文档介绍：CHAPTER 2 TRENDS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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CHAPTER 2
TRENDS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Chapter Summary
This chapter describes trends that are impacting how human resource management is conducted today1>. It begins with an examination of the modern labor force, including trends that are determining who will participate in the workforce of the future. Next, ways HRM can support a number of trends anizational strategy, from efforts to maintain high-performance work systems to changes in anization’s size and structure are examined. The chapter then explores major changes in technology, especially the role of the . As the chapter explains, the is anizations themselves as well as providing new ways to carry out human resource management. Finally, the changing nature of the employment relationship, in which careers and jobs are ing more flexible, is discussed
Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, the student should be able to:
Describe trends in the labor position and how they affect human resource management.
Summarize areas in which human resource management can support the goal of creating a high-performance work system.
Define employee empowerment and explain its role in the anization.
Identify ways HR professionals can anizational strategies for quality, growth, efficiency, and international operations.
Summarize the role of human resource management in an economy.
Discuss how technological developments are affecting human resource management.
Explain how the nature of the employment relationship is changing.
Discuss how the need for flexibility affects human resource management.
Extended Chapter Outline
Note: Key terms are boldface and are listed in the “Chapter Vocabulary” section.
I. Introduction
The early years of the 21st century have shaken placency of . workers and forced them to take a fresh look at the ways they are working.
A few examples of the new kinds of multitasking individuals as well as t