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© 2001 by Prentice Hall 1-1
Key HR Challenges for Today’s Managers
Environment• Rapid Change• Workforce Diversity• Globalization• Rise of Internet
• Legislation• Evolving Work and Family Roles• Skill Shortages and the Rise
of the Service Sector
Organization• Competitive Position: Cost,
Quality, Distinctive Capabilities• Decentralization• Downsizing• Organizational Restructuring
• Self-Managed Work Teams• Small Businesses• Organizational Culture• Technology• Outsourcing
Individual• Matching People and Organization• Ethical Dilemmas and Social Responsibility• Productivity• Empowerment• Brain Drain• Job Insecurity
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Effective HR Strategy Formulation and Implementation
OrganizationalStrategies
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OrganizationalCharacteristics
OrganizationalCharacteristics
OrganizationalCapabilities
OrganizationalCapabilities
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HR Strategies
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Selected HR Strategies That Fit Porter’s Three Major Types of Business Strategies
BusinessStrategy
Common OrganizationalCharacteristics HR Strategies
Overallcostleadership
• Sustained capital investment and access to capital• Intense supervision of
labor• Tight cost control
requiring frequent, detailed control reports• Low-cost distribution
system• Structured organization
and responsibilities• Products designed for
ease in manufacture
• Efficient production• Explicit job descriptions• Detailed work planning• Emphasis on technical
qualifications and skills• Emphasis on job-specific
training• Emphasis on job-based
pay• Use of performance
appraisal as a control device
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Selected HR Strategies That Fit Porter’s Three Major Types of Business Strategies (cont.)
BusinessStrategy
Common OrganizationalCharacteristics HR Strategies
Differ-entiation
•Strong marketing abilities•Product engineering•Strong capability in basic research•Corporate reputation forquality or technologicalleadership•Amenities to attract highly skilled labor, scientists, or creative people.
• Emphasis on innovationand flexibility• Broad job classes• Loose work planning• External recruitment• Team-based training• Emphasis on individual-
based pay• Use of performance
appraisal as development tool
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Selected HR Strategies That Fit Porter’s Three Major Types of Business Strategies (cont.)
BusinessStrategy
Common OrganizationalCharacteristics HR Strategies
Focus •Combination of cost-leadership and differentiation strategy directed at a particular strategic target.
• Combination of HR strategies above.