Complete the assignment in 1800 words:
Thoroughly investigate one of the following topic areas and discuss in relation to Human Resource Management.
Topic 1: Critically discuss the importance of achieving congruence between an organisation's strategy, structure and HRM practices.
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Topic 2: Human resource planning involves an analysis of both the internal and external supply of labour. Discuss the difference between these two areas of analysis and examine why both are necessary for human resource planning to be accurate and effective.
You should draw on real-life work situations (where verifiable), research evidence and relevant HRM literature beyond your text book to substantiate and illuminate your viewpoints.