values, morals, norms, etc. 5 paradigms: neoliberal (or neoclassical economic) right wing (individual freedom, manegerialist, orthodox pluralist (pluralist, institutionalist, liberal reformist, radical. Neoliberal: oppose government intervention in market, anti union (they say unions decrease efficiency, workers and employers have compatible goals (working towards same goal, exit power if unhappy they are free to quit. Manegerialist: emphasize on the importance on worker motivation which increases efficiency.
