1) Discuss the influence of organizational purpose,mission, and the top management team on human resource strategy. 2) Distinguish among corporate,...

1) Discuss the influence of organizational purpose,mission, and the top management team on human resource strategy.

2) Distinguish among corporate, business, and functional strategies. As you discuss each one, explain how the general levelof each strategy relates to human resource management.

3) Specify an example under which, from a firm's perspective, a firm's human resources might be perceived as an organizational strength. Specify a circumstance under which human resources might be perceived as a weakness.

4) Discuss how each of the specific business strategies (i.e., adaption, defender, analyzer & prospector) relate to human resource management.

5) In separate statements, explain how organization design, culture, and unionization issues are related to human resource management.