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Assignment Task: Upon completion of this assignment, the student should be able meet the following course learning outcomes:
1. Grasp the relationship between business strategy and the core human competencies required of organizations.
2. Critically evaluate the various models of HRM and the related stakeholder interests in order to apply them according to need.
3. To understand and be able to evaluate a range of HRM policies that constitutes a strategy in a context.
Case: The human cloud: a better way of working?
Please, read the case "The human cloud: A new world of work" and respond to these questions in an essay form.
Question 1: Critically define the concept of globalization of the labour market on the basis of the article and why one of the companies quoted in the article believes that the human cloud will make some employers' problems related to skill shortages disappear?
Question 2: Critically discuss the key points to be considered when deciding between outsourcing work to freelancers versus establishing a shared services center?
Question 3: Identify and critically analyse the specific tools and polices which an HR manager would use when outsourcing work to balance the interests of the company and the contractors?
The assignment also envisions a presentation where students should clearly outline their analysis. Presentations should be no longer then 10 mins.