Research suggest that recruiting a front line employee may cost as much as one and a half times their annual benefit, whilst recruiting an executive will cost more than twice their annual benefits (Fisher et al). ... Waterman et al say that a company needs " a system that helps employees regularly assess their skills, interests, values, temperaments so that they can figure out the type of job for which they are suited."" ... Fisher et al, state that a company with world class HRM practices perform the following functions; Planning for organisations, jobs and people. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As posited by Boxall et al. (2007), the vital premise of strategic human resource management theory is that successful organisational performance relies or depends on a close fit or alignment between business and human resource strategy. Again, there is belief that the main focus of strategic HRM must be the alignment of HR with a firm's strategies (Boxall et al. 2007). ... The fundamental aim of strategic HRM is to generate strategic capabilities in an organisation through skilled, engaged and highly- motivated employees that it needs so as to achieve sustainable competitive advantage ...

• Word Count: 3976
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This nucleus of responsibility for HRM is being shifted from specialists to all managers (Ezzamel et al,1996; p. 65), and is therefore in a position to advance the cause of the business. By becoming integrated with line management, HRM can become an important functional activity (Tyson, 1995; p. 165-166), rather than simply a "big hat, no cattle" role (Fernie et al, 1994). ... Whereas strategy was once the sole responsibility of line management, HR is becoming increasingly involved in developing and implementing the company's strategic plan (Dessler, 1997: p. 19; Nankervis et al, 1993: p....

• Word Count: 3727
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

The following assessment is about current HR practices in India and how external and internal features have helped in shaping it. It is discussed in the Social, Economic, political context. The current recruitment and training planning of the country is also illustrated. The reliable statistical dat...

• Word Count: 2857
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The following assessment is about current HR practices in India and how external and internal features have helped in shaping it. It is discussed in the Social, Economic, political context. The current recruitment and training planning of the country is also illustrated. The reliable statistical dat...

• Word Count: 2857
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

1. The following are the trends and issues that will have an impact on human resource and the way people work in the next ten years. First, Flexi - place and flexi - hour will likely become more popular among many job fields, such as computer and information systems, marketing and sales, and higher...

• Word Count: 2653
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills" Ancient Chinese proverb Introduction You cannot open a paper or visit an online Website these days without seeing notice after notice of corporate layoffs. Downsizing, which constitutes the planned elimina...

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