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• 1 HR devolution

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• What policies and attributes do line manager need to perform effectively?

  Commitment, capabilities and support

• Ulrich's 4 roles, enables HR managers to add value based on two dimensions, which are...?

  1. People vs process
  2. Strategic (long-term) vs operational (day-to-day) focus

• Ulrich's four roles, what does the administrative expert stand for?

  High in process orientation and operational focus. In this role the HR manager designs and delivers efficient HRM processes for staffing, training, appraising, rewarding, promotion, etc. The AE improves the firm's administrative efficiency

• Ulrich's four roles, what does the employee champion stand for?

  High in people-orientation and operational focus. In this role, the HR manager deals with employees' day-to-day problems, concerns, and needs. The EC maximises organisational commitment and competence

• Ulrich's four roles, what does the change agent stand for?

  High in people orientation and strategic focus. In this role the HR manager focuses on managing transformation and changes across the organisation. As such,  the CA facilitates organisational transformation and culture change, by ensuring that employees support these changes

• Ulrich's four roles, what does the strategic partner stand for?

  High in process orientation and strategic focus. In this role, the HR manager focuses on aligning the business strategy with its HR strategy and HR practices. The strategic partner helps accomplish the firm's business objectives

• There are four types of linkages, what is meant with the administrative linkage?

  Lowest level of involvement and integration
  

  • little to no linkage between business strategy and HR strategy
  • HR function --> administrative HR tasks 
    

• There are four types of linkages, what is meant with the one-way linkage?

  HR function helps implement the established business strategy by designing appropriate HRM policies and practices
  Business strategy --> HRM (one directional)

• There are four types of linkages, what is meant with the integrative linkage?

  Strong degree of interaction between HR strategy and business strategy, so represents complete alignment as they mutually influence each other (HR director is part of the board)

• The four roles of Storey in personnel managers, this is based on the 2 dimensions of strategic vs tactical & interventionary and non-interventionary. What does the change maker do? (lecture)

  Strategic // interventionary
  They try to align the relationship with the employees with the needs of the business