As the new HR manager your first goal is to convince top management of the need to make you, the HR manager, a strategic partner.
Also, you will have to formulate HRM Strategy and convince top management about the importance and contribution of HRM to the company’s strategy and strategic orientation.
You have decided to prepare a report which comprises the assignment for this course/module. (Your report should reflect confident, detailed, Page 2 of 2 comprehensive knowledge of the HR discipline. Where appropriate it should also display evidence of originality and innovation).
1. Critically examine the role of strategic HR management with respect to organizational performance, citing empirical evidence and specific organizations’ success stories. You should explicitly define ‘strategic human resource management’ and distinguish between different types of HR strategies and how they can and should align with competitive business strategies.
2. Present a detailed, comprehensive plan of how you will specifically address each core HR function (e.g. work design, job analysis, recruitment, selection, retention, separation, performance management, training, development, compensation, legal requirements, and employee relations) to create a high performance work system (HPWS).
3. Present your evaluation of the challenges