problem 1:

“High-performing organisations understand the need to secure high levels of ‘engagement’ among their employees”, claims new book.

(a) What does ‘engagement’ mean in this context, and how is it potential to show that employees are ‘engaged’?

(b) Why is employee ‘engagement’ so indispensable for high performing organisations?

(c) How can human resource strategies are so designed as to encourage ‘engagement’ among the workforce?

problem 2:

Suppose that you’re the Human Resources Manager for a company which has determined that due to growing international competition it must become a true “learning organisation” within the next three years. Illustrate and describe what achieving this objective would mean for each of the following two facets of human resource management:

(a) The company’s people-resourcing strategies.

(b) The company’s training and development strategies.