People are every organization's most important resource. An abundance of research evidence confirms the strong relationship between effective utilization of human resources and sustained organizational success, with even moderate changes in human resources practices resulting in a 10 to 20 percent increase in market value. Organizations with effective people management strategies have decreased absenteeism and turnover, increased sales and profits, and higher long-term returns. The expertise and competencies developed from studying Human Resources Management (HRM) and Organizational Behavior (OB) will support any managerial leader in identifying, developing, and rewarding committed, high-performing employees. The Human Resources Management function in organizations is to develop systems and implements practices that support all managerial leaders to effectively recruit, select, train, evaluate, compensate, motivate, and discipline employees. In many organizations, HRM/OB expertise is applied to organizational communication, development, and innovation functions. Please check each elective description for prerequisites.