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What are the main types of “personal compacts” made between employees and an organisation? What role does the Human Resource Management (HRM) function play in shaping these compacts and why is this important?

Describe how changes in the workforce have been impacting organizations, including organizations for which you have recently worked. For many individuals, the nature of work and jobs is changing. Describe these changes, some reasons for them, and how they are affecting both human resource management and individuals.

You have just been asked by your supervisor to prepare a recommendation on a new Human Resource Information System (HRIS) software program, such as People Soft that your department should implement in the next fiscal year. (However, there are several other excellent programs that you can research that address a […]

Provide three examples of how specific human resource management (HRM) practices would differ between an organization that employs highly-educated, well-paid, professional people on contract, to one that employs people with minimal formal qualifications on average wages via a union-negotiated collective agreement. In what ways might the psychological contract between a […]

The two primary outcomes of HR management are recruitment and retention. Through HR planning, managers anticipate the future supply of and demand for employees and the nature of workforce issues, including the retention of employees. These factors are used when recruiting applicants for job openings. Being able to recruit and […]

Provide three examples of how specific human resource management (HRM) practices would differ between an organization that employs highly-educated, well-paid, professional people on contract, to one that employs people with minimal formal qualifications on average wages via a union-negotiated collective agreement. In what ways might the psychological contract between a […]