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1、CHAPTER1ChangingNatureofHumanResourceManagementAfteryouhavereadthischapter,youshouldbeableto:●IdentifyfourmajorHRchallengescurrentlyfacingorganizationsandmanagers.●ListanddefineeachofthesevenmajorcategoriesofHRactivities.●Identifythethreedifferentrole
2、sofHRmanagement.●DiscussthethreedimensionsassociatedwithHRmanagementasastrategicbusinesscontributor.●ExplainwhyHRprofessionalsandoperatingmanagersmustviewHRmanagementasaninterface.●DiscusswhyethicalissuesandprofessionalismaffectHRmanagementasacareerfi
3、eld.HRTRANSITIONSHRmanagersparticipateindevelopingstrategiesandensurethathumanresourcedimensionsareconsidered.HRManagementContributestoOrganizationalSuccessMoreeffectivemanagementofhumanresources(HR)increasinglyisbeingseenaspositivelyaffectingperforma
4、nceinorganizations,bothlargeandsmall.AjointventurebetweenGeneralElectricandaJapanesecompany,GEFanucisamanufactureroffactoryautomationandcontrolproducts.HeadquarteredinVirginiawith1,500employees,theHRdepartmentprimarilyperformedadministrativesupportact
5、ivities.ButwhenDonaldBorwhat,Jr.,tookoverasSeniorVicePresidentofHumanResources,heandhisstaffbeganbyrestructuringanddecentralizingtheHRentitysothateachfunctionalareaofthecompanyhasanHRmanagerassignedtoit.TheHRmanagerswereexpectedtobekeycontributorstoth
6、eirareasbybecomingknowledgeableaboutthebusinessissuesfacedbytheirbusinessfunctionalunits.Today,HRmanagersparticipateindevelopingbusinessstrategiesandensurethathumanresourcedimensionsareconsidered.Forinstance,theHRmanagerformanufacturinghasHRresponsibi
7、litiesfor600employees.Inthatroleshecontributestoworkflow,production,scheduling,andothermanufacturingdecisions.Italsomeansthatsheismoreaccessibletoandhasmorecredibilitywithmanufacturingworkers,mostofwhomarehourlyworkers.MakingthetransitioninHRmanagemen
8、trequiredgoingfromseventothreelevelsofmanagement,greatlyexpandingtheuseofcrossfunctionalworkteams,andsignificantlyincreasingtraining.Toeaseemployeeandmanagerialanxietiesaboutthechanges,GEFanucpromisedthatnoemployeeswouldlosetheirjobs.Managersa