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 | 1 |  |  |  | The Strategic Importance of HR |  |  |  | O'Reilly III, Charles A. "Southwest Airlines: Using Human Resources for Competitive Advantage (A)." Stanford Case No. HR-1A. Stanford, CA: Stanford Graduate School of Business, 1995.  |  |  | Pfeffer, Jeffrey. The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1998, chapters 1 and 2. | 
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 | 2 |  |  |  | Strategic Execution and Economic Value: Internal and External Alignment |  |  |  | Heckscher, Charles C. and Philip Holland. "Portman Hotel Co." Harvard Case No. 9-489-104. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 1989.  |  |  |  | 
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 | 3 |  |  |  | Work Systems |  |  |  | O'Reilly III, Charles A. "New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc (NUMMI)." Stanford, CA: Stanford Case No. HR-11. Stanford Graduate School of Business, 1998.  |  |  | Optional Reading:
  Rubinstein, Saul R., and Thomas A. Kochan. Learning from Saturn: Possibilities for Corporate Governance and Employee Relations. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University/ILR Press, 2001. | 
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 | 4 |  |  |  | The Role of the HR Function |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ulrich, Dave. Human Resource Champions: The Next Agenda for Adding Value and Delivering Results. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1998, pp. 23-31 and 231-254. | 
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 | 5 |  |  |  | Self-Managed Teams |  |  |  | Hill, Linda A. "Slade Plating Department." Harvard Business Case No. 9-496-018. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 1995.  |  |  | Wageman, Ruth. "Critical Success Factors for Creating Superb Self-Managing Teams." Organizational Dynamics. Summer 1997, pp. 49-61. | 
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 | 6 |  |  |  | Participation and Involvement |  |  |  | Film: Breakdown at Eastern Airlines |  |  | Pfeffer, Jeffrey. "Can You Manage With Unions." Chap. 8 in The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First. 2000, pp. 225-251. | 
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 | 7 |  |  |  | Training and Development |  |  |  | Heskett, James L. "ServiceMaster Industries, Inc." Harvard Business Case No. 9-388-064. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 1988.  |  |  |  | 
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 | 8 |  |  |  | Culture |  |  |  | Burton, M. Diane, Thomas J. DeLong and Katherine Lawrence. "Morgan Stanley: Becoming a 'One-Firm Firm'." Harvard Business Case No. 9-400-043. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 2000.  |  |  | Kaplan, R. S., and D. P. Norton. "Linking the Balanced Scorecard to Strategy." California Management Review 39, no.1, Fall 1996. | 
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 | 9 |  |  |  | Performance Appraisal |  |  |  | Burton, M. Diane. "The Firmwide 360-degree Performance Evaluation Process at Morgan Stanley." Harvard Business Case No. 9-498-053. Boston, MA:Harvard Business School, 1998. Burton, M. Diane. "Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley." Harvard Business Case No. 9-498-054. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 1998.  |  |  |  | 
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 | 10 |  |  |  | Diversity |  |  |  | The Case of the Part-time Partner. |  |  | Thomas, David A., and Robin J. Ely. "Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity." Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review, September-October 1996, pp. 80-90. | 
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 | 11 |  |  |  | Information Sharing |  |  |  | Hanson, Kirk O. and David Bollier. "Jack Stack" (A) and (B). Harvard Business Case No. 9-993-009 and 9-993-010. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 1993.  |  |  | Case, John. "Opening the Books." Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review, March-April 1997, pp. 118-127. Reprint No. 97201. | 
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 | 12 |  |  |  | Benefits |  |  |  | The SAS Institute: A Different Approach to Incentives and People Management Practices in the Software Industry, Stanford Case #HR-6. |  |  | Pfeffer, Jeffrey. "Six Dangerous Myths About Pay." Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review, May-June 1998, pp. 109-119. | 
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 | 13 |  |  |  | Compensation Systems |  |  |  | Baker, George P. and Karin B. Monsler. "Visionary Design Systems: Are Incentives Enough?" Harvard Business Case No. 9-495-011. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 1995.  |  |  |  | 
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 | 14 |  |  |  | Pay for Performance |  |  |  | Hall, Brian, Carleen Madigan and Edward Lazear. "Performance Pay at Safelite Auto Glass (A)." Harvard Business Case No. 9-800-291. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 2001.  |  |  |  | 
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 | 15 |  |  |  | Non-Profit Management |  |  |  | The John Snow Institute. |  |  |  | 
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 | 16 |  |  |  | Managing Service Workers |  |  |  | DeLong, Thomas J. and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan. "Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.: Rewarding Our People." Harvard Business Case No. 9-403-008. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 2003.  |  |  |  | 
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 | 17 |  |  |  | Alignment and Motivation |  |  |  | Nordstrom Department Store. Center for Human Resources, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |  |  | Simons, Robert. "Control in an Age of Empowerment." Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review, March 1995. Reprint No. 95211.  | 
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 | 18 |  |  |  | Review & Wrap-up |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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