 | What Do I Need to Know? (See related pages)
What Do I Need to Know? After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Describe trends in the labor force composition and how they affect human resource management. |
 |  |  | 2. Summarize areas in which human resource management can support the goal of creating a high-performance work system. |
 |  |  | 3. Define employee empowerment and explain its role in the modern organization. |
 |  |  | 4. Identify ways HR professionals can support organizational strategies for quality, growth, efficiency, and international operations. |
 |  |  | 5. Summarize ways in which human resource management can support organizations expanding internationally. |
 |  |  | 6. Discuss how technological developments are affecting human resource management. |
 |  |  | 7. Explain how the nature of the employment relationship is changing. |
 |  |  | 8. Discuss how the need for flexibility affects human resource management. |
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