Course Overview
- Course Title: HR Business Acumen: Master Finance & Business Strategy
- Instructor: #1 Udemy HR Instructor • Pritula Academy • 100,000+ Learners • 4.5 ★ (4000 reviews) • 150+ courses: SHRM, AI HR, Analytics
- Target Audience: HR professionals, HR specialists
- Prerequisites:
- A basic understanding of HR functions and roles
- Curiosity about business operations and financial strategy
- Willingness to engage with practical exercises and real-world examples
Curriculum Highlights
- Key Topics Covered:
- Environmental scanning with STEEPLE and SWOT
- Strategic alliances and outsourcing decisions
- HR models, customer focus, change management
- Market structures and competitive analysis
- Porter’s Five Forces, Boston Matrix
- Psychological contracts and workforce planning
- Tools of economic policy
- The role of inflation, interest rates, and central banks
- Company types and legal forms
- Labor legislation and compliance
- Globalization and international financial systems
- WTO, multinational corporations, EU and Brexit dynamics
- Population shifts, inequality, and their business impact
- HR’s response to evolving workforce demographics
- The impact of digital transformation on business
- Business ethics, values, and social responsibility
- Strategy models and execution
- Strategic leadership and HR’s influence
- Performance improvement through HR initiatives
- Understanding P&L, balance sheets, and cash flow
- Justifying HR programs with ROI
- Speaking the language of the CFO
- Key Skills Learned:
- Understand the business environment
- Analyze market structures, economic systems, and competitive strategies
- Learn how government and regulatory policies impact business and HR
- Explore globalization, international trade, and multinational company structures
- Interpret demographic, social, and technological trends influencing HR
- Apply business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and risk management
- Master strategic management tools and HR’s role in business performance
- Read and analyze financial documents and justify HR initiatives with ROI metrics
Course Format
- Duration: 4.5 hours on-demand video
- Format: Self-paced online course
- Resources:
- Role Play
- 1 article
- 8 downloadable resources
- Access on mobile and TV
- Closed captions
- Audio description in existing audio
- Certificate of completion