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HRM in a Changing
Environment

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Week

Topics & Assignments

Readings

Introduction

HRM in a Changing Environment

Chapter 1

HRM Functions and Strategy

Chapter 2

Employment Laws

Chapter 3

Employer and Employee Rights

Chapter 4

Effective Job Analysis

Chapter 5

Employee Recruitment

Chapter 6

Selecting Employees

Chapter 7

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Psychometric Assessments
Midterm Exam

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Cultural Environments
Countries that value
Individualism &
acquiring things

Countries that value

Collectivism,
Relationships &
concern for others

USA, Japan, Britain, Australia,

Philippines, Venezuela, Canada,
Singapore, Netherlands, Pakistan,
Colombia, New Zealand

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Cultural Environments
Countries that value
Individualism &
acquiring things
USA
Britain
Australia
Canada
Netherlands
New Zealand

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Countries that value

Collectivism,
Relationships &
concern for others
Japan
Colombia
Pakistan
Singapore
Venezuela
Philippines

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Communication vs Cultures
Tends to prefer direct verbal
interaction.

Tends to prefer indirect verbal

interaction.

Tends to understand meaning at

one level only.

Tends to understand meanings at

many socio-cultural levels.

Is generally less proficient in

reading non-verbal cues.

Is generally more proficient in

reading non-verbal cues.

Values individualism.

Values group membership

Relies more on logic.

Relies more on feeling.

Employs linear logic.

Employs spiral logic.

Says no directly.

Talks around point, avoids saying

no.

Communicates in highly
structure messages, provides
details.

German

North American

German-Swiss

Scandinavian

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Communicates in simple,
ambiguous messages.

French
English

Spanish
Italian

Greek

Mexican

Arab

Chinese
Japanese

Reference: MIT Boston USA

What is a Knowledge Worker ?

Depends on the ability to use computer

technology to locate and use information
for decision making.

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How technology affects HRM Practices

Recruiting
Employee Selection
Training & Development
Ethics & Employee Rights
Motivating Knowledge Workers
Paying Employees Market Value
Communications
Decentralized Work Site
Skill Levels

Posting jobs on web sites

Screening
Web based training
Surveillance Software
Losing time by surfing
Comparisons
.
.
Ability to innovate

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International Diversity . . . . for Women

Women world Leaders holding Senior Management posts:
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11.

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Philippines
Brazil
Thailand
Hong Kong
Russia
Malaysia
USA
France
Mexico
Canada
India

50%
42%
39%
35%
34%
23%
23%
21%
20%
19%
14%

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Any woman who

understands the
problems of running
a home will be
nearer to
understanding the
problems of running
a country.

Margaret Thatcher
1925 - 2013
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Laying off employees . . . .

What is the difference between the following:
An activity in an organization aimed at creating greater
efficiency by eliminating certain jobs
Linking employee needs to organizational strategy

Sending work outside the organization to be done by

individuals not employed full time with the company
The part-time, temporary, and contract workers used by
the organizations to fill PEAK staffing needs to perform
work not done by core employees
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HRM Challenges
Financial crisis. Its not bad news for HR in a recession

Moving jobs out of one country into another country

Joining ownership of two organizations

The transfer of ownership & control of one organization to

another
A set of rules or principles that defines right and wrong
conduct
A formal document that states an organizations primary
values and the ethical rules it expects its members to follow
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Team exercise ONE

Visit a Companys web site.
Research on this organization in terms of HR activities.
If the organization has a job posting web site, visit it and critique
its usefulness to you as a TEAM.
You will present your findings next Sunday.
Each Team will have 5 minutes, and will be evaluated by the other
three teams.

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