Part 1 STRATEGIC PLANNING FUNDAMENTALS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
1. Strategic HR can be contrasted to the more traditional administrative focus of HR through an examination of four different roles that HR can play in an organization. List these four roles.
2. Although the concept of strategic HR may make sense logically and intuitively, many organizations have a difficult time taking a strategic approach to HR. A number of reasons contribute to this. List the seven barriers mentioned in Part 1's reading materials.
Part 2 ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
1. Different types of organization strategies will require different types of HR programs. In essence, there are three different generic organization strategies, and each would require a significantly different approach to managing people. List these three strategies.
2. Human resource planning facilitates a number of key processes within an organization. In a short paragraph (300 word max) list these processes as mentioned in Part 2's reading materials.
Part 3 ETHICS AND DIVERSITY
1. Discuss in two to three sentences (or less) the main components of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
2. The recent series of corporate bankruptcies, scandals, and business meltdowns has reinvigorated the discussion and debate about ethical behavior in organizations. Ethics, however, go far beyond issues related to financial reporting and disclosure. Discuss in 200 words or less, one of the examples listed in Part 3's reading materials of where a company has a concern regarding ethical behavior.
Part 4 CRITICAL AND EMERGING DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL HRM ISSUES
1. Despite the fact that the core principles of strategic human resource management also apply to global human resource management, global human resources presents some unique contingencies. List the five contingencies mentioned in Part 4's reading materials.
2. In addition to the many challenges organizations face in abandoning traditional approaches to managing people as part of adopting an investment perspective to human resources (HR), there are a number of critical trends affecting the employment relationship that further affect how organizations need to manage their employees. List the four major arenas for change.
Part 5 HRM Strategic Plan
1. Choose an article listed in Part 5's reading materials and summarize the main points of the article in a 300 word max paragraph.