Personnel management in the 1990s
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The important issues that the personnel management (PM) field will face in the 1990s include: dealing with increased change in the business environment; enhancing training and staff development; and increasing involvement in strategic planning. The greatest challenge to PM will be in the management of knowledge workers, who have higher qualifications, a better sense of self-worth, and less company loyalty than traditional workers. The management of knowledge workers, who generally expect higher status and pay and have the qualifications to seek other employment, will be a continual source of tension to PM professionals. PM professionals will have to design professional development plans for knowledge workers that balance their demands with those of other workers.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1990
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Managing 1992
Article Abstract:
Personnel managers who believe that they will be facing challenges as a result of the 1992 single European market need to understand that European Community countries are already dealing with a unified market in 1989. The number of mergers and acquisitions is rapidly increasing and non-community countries are establishing their presence in Europe. However, personnel management ramifications of such development include: a shortage of human resources; increasing difficulty recruiting skilled employees; and a need for more training. A social charter should be developed which establishes basic principles that do not impose a single viewpoint on member-states and that are practical.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1989
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