Human Resource Management
When downsizing is no longer popular HR strategy, Right will have to a new strategy. When you think about the strategic approach to HR Management, Chapter 1 page 15 exhibit 1.4 talked about six key elements per text:
1. Explicitly recognizes the impact of the outside environment.
2. Explicitly recognizes the impact of competition and the dynamics of the labor market.
3. Has a long-range focus (three to five years).
4. Focuses on the issue of choice and decision making.
5. Considers all personnel, not just hourly or operational employees.
6. Is integrated with overall corporate strategy and functional strategies,”
Rights challenge will be creating a new HR strategy focusing on the key elements above. Also, if the company cannot downsize Right will then be faced with strategies on how to bring new talent and innovation on-board. This makes me think about Apple. Apple instead of dumping focused on hiring talented individuals. Apple struggled to stay afloat in the mid 1980s and they begin laying off their most talented. This hurt Apples ability to compete in the industry driven by human innovation. After a while, Apple decided to add talent to the team, which ultimately became favorable for the company. “It wasnt until Apple hired creative and innovative people who introduced the new Mac Notebooks, the iPod, and the iPhone that Apple was able to finally resurrect itself” (Human Resource Management Ch 1. pg 10)
What conflicts do you see between a company of this type and a firms human resources department?
The conflict would be the lack of communication between Right and the companies HR department. Rights presence is to aid the companys HR division. Right Company is present to serve as consultants, hired to accomplish what the HR department could not accomplish on their own. The companies HR department would naturally feel threatened as well as job insecurity, which could cause division between the parties. If the parties do not work together, it could cause a setback in timing. The ultimate