PART I: The Organization, the Organizational Context and Strategy
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Organization, its Environment and Human Resource Management
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This section is a well written introductory chapter which clearly explains the organisational context from a HR perspective.
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The environment section would be benefited from more analysis
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Yes
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Chapter 2: Strategy Approaches
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The clear alignment of the corporate and HR strategy. HRM’s significance is highlighted through its strategic business partnership role
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The chapter will be benefited by making reference to the various strategic HRD models as well, as all suggest a strategic alignment between HR and business objectives (key strategic criterion of a SHRD organisation)
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4
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Yes
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Chapter 3: Strategic Human Resource Management
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Clearly outlining the approaches that can be used for a more strategic HRM approach
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Soft and Hard HR practices would also be good to be analysed.
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4
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Yes
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Chapter 4: HRM: The Added Value Debate
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Besides HRM’s performative or humanitarian focus (through which its value-added capacity can be outlined), a more critical approach can highlight that such approaches can be proved quite equivocal.
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HRM’s risk reduction capacity needs to be highlighted as well. Additional reference can be made on the resilience of HRM within today’s turbulent business and economic environments
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4
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Yes
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