Exam 3: Environmental Influences on HRM

One of the challenges facing environmental scanners is that so much change is happening in so many areas that it is difficult to isolate critical events from insignificant ones.

How many years does Canada lag behind the U.S.in identifying HR trends?

According to your textbook,what are some of the major HR trends that were difficult to forecast more than twenty years ago?

Which of the following is a forecasting method that Swimco may rely on when generating predictions about its future?

A new regulation issued by the government requires certain safety training of employees.What is the major environmental factor that will affect the company's HR strategy in this case?

According to the Global Wood Group,which of the following is NOT part of its environmental scanning?

Describe the impact of technology on human resource management.

Competitive intelligence is a formal approach to obtain information about an organization's competitors.

HR managers develop strategies to systematically monitor the major factors influencing their organization to identify trends that might affect the formulation and implementation of both organizational and HR strategies.What is this process called?

WestJet Airlines studies the websites of other airlines for information about their strategic plans.What forecasting approach is the company using to obtain information about its competitors?

What are two environmental factors facing organizations?

HR strategists need information about their environment in order to exploit the opportunities or cope with the threats.Refer to an organization you are familiar with either from your own experience or one you have read about in the news or in your textbook.Describe one environmental threat or opportunity and how this environmental concern influenced the strategic HR planning for your chosen organization.

The employer-employee relationship is governed by a legal framework that includes common law,contract law,and criminal law.

If an organization is debating over "doing the right thing" with respect to laying off some of the staff in a department because it is less expensive to outsource the work,what type of issue is the organization dealing with?

Identify and briefly describe the four sources that HR planners use to keep current with business and HR trends.

What are the key issues that unions hope to resolve on behalf of their members?

Few trends exist in isolation.It is difficult to correlate a particular issue such as a labour shortage in a particular area with one particular causal factor. Identify and describe two of the six environmental factors affecting HRM.

How long did it take for the World Wide Web to reach fifty million users?

When was the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)established?

Describe three actions that can be taken by HR managers to cope with economic uncertainty