1. BA 2204 and BAS 324 Human Resource Management Human resource challenges Instructor: Ça ğ rı Topal 1

2. Environmental challenges Rapid change Internet revolution Workforce diversity Globalization Legislation Family and work roles Shortage of skills Rise of the service sector Disasters 2

3. Organizational challenges Competitive position Decentralization Downsizing Organizational restructuring Self-managed work teams Growth of small businesses Technology Security Outsourcing Organizational culture 3

4. Individual challenges Matching people and organizations Ethics and social responsibility Productivity Empowerment Brain drain Job insecurity 4

5. Strategic HR planning: benefits Proactive behavior Explicit communication of goals Critical thinking Identifying gaps Encouraging participation Identify HR constraints and opportunities Creating common bonds 5

6. Strategic HR planning: challenges Maintaining competitive advantage Reinforcing overall business strategy Avoiding concentration on day-to-day problems Fitting organizational characteristics Coping with the environment Securing management commitment Translating strategies into specific actions Combining intended and emergent strategies Accommodating change 6

7. Strategic HR choices Work flows Staffing Employee separations Performance appraisal Training and career development Compensation Employee rights Employee and labor relations International management 7

8. Selecting HR strategies Fit with organizational strategies Fit with the environment Fit with organizational characteristics Fit with organizational capabilities Consistency 8

9. Managers and HR departments HR as a support function Partnership between managers and HR professionals 9