1. Many believe that top managers care little about human resources management (or department) as compared to such areas as marketing, finance, production, and engineering. In at least two paragraphs, use critical thinking skills to explain what you believe might account for the perception.
2. If you were in a position to change it, what would you specifically do to alter or transform this perception? Be specific and support your argument(s) with examples, statistics, research, cited quotes, etc.