“Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the pattern of planned HR activities and deployments intended to enable an organization to achieve its strategic goals.” (i) Describe, with appropriate examples, any four (4) current or future trends in the changing business landscape that pose a serious challenge to the various human resource management practices for organizations. (ii) Do you think there are some human resource management practices that are more affected by these trends than others? Critically discuss.

“Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the pattern of planned HR activities and deployments intended to enable an organization to achieve its strategic goals.” (i) Describe, with appropriate examples, any four (4) current or future trends in the changing business landscape that pose a serious challenge to the various human resource management practices for organizations. (ii) Do you think there are some human resource management practices that are more affected by these trends than others? Critically discuss.

Management, Loose-Leaf Version

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ISBN:9781305969308

Author:Richard L. Daft

Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter12: Managing Human Talent

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