I was glad to see at least one HR Director writing in to suggest that the new fangled joint studies linking HR with.....snake-charming, Maypole-dancing, cake-making, sewing, cocktail bar serving etc (where will it end) might be somewhat questionable?
Quite right...
May I suggest that if people want to study something of use that linking HR with maybe economics? behavioural economics? financial economics? accounting? marketing? measurement? decision-making science? Organisation dynamics? would be a good place to start. Oh I've just realised there's always our HCMI in the first place.........
But of course, much better to be led by universities trying to maximise revenue on new 'frothy' courses - of course, targeted at some gullible HR practitioners........not HCM professionals
