VIEW Strategic Human Resource Management Taken from: Strategic Human Resource Management, Second Edition by Charles R Greer Copyright © 2001, 1995 by Prentice-Hall, Inc A Pearson Education Company Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 Compilation Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Custom Publishing All rights reserved This copyright covers material written expressly for this volume by the editor/s as well as the compilation itself It does not cover the individual selections herein that first appeared elsewhere ii Permission to reprint these has been obtained by Pearson Custom Publishing for this edition only Further reproduction by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, must be arranged with the individual copyright holders noted This special edition published in cooperation with Pearson Custom Publishing Printed in the United States of America 10 Please visit our web site at www.pearsoncustom.com ISBN 0–536–72690–6 BA 996748 PEARSON CUSTOM PUBLISHING 75 Arlington Street, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02116 A Pearson Education Company iii iv Table of Contents SECTION ONE An Investment Perspective and Human Resources „ HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS „ INVESTMENTS IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 14 „ INVESTMENT PRACTICES FOR IMPROVED RETENTION 32 „ INVESTMENTS IN JOB-SECURE WORKFORCES 42 „ ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES 56 „ NONTRADITIONAL INVESTMENT APPROACHES 58 „ SUMMARY 67 „ NOTES 74 STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Table of Contents SECTION TWO 93 The Human Resource Environment 94 „ TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 96 „ WORKER VALUES AND ATTITUDINAL TRENDS 109 „ MANAGEMENT TRENDS 116 „ DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS 143 „ TRENDS IN THE UTILIZATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES 153 „ INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS 163 „ SUMMARY 169 „ NOTES 178 Strategy Formulation 202 „ IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO STRATEGY 203 „ THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS 206 „ INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY 219 „ HUMAN RESOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO STRATEGY 232 „ STRATEGY-DRIVEN ROLE BEHAVIORS AND PRACTICES 237 „ STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE ACTIVITY TYPOLOGY 239 „ CLASSIFYING HUMAN RESOURCE TYPES 245 „ NETWORK ORGANIZATIONS AND STRATEGY 252 vi STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Table of Contents „ ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING 254 „ INTEGRATION OF STRATEGY AND HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING 257 „ THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER AND STRATEGIC PLANNING 268 „ SUMMARY 272 „ NOTES 281 vii STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Table of Contents SECTION THREE 299 Human Resource Planning 300 „ THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING 301 „ OVERVIEW OF HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING 307 „ MANAGERIAL ISSUES IN PLANNING 314 „ SELECTING FORECASTING TECHNIQUES 319 „ FORECASTING THE SUPPLY OF HUMAN RESOURCES 326 „ FORECASTING THE DEMAND FOR HUMAN RESOURCES 348 „ SUMMARY 363 „ NOTES 370 viii STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Table of Contents SECTION FOUR 384 Strategy Implementation: Workforce Utilization and Employment Practices 385 „ EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES 386 „ DEALING WITH EMPLOYEE SHORTAGES 397 „ SELECTION OF EMPLOYEES 406 „ DEALING WITH EMPLOYEE SURPLUSES 416 „ SPECIAL IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES 440 „ SUMMARY 446 „ NOTES 451 Strategy Implementation: Reward and Development Systems 452 „ STRATEGICALLY ORIENTED PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS 467 „ STRATEGICALLY ORIENTED COMPENSATION SYSTEMS 480 „ EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT 499 „ SUMMARY 525 „ NOTES 535 ix STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Table of Contents SECTION FIVE 548 The Performance Impact of Human Resource Practices 549 „ INDIVIDUAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE PRACTICES 551 „ LIMITATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES 607 „ EVOLUTION OF PRACTICES 608 „ SYSTEMS OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES 609 „ INDIVIDUAL BEST PRACTICES VS SYSTEMS OF PRACTICES 614 „ UNIVERSAL PRACTICES VS CONTINGENCY PERSPECTIVES 616 „ EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE: THE CASE FOR UNIVERSAL BEST PRACTICES 618 „ EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE: THE CASE FOR THE CONTINGENCY VIEW 622 „ SORTING THROUGH THE EVIDENCE 627 „ SUMMARY 631 „ NOTES 639 x STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Section Six NOTES „ Tsui, Anne S., and Luis R Gomez-Mejia “Evaluating Human Resource Effectiveness,” in Lee Dyer (Ed.), Human Resource Management: Evolving Roles and Responsibilities Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1988, pp 187–227; 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EVALUATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE EFFECTIVENESS 711 „ SUMMARY 712 „ NOTES 720 xi STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Table of Contents xii SECTION ONE STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. .. STRATEGY AND HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING 257 „ THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER AND STRATEGIC PLANNING 268 „ SUMMARY 272 „ NOTES 281 vii STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Table... 237 „ STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE ACTIVITY TYPOLOGY 239 „ CLASSIFYING HUMAN RESOURCE TYPES 245 „ NETWORK ORGANIZATIONS AND STRATEGY 252 vi STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Table