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Dr Phil Jones
MBM211 Human Resource Management
Dubai EMBA
The Meaning of ‘HRM’
1. Specialised organisational department.
2. Generic term denoting any approach to
employment management.
3. Specific, distinctive, minority(?) approach to
achieving competitive advantage through the
strategic deployment of a highly committed
and capable workforce using an array of
cultural, structural and personnel techniques
(SHRM). (Storey, 1995)
HRM: Beliefs & Assumptions
• Human resources can give competitive
advantage
• Aim should be employee commitment not
mere compliance with the rules
• Employees should therefore be very carefully
selected and developed
HRM: Strategic Qualities
Company Strategy
OS HR Separation OS HR Holistic
OS HR Fit
OS HR HR Driven
OS HR Dialogue
Dialogue vs HR Driven SHRM
Dialogue…
1. What business are we in?
2. How are we going to make money?
3. How should we organise work and manage people to do this?
HR Driven…
1. What are the core competencies of our people?
2. How do we leverage these to make money?
3. What business should we be in?
Resource-Based View (RBV)
(Prahalad & Hamel, 1990)
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Managing The Flexible Firm – Atkinson
1984
Core Workers Periphery
Focus for Mgt Employee Job/Role
Task
People
Summary of HRM Practice