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Discussion 1 - Chapter 1 - Week 2 - Verification of Enrollment

Discussion 1 - Chapter 1 - Week 2 - Verification of Enrollment

Q Traditionally, human resource management practices were developed and administered by the company’s human resource department. Now, some companies are abandoning or choose not to have HR departments. Why is this occurring? Is it a good idea for companies not to have an HR department or HR professionals? Explain your position clearly. Address all questions. Keep your response to a maximum of 10 sentences per question. Only one response per student is expected. Note: The forum is open for you to post responses from 2/8 to 2/14.

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Some companies are not showing interest to have HR departments because of difficulties faced by HR managers like changing the direction of their focus instantaneously to diversified strategies. There can be HR managers working for HR departments in which current operations might be difficult to be designed or managed in specific situations of emergencies. There can also be HR managers finding it difficult to develop futuristic strategies considering the level of unpredictability of economic conditions in future.