Human Resource Management Concepts and Contexts
Word Limit: 3000 words
Assignments should be word processed: 12pt font size, with 1.5 or double line spacing
Answer ONE of the following questions:
1. Critically discuss the argument that the concept of Human Resource or Human Capital is more than the knowledge, skills, and abilities possessed by a person. Use minimum of 15 references as well as examples to illustrate your points.
2. Experts recommend that organizations should integrate their organizational strategies with their human resource strategies. Critically discuss how this can be achieved and the challenges associated with this notion of integration. Use minimum of 15 references as well as examples to illustrate your points.
3. Diversity of the workforce can be a blessing but most often it is a nightmare to organizations. Critically discuss why this is so. Use minimum of 15 references as well as examples to illustrate your points.
4. Standardization, centralization and formalization are key elements of organisational structure. Critically discuss how these three elements of organizational structure can influence HR policy and practice pertaining to Recruitment and Selection, Training and Development, Performance Management, and Reward Management. Use minimum of 15 references as well as examples to illustrate your points.
5. There is divergence and convergence of Human Resource practices across organizations and across countries. Discuss. Use minimum of 15 references as well as examples to illustrate your points.
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***For the References, you must ensure that you follow the Harvard Referencing system consistently. It is suggested that a minimum of 15 academic references are used throughout this essay.
a)Supported by relevant academic theory.
b)Minimum of 15 references
c)References should from the past 2-3 years.
d)Full listing of these references should be presented, using Harvard Manchester referencing style at the end of the essay.
e)Use electronic resources (databases and e-journals) available via google scholar.
