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Professors, managers, and human resource education
Author(s) -
Langbert Mitchell
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-050x(200021)39:1<65::aid-hrm6>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - human resources , human resource management , interpersonal communication , line management , management , business , product (mathematics) , administration (probate law) , public relations , knowledge management , business administration , psychology , political science , computer science , economics , social psychology , geometry , mathematics , law
his article examines whether Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programs adequately prepare human resource professionals. It also compares managers' and professors' evaluations of the competencies HR managers will need in the twenty‐first century. It finds that both managers and professors view interpersonal and problem‐solving competencies and integration of HR with bottom line concerns as more important than technical know‐how. HR managers, however, are much more critical of what MBA programs are doing than are HR professors. HR professors may be risking complacency about their product. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.