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HRM and ER: A Strategic Perspective

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At the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Define the terms strategy, HRM, and strategic HRM

  • Describe the dominant approaches to strategy

  • Identify the key goals of HRM

  • Examine and analyze the relationship between strategy and HRM

  • Analyze the key forces impacting an industry

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  1. Faculty of Business and Law, Central Coast Business School, The University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, Central Coast, NSW, Australia

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Malik, A. (2022). HRM and ER: A Strategic Perspective. In: Malik, A. (eds) Strategic Human Resource Management and Employment Relations. Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90955-0_2

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