In considering the strategic direction of human resources, organizations often look at the field as an after-thought, thus diminishing the role of the field to paper-pushing versus maintaining a place for human resources at the decision making table. Given your experience with human resources in your current position or in any organization in which you have worked, what is the role of human resources and how might it be enhanced in concert with culture, gender, ethnicity, and societal norms?

You are the new Director of Human Resources for your company. There have been protests in your country regarding the inhuman treatment of people within the organizational environ. As the new Director, you have been asked by the Chief Executive Officer to address the issues raised by protestors. How might you craft a Strategic Response to Human Resources that honors the employees of the organization and the goals of the company?