Strategic Human Resource Management

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The paper states that employees are a company's most valuable asset and organizations constantly develop new strategies to improve their human resource management. The paper discusses human resource strategies and confirms that extensive changes are adapted to the requirements of the company. The paper also relates that a new component of the strategic human resource management is that of helping the employees cope with organizational change. The paper then quotes examples of a certain company's activities with regard to change and concludes with a discussion on the company's strategies.

Outline;
Change in the News
Literature on Change
Proposed Strategy for Change

From the Paper:

"A new component of the strategic human resource management is that of helping the employees cope with organizational change. This change can occur in numerous forms and can relate to several features of the business operations conducted by the organization. For instance, change occurs when the company undergoes a merger or an acquisition. The leadership of the company is prone to change and employees must be prepared to cope with it. What will this change mean to them? Maybe it will bring about new tasks, new colleagues, new responsibilities or new remuneration systems. Whichever the case, they must be prepared. Also, a change affecting the employees is given by the financial difficulties faced by the organization, when employees might themselves be subjected to repercussions, such as downsizing, delays in getting their salaries or reduced benefits. Finally, change can affect employees in the form of new internal policies which implement new codes of conduct."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bray, A., May, 31, 2004, Employees Using Internet 'could Land Bosses in Jail', National News, Independent Irish
• Cameron, E., Green, M., 2004, Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change, Kogan Page Limited
• Griffin, K., December 16, 2007, Parc Looks to Expand into Asia, Business Week, Sunday Tribune
• Kelly, M., February 2, 2008, Primark Hires Consultants to Pave Way for New Management, Business Week, Sunday Tribune
• Kenton, B., Yarnall, J., 2005, HR -The Business Partner: Shaping a New Direction, Elsevier Science and Technology Books

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