Issues involved in the strategic and effective management of human resources in agribusiness. Human resource management concepts and techniques designed to improve agribusiness organizational teamwork, productivity, performance and enterprise success. It will also deal with some of the unique aspects of labor management. Application through use of case problems, triad and video techniques. In-depth analysis and evaluation of economic analysis applied to problems of nonrenewable and renewable resource use and environmental systems management.
Examples focus on land and water resources, mineral and energy stocks, fisheries and forestry.
It is recommended that students should have completed an introductory course, preferably with an emphasis on microeconomics and AEB 3450. AEB 4454 Contemporary Issues in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics. This is a capstone course designed for students specializing in natural resource and environmental economics. The course content focuses on in-depth examination of specific natural and environmental resource issues in international, national and state settings. Students will be required an applied research project focusing on a contemporary resource issue of their choice.