Question 1:

(a) Give a comprehensive definition of the term ‘Strategic Human Resource Management' and explain the major terms used in this definition .

(b) Discuss the matching approaches and universal approaches of Strategic HRM.

(c) As per the Whittington's generic approaches to strategy ‘In the evolutionary approach market forces dictate the strategy to be adopted by the firm' Discuss this statement.

Question 2:

(a) For firms, that are adopting the following three generic strategies of Innovation/Quality enhancement/Cost reduction, what would be the required employee behavior and the accompanying H.R techniques and approaches that can be pursued to fulfill these strategies.

(b) Explain briefly the three levels of strategic decision making.