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HR Roles and Responsibilities
A. Student
MGT/431: Human Resources Management
Prof. Plumb – University of Phoenix
January 1, 2008

HR Roles and Responsibilities
Human resource management is an ever-evolving process, seemingly limited only by our imagination. As the boundaries of business begin to blur, so do the responsibilities of managing the needs of the people who are the building blocks of success. Organizations now must recognize and account for the myriad factors pulling in so many directions. Among these are globalization, technology, diversity, e-business, and ethics. Through examining and understanding the changes both behind and ahead, a successful plan for adjusting to change begins to emerge.
Globalization
In recent years, the business world has experienced dissolution of borders that previously prevented the easy use of global resources. These borders, although insubstantial, carried big weight for all but the largest of corporations. However, due to advances in technology and the expanding drive to leverage highly productive, low cost labor, even the smallest company must now consider the impact of global human resource management. "Globalization requires HR professionals to work not only across geographic borders, but national, cultural, ethnic, religious, functional, organizational, time, distance, legal, financial, historic, economic and political ones as well" (Glade, Myxter, and Digh, 2005). With so many job functions now available to outsourcing (including HR itself), these professionals must know and understand the many aspects of global management. Tasks that seemed simple in a small workplace can now become difficult challenges.
Technology
With advanced technology comes the strain of growth. Where human resource functions in the past were often looked as "pushing paper," today there is a trend toward highly-skilled individuals with knowledge of all areas of business. One way to help...