Question 1. Analyze page 5 and tell me what’s wrong with Human Resource Management Practices?

First of all, my knowledge and background about the Human Resource Management are just about a few because my work field is a kind of marketing related, however; I realized how much HRM is so important. Since “People” is the most significant resources for every organization, they therefore should be focused.

For what’s wrong of HRM Practices which was explained in the last Saturday class that the result should not be concerned about the company performance. In my opinion, all strategic HRM in page 5 can be indirectly led to the success of the company. It is because if any stage does not work properly, it means that there can influence to company performance more or less. In addition, I agree with training and development such as IT or new technology or software because this will help the employees to improve capability which will result to increase company performance also.

Question 2. Analyze sustainability challenge and compare to professor’s sustainability capital theory

In text book, sustainability is referred to an aspect of corporate social responsibility which related to the impact of the organization on environment, also included the ability of that organization to run on and succeed in the dynamic competitive environment. That is mostly concerned about the environment and whether the firm can survive and succeed, which are different from the professor’s sustainability capital theory that indicates something done in a short term successful; consequently, continuing maintain or sustain to the future in long period.

Moreover, the text book mentions about the changing of skill demands for jobs, resulting from economic and e-business, that means nowadays become focusing on knowledge more than before. With this point of view, I agree that people, who have more knowledge, especially on IT or innovation, will be concerned more and more.

Lastly, sustainability in the text book also mentions about the environment mostly on economic changing, both local and global. However, the professor indicated in class about this point also which I also agree that the economy affecting to the business.