Task:
This assessment comprises a critical analysis of a global human resources trend, drawing on your knowledge of strategic HRM theory and its application to the contemporary workplace.
Assessment criteria
This assessment will measure your ability to:
Describe the trend and the need that it meets
Give examples of the trend in practice and assess the value of this focus
Link the trend to the strategic HRM literature, drawing on relevant and credible research
Assessment criteria
This assessment will measure your ability to:
Describe the trend and the need that it meets
Give examples of the trend in practice and assess the value of this focus
Link the trend to the strategic HRM literature, drawing on relevant and credible research
Strategic human resource management practices, policies and programs are continually changing to align with changing workforce needs. Your task is to choose one recent global human resource trend that is significantly impacting the way organisations manage their people. For example, these could be trends in the use of technology, trends in terms of recruiting, developing, caring for or retaining people, or other trends that you are aware of and interested to investigate.
Why is this a trend now?
What need does it meet?
How does it link back to the literature on strategic HRM?
How has this trend been implemented in organisations? Give some examples in practice.
What difference has this new focus made? (Or is it too early to tell?)
Do you think this focus is sustainable or a ‘flash in the pan’?
What need does it meet?
How does it link back to the literature on strategic HRM?
How has this trend been implemented in organisations? Give some examples in practice.
What difference has this new focus made? (Or is it too early to tell?)
Do you think this focus is sustainable or a ‘flash in the pan’?
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