Strategic Human Resource Management
Task Overview: Your task is to critically discuss ‘The implications of globalisation for SHRM. In your response, give consideration to organisational and individual impacts’
Please ensure all parts of the question is answered and critically discussed. Make sure to discuss about the following for guidance:
- What is SHRM and the theory
- Traditional HRM and SHRM and difference
- Distinguish features of SHRM
- Historical development of SHRM
- The “Matching Model” (Hard approach)
- The Havard Framework (Soft model)
Important parts that HAVE to be included and discussed:
- What is Strategy?
- Strategic intent (conscript mindset & volunteer mindset)
- Strategic problems? Marketing, funding, production and HRM
- Strategic tensions in HRM and what they are?
- Formulation of HR Strategy (Rational and Incremental Model)
- Linkages between Strategy and HRM (Administrative linkage, one-way linkage, two- way linkage, integrative linkage)
- IMPORTANT: Formulation of HR Strategy- three linked areas:HR strategy content, HR strategy process, HR strategy implementation
- HR strategy and practice
- Organisation success through its people
- Characteristics of SHRM
- Unitarist or Pluralist
- Hard or Soft HRM
IMPORTANT: Best Fit & Best Practice/approach
- The Best Fit- Society
- The Best Fit- Industry
- The Best Fit- Organisation
- Best Fit with Competitive Strategy
- Best Fit – HR & Competitive Strategy
- Problems with Best Fit
- The Best Practice Approach
- Pfeffer’s 7 Best Practices
- Problems with Best Practice
Structure & Formatting
- The essay length is 1,500 words, excluding the reference list (Havard Reference). Include the word count at the end of the essay.
- Use 1.5 line spacing
- 5 cm margins on top, bottom and on each side
- standard font size 12 (Times New Roman).
Do not use colour printing, formatting templates, plastic, fancy or bound covers when submitting your essay. Do not include an executive summary, abstract, footnotes or endnotes. Marks will be deducted for violations of these presentation rules.
The essay should be written in formal academic narrative style. The essay will be evaluated for discriminatory language, clarity of expression and overall presentation including grammar, spelling and punctuation. You may not use bullet points or bracketed comments. Essays must be fully and appropriately referenced using Havard referencing.
Research & Referencing
- Students are required to reference at least 11 academic sources from the provided list (see below for the list of journals)
(Please make sure minimum 12 academic journals/sources are used from the list of journals below)
Note: ALL the journals listed below can be found on the Macquarie University library (I will give my username and password on the top of this document, so you can access the Macquarie university library if need be) – please find appropriate journal articles from the list of journals provided below (minimum 11 references- ALL from the 2000 year) AND make sure to make a note of all the “11” journals used in the essay at the end of the essay so I can confirm it has been done properly.
You must distinguish clearly between your own words/analysis and those of your sources using Havard style
Failure to provide appropriate citations is plagiarism. Substantial marks will be deducted for inadequate or incorrect referencing. The reference list will not count towards your final word count. Substantial marks will be deducted for inadequate or incorrect referencing.
Recommended Journals (Make sure journal articles/research are from the 2000 year)
Journal List:
- Academy of Management Journal
- Academy of Management Review
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Human Resources
- Asia Pacific Journal of Management
- British Journal of Management
- Business and Society
- Business Ethics: a European review
- Business Horizons
- Business Strategy and the Environment
- Business Strategy Review
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
- European Management Journal
- Gender and Society
- Gender, Work and Organization
- Human Relations
- Human Resource Development International
- Human Resource Development Quarterly
- Human Resource Development Review
- Human Resource Management (US)
- Human Resource Management Journal (UK)
- Human Resource Management Review
- International Business Review
- International Journal of Human Resource Management
- International Journal of Management Reviews
- Journal of Business Ethics
- Journal of Business Research
- Journal of Business Strategy
- Journal of Human Resources
- Journal of Human Resources: education, manpower and welfare economics
- Journal of International Business Studies
- Journal of Management
- Journal of Management & Organization
- Journal of Management Studies
- Journal of World Business
- Personnel Review
- Strategic Management Journal
- Thunderbird International Business Review
- Work, Employment and Society
Submission– Students must submit an electronic copy of the essay to the university’s plagiarism checking software, Turnitin.
Scroll down for the full marking rubric.