This course examines organizational behaviour and human resource management through Indigenous governance systems, relational accountability, and Community-based perspectives. Learners explore how Indigenous approaches to leadership, decision-making, and organizational structure shape workplace culture and practice. Core organizational behaviour concepts such as motivation, collaboration, conflict resolution, transformation, and leadership are applied using localized Indigenous perspectives that emphasize Community involvement and cultural safety. The course analyzes the impacts of colonization on Indigenous Peoples and how these histories continue to influence cultural practices, values, identity, and approaches to management. Learners design culturally appropriate and ethically grounded Human Resource (HR) practices across the employee lifecycle, informed by key rights and policy frameworks such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and ILO Convention 169. Emphasis is placed on ethical HR metrics and data governance using frameworks such as the First Nations Principles of Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP®) and the Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, and Ethics (CARE). The course culminates in the creation of an HR strategy or policy package grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing, demonstrating relational accountability, sustainability, and risk awareness. 2026/05/12-2026/05/22 Lecture Tuesday 04:30PM - 07:30PM, Room to be Announced (more)...
- Instructor: Wendy Terbasket