Human Resource Management Applications 7th Edition by Stella Nkomo, Myron Fottler, Bruce McAfee,Julie Riley

Exercise 2

How and why do strategic decisions affect human resource management policies? Can human resource policies or constraints ever affect strategy? Why or why not?
2. Identify the problem and causes of the problem in this case.
3. Evaluate Dean Blake's strategy and human resource policies. Did the strategy make sense in terms of the internal and external environment of the school? Do the human resource strategies support and reinforce the organizational strategy? Why or why not?
4. Evaluate the process by which Dean Blake implemented the strategic and human resources changes. Can you suggest any improvements?
5. How can resistance to his plans and strategies be overcome?