Hrm and Culture
HRM and Culture
Patricia A. Keit
Dr. Linda Force
HRM 530 Strategic Human Resource Management
May 27, 2012
Determine if and how the HRM practices align with the company’s business strategy. HRM practices should align with the company’s business strategy in order to ensure that the organization selects right employees to give the company a competitive advantage. SK Telecom is the leading mobile service provider in South Korea. Since the organization is a technology firm, the business strategy is one of differentiation. As the most innovative mobile service provider, SK Telecom is creating the future of mobile and delivering cutting-edge, converged wireless technologies for the global market. The company is a pioneer in the mobile industry, having been the first to launch and commercialize CDMA, 3G CDMA, 3.5G HSDPA among other mobile services, and is now leading the way in 4G and beyond (SK Telecom, n. d.).
Therefore, the HRM practices should the Committed Expert strategy to support a differentiation competitive strategy. This means that the HR must recruit and hire employees with special technology skills and certifications to support the company’s business strategy of cutting-edge innovation for sustainable leadership in the global competitive fast pace market. SK Telecom’s drive to become the world’s top communications company is fueled by attracting superior talent, providing advanced training, and making optimal use of human resources. The objectives of SK Telecom’s HR policy are to maximize productivity per capita by procuring excellent talent through training and optimal use of its employees, and to become the world’s leading telecommunication company by strengthening the competitiveness of individual staff (SK Telecom, n.d.)).
However, other considerations for the human resources managers in a global organization are cultural concerns. South Korea is slow to hire women in key leadership positions in corporations due to cultural beliefs that
Patricia A. Keit
Dr. Linda Force
HRM 530 Strategic Human Resource Management
May 27, 2012
Determine if and how the HRM practices align with the company’s business strategy. HRM practices should align with the company’s business strategy in order to ensure that the organization selects right employees to give the company a competitive advantage. SK Telecom is the leading mobile service provider in South Korea. Since the organization is a technology firm, the business strategy is one of differentiation. As the most innovative mobile service provider, SK Telecom is creating the future of mobile and delivering cutting-edge, converged wireless technologies for the global market. The company is a pioneer in the mobile industry, having been the first to launch and commercialize CDMA, 3G CDMA, 3.5G HSDPA among other mobile services, and is now leading the way in 4G and beyond (SK Telecom, n. d.).
Therefore, the HRM practices should the Committed Expert strategy to support a differentiation competitive strategy. This means that the HR must recruit and hire employees with special technology skills and certifications to support the company’s business strategy of cutting-edge innovation for sustainable leadership in the global competitive fast pace market. SK Telecom’s drive to become the world’s top communications company is fueled by attracting superior talent, providing advanced training, and making optimal use of human resources. The objectives of SK Telecom’s HR policy are to maximize productivity per capita by procuring excellent talent through training and optimal use of its employees, and to become the world’s leading telecommunication company by strengthening the competitiveness of individual staff (SK Telecom, n.d.)).
However, other considerations for the human resources managers in a global organization are cultural concerns. South Korea is slow to hire women in key leadership positions in corporations due to cultural beliefs that
References: Brown, K. G., & Stewart, G. L. (2012). Human Resource Management, Linking Strategy to practice McGraw-Hill Create, (2012) May 23, 2012, from http://hbr.org/2011/04/crucible-the-would-be-pioneed/ar/1 Tuminez, A., Rising to the Top, A Report on Women Leaders in Asia ( April 2012). Retrieved May 22, 2012, from http://sites.asiasociety.org/women/leaders/wp-content/uplaods/2012/