The Villanova HRD Corner Blog is taking a break for the holidays! We think you should too! We will be back to our regular weekly posting beginning the first week of VUHRD classes, January 8, 2018. (Yes, remember classes begin the week of January 8, 2018, for the Spring I session. The full HRD Academic Calendar can be found here.) VUHRD wants to wish everyone a safe, relaxing and festive holiday! Happy Holidays everyone! (Today's photo is from the @VillanovaU Instagram acc

VUHRD wants to give a huge round of congratulations to all of our December graduates and those students who passed one of the certification exams this month! We know the hard work, dedication, and sacrifice you have made to get to this point and we are SO excited for the next steps in your journey! This winter testing window marked the first time that SHRM offered a student eligibility option for the SHRM-CP exam. Students in their final year of study in the Villanova HRD p

Villanova's HRD program has revamped their program and will be offering a new opportunity to students! We are excited to offer four concentration certificates that can be earned independently or in conjunction with the Master's program. The certificate concentrations will be: HR Business Partners, HR Leadership, Organizational Development, and HR Analytics and Research. These certificates will be available beginning in Spring 2018 for campus students (online availability com

This months #VUHRDConversations features HRD student, Michael Phan. Michael speaks about his experience moving from the West coast to the East coast to attend the Villanova University HRD program here on campus. He currently works for the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a member of their HR team. This #VUHRDConversations presents an inside look into the work-life balance of Michael as a student with a full-time job, and what our program has to offer him. It also shares his asp

Existing theory and research on employee motivation identify needs as innate aspects of individuals that drive behavior in the workplace. These needs include, among others: Competence – An individual’s desire to be respected at work for the skills they possess and the work they produce. Relatedness – The desire to interact within and be psychologically connected to a work group and/or a larger organizational unit. Autonomy – The desire to be in control of one’s work schedule