Dialogue 2a

The assigned reading is about planning and preparing. Consider that you are VP-HRM for a large firm operating in

USA, Canada, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Peru, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Mexico, South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, Ghana, Italy, Germany, Norway, and England.

Prepare a 10-15 year HR plan accommodating trends in demographics of generations

, immigrations

, training/education levels of employees worldwide

, economic

, technical

,political

, Etc. Post an initial message of substance stating what business you are in (real or fictitious) to help the group with your thoughts

And show the trends for three of the categories you have found and

The strategies you recommend. 

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3 10-15 year Trends and HR strategies for the above areas

http://www.cgdev.org/page/global-demographic-trends

http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/international-higher-education-five-year-trends

http://www.ey.com/GL/en/Issues/Business-environment/Six-global-trends-shaping-the-business-world---Demographic-shifts-transform-the-global-workforce

http://www.businessinsider.com/business-insider-global-20-2014-2014-1?op=1

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2014/02/07/why-ikea-thinks-this-mega-trend-will-define-the-next-30-years-of-business/

Women in the workplace expected to keep increasing 173 Ivancevich. This means designing jobs more for family integration and flexibility also dual careers are on the rise as the baby boomers start to retire.

Skills are becoming more specialized so skilled people are further away. Technology can help us to get all these teams together virtually. P177). Skills will also become more freelance. This will fit in with greater complexity and fluctuation.

Rapid innovation means that skills need to be generated more rapidly. We need a work environment that seriously allows life-long learning, possibly two hours a day of just studying, partnerships with universities etc.....