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The document discusses the dynamic environment of human resource management and how cultural, technological, and workforce changes impact HRM practices. It covers topics like strategic HRM, managing a diverse workforce, the role of technology, and using HR to support organizational goals. Effective HRM requires adapting to external influences while aligning HR strategies with business objectives.

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The document discusses the dynamic environment of human resource management and how cultural, technological, and workforce changes impact HRM practices. It covers topics like strategic HRM, managing a diverse workforce, the role of technology, and using HR to support organizational goals. Effective HRM requires adapting to external influences while aligning HR strategies with business objectives.

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The Dynamic Environment

of Human Resource
Management (HRM)

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 10/e, DeCenzo/Robbins


Learning Outcomes

• After reading this chapter, you will be able to


• Discuss how cultural environments affect human resource
management (HRM) practices.
• Describe how technology is changing HRM.
• Identify significant changes that have occurred in workforce
composition.
• Describe how changing skill requirements affect HRM.
• Explain why organizational members focus on quality and
continuous improvements.
• Define employee involvement.
Human Resource Management (HRM)
The policies and practices involved in carrying out
the ―people or human resource aspects of a
management position, including recruiting,
screening, training, rewarding, and appraising.
HRM

HRM is a subset of management. It has five main


goals:

attract
employees

retain hire
employees
Goals employees
of
HRM

motivate train
employees employees

Strong employees = competitive advantage.


• From a practical point of view, why is it
important for all managers and future
managers to have a good command of
human resource management concepts
and techniques?
Understanding Cultural Environments

HRM operates in a global business environment.

Countries have different


 values
 morals
 customs
 political, economic, and legal systems

HRM helps employees understand other countries’


political and economic conditions.
Understanding Cultural Environments
What Is a Knowledge Worker?

• Individuals whose jobs are designed around the


acquisition and application of information.

• Peter Drucker, the late management scholar and


consultant, held that the key to the productivity of
knowledge workers depends on the ability to use
computer technology to locate and use information for
decision making.
The Changing World of Technology

HRM information systems help to

 facilitate HR plans

 make decisions faster

 clearly define jobs

 evaluate performance

 provide desirable, cost-effective benefits


Workforce Diversity

• What is workforce diversity?


• Why it has become important for the
organizations?
What Is a Work/Life Balance?

Today’s workers want a healthy work/life balance.

They
 can work any time, from almost anywhere
 work more than 40 hours per week
 are part of a dual-income household

#1 reason
for leaving a company:
lack of work schedule flexibility
Labor Costs

• Downsizing
• Contingent Workforce
A Look at Ethics

Code of ethics: a formal statement of an


organization’s primary values and the ethical rules
it expects members to follow.

HR managers must take part in enforcing ethics


rules.
Class Activity

• Working in groups, develop outlines


showing how trends like workforce
diversity, technological innovation, and
globalization have affected the institution
in which you are working ?
Key HR Challenges for Today’s Managers
The Strategic Nature

• Strategic planning is a process used by


an organization to determine its long-term
vision and goals and how to accomplish
them.
• Many companies today recognize the
importance of people in meeting their
goals.
Importance of HRM

HRM has a dual nature:


.

supports the
organization’s strategy

represents and advocates


for the employees

Strategic HRM provides a clear connection


between the organization’s goals and the
activities of employees.
Strategic human resource management

• SHRM is aligning HR policies and decisions


with the organizational strategy and mission.
• Strategic human resource management creates
a clear connection between the goals of the
organization and the activities of the people who
work there.
• All employees should see the link between their
daily tasks and achievement of a purpose or
goal.
Class Activity

You have been offered two positions in


HRM. One is a generalist position in a
smaller business and one is a recruiting
position in a large corporation. Explain
which of the two jobs you would prefer and
why. Which will provide a better foundation
for an HR career? Opportunities for
advancement? Defend your answers.
External Influences on HRM

dynamic
environment

management laws and


thought HRM regulations

labor
unions

External influences affect HRM functions.


What are the benefits of strategic HR planning?

• Encouragement of proactive rather than reactive


behavior
• Explicit communication of company goals
• Identification of gaps between current situation
and future vision.
• Identification of HR constraints and opportunities
Challenges of Strategic HR

• Maintaining a competitive advantage

• Reinforcing overall business strategy

• Coping with the environment

• Translating the strategic plan into action

• Accommodating change

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