Human Resource Management week 1-2

Six Important Enviromental challenges
Rapid change
Work force diversity
Globalization
Evolving rules
skills shortage
Legistation

Key Organization Challenge
Flexibility
Downsizing
Restructuring
Self managed work team
Small core team
Organization culture
Technology
Union
Competitive position

Area of Individual challenges for HR
Ethics
Productivity
Empowerment
Brain drain
Matching

HR strategies
Environment
Organizational strategies
Organization Characteristics
Organization capacities

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1. View performance as a key variable in the design and implementation of all HR programs
2. Adopt a long-term orientation
3. Scan the competitive environment
4. Make HR systems contingent on internal and external forces affecting the firm
5. meet the needs of powerful coalition
6. secure top-management's committment
7. Establish a HR strategic forum
8. Develop a general business orientation