Challenges in Human Resource Management

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Challenges in Human Resources xxxxxxxx OMM 618 – Human Resources Management January 20, 2014 Challenges in Human Resource Management Introduction The Human Resource Manager faces many challenges today and according to a study compiled by the Society for Human Resource Management, HR professionals state that the top three challenges facing HR executives over the next ten years will be retention and compensation of high performing employees, the development of corporate leaders, and the creation of corporate cultures that attract elite employees (SHRM, 2012). However, human resource managers face other challenges. Changes in the environment of human resources management are requiring human resources to play a strategic role in organizations (Dessler, 2011). Three challenges that will be analyzed in this paper are workplace diversity, increase in technological devices, and globalization. Planning for the future is important in that it provides human resource managers with the tools to effectively run a successful recruitment program. There is a need today for human resource executives to make a detailed study of past and projected employment trends to prevent unexpected shortage of skilled labor, increased and costly operations and frequent layoffs in the years ahead. This article will discuss how human resource managers increased focus on the challenges to be analyzed will prepare companies today to face the three major challenges compiled by the Society for Human Resource Management, in the future. Workplace Diversity Workplace Diversity will be a leading issue for human resources professionals in the future as more minorities and foreigners enter the American corporate world. Today more and more organizations no

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