INTRODUCTION TO HRM: INFLUENCES, MODELS & STRUCTURE

Learning Objectives
• Explain what is meant by human resource management (HRM)
• Describe how the HRM function has evolved from the traditional Personnel Management function.
• Describe the HR Manager’s role and its relationship with line management functions.
• Indicate and discuss the strategic challenges facing HRM in Australia and/or in another country
• Explain the concept of Academic Integrity and how students can avoid breaching university policy in the preparation or presentation of any assessable work.

Compulsory Readings
Chapter 1 in Stone provides a good overview of the topic. Students should also read Chapter 19/20 to gain an international perspective of HRM.
Recommended Readings

Recommended readings can be access via the short loans portal in the library (see the short loans tab in the BB course menu to access this).Click Here To Get More on This Paper!!!!

Within the literature, there is a very significant debate concerning the status and role of HRM and whether it has successfully evolved beyond previous models of personnel management. A recent paper which provides an excellent overview of the debate in Australia is Kochan, T. (2004). ‘Restoring Trust in the Management Profession’ Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources’, 42(2), 132-146. Also, Benson et al (2003) paper provides an outline of the recent developments in HRM in a variety of Asian countries. Students who wish to further explore these issues in a particular country of interest should refer to the journal Asia Pacific Business Review June, 2003; 9(4). in the university library electronic databases (see http://library.newcastle.edu.au/search/s?SEARCH=asia+pacific+business+review ; library password required). Cut and paste this link into your URL bar of your internet browser.

Benson, J., and Rowley, C., (2003). Changes in Asian HRM: Implications for Theory and Practice. Asia Pacific Business Review, 9 (4), 186
Activities

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOP A 500 WORD POST.

Activity 2

Consider the following question:

What do you think will be the two most significant challenges facing HR Managers in the next five years? Explain your answer.

Submit your view on each activity topic to the Forum in Blackboard™. Please limit your postings to approximately 500 words each. Please see the course outline for the criteria used to assess your posts. In addition to this, you may like to respond to another student’s post to aid your own learning (non-assessable Click Here To Get More on This Paper!!!!).