Read “Strategic Human Resource MGT International HRM Supplement” that is listed in the Required Materials for this course. On the last page, a mini case describes the plight of one Korean woman who tried to make a difference in her company. Review this case along with the rest of the supplement and consider how to make a difference in this company. Be sure to state how it aligns with the HRM strategy.

Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:
Answer each Question with the each question as the heading for the entire paper.

1. Determine if and how the HRM practices align with the company’s business strategy.
Two companies were mentioned in the minicase (S&K Holdings and Samsung Electronics — 2 companies that are not related according to my research). Therefore, focus on S&K Holdings (since they were discussed more frequently than Samsung by doing the following:
•Research S&K Holdings business strategy.
•Find information on S&K’s corporate website regarding their employee policies and HRM.
•Then critically determine if the HRM supports or undermines the strategy.

2. Discuss how hiring more women and promoting them could improve the competitive advantage of this company.
•Again, focus on S&K Holdings.
•You may want to consider researching the growth of women in the South Korean workplace.
•Refer to examples in the minicase.
•Research markets for S&K and then discuss how having more women in the workplace could offer the company a unique perspective that can lead to a competitive advantage.
3. Prepare a recruitment & retention plan for this company that specifically targets women employees.
•Research South Korea’s Gender Equality Ministry (mentioned in the minicase).
•Create a recruitment & retention plan for S&K Holdings that targets women AND is in compliance with the Gender Equality Ministry’s guidelines, policies, etc.

4. List 3 potential obstacles that this company could face in its quest to diversify its workforce in this particular culture.
•Research South Korean culture, assumptions, biases, etc.
•You may want to also consider the culture of S&K Holdings.

5. Recommend 2 HRM strategies that this company could enforce to improve the visibility of its women employees.
•Check out Exhibit 12.1 in the supplement.
•Also read paragraph 1 on the same page as Exhibit 12.1; it lists the 5 HR areas of recruitment/retention, performance evaluation, compliance, training/development, and labor relations.


MBA Student Paper Template
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Question 1: The complete question serves as a heading.
Response. APA paragraphs should be double-spaced, with an indented first line of .5 inches. Do NOT use block paragraphs! ANY quoted material must be in quotation marks and cited as follows: “This is a direct quote” (Puleo, 2012, p. 1). The author’s name and the year are in parentheses at the end of the sentence but before the final period of the sentence.
Question 2: The complete question serves as a heading.
Response. APA paragraphs should be double-spaced, with an indented first line of .5 inches. Do NOT use block paragraphs! ANY quoted material must be in quotation marks and cited as follows: “This is a direct quote” (Puleo, 2012, p. 1). The author’s name and the year are in parentheses at the end of the sentence but before the final period of the sentence.
Question 3: The complete question serves as a heading.
Response. APA paragraphs should be double-spaced, with an indented first line of .5 inches. Do NOT use block paragraphs! ANY quoted material must be in quotation marks and cited as follows: “This is a direct quote” (Puleo, 2012, p. 1). The author’s name and the year are in parentheses at the end of the sentence but before the final period of the sentence.
Question 4: The complete question serves as a heading.
Response. APA paragraphs should be double-spaced, with an indented first line of .5 inches. Do NOT use block paragraphs! ANY quoted material must be in quotation marks and cited as follows: “This is a direct quote” (Puleo, 2012, p. 1). The author’s name and the year are in parentheses at the end of the sentence but before the final period of the sentence.
Question 5: The complete question serves as a heading.
Response. APA paragraphs should be double-spaced, with an indented first line of .5 inches. Do NOT use block paragraphs! ANY quoted material must be in quotation marks and cited as follows: “This is a direct quote” (Puleo, 2012, p. 1). The author’s name and the year are in parentheses at the end of the sentence but before the final period of the sentence.

 
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Last name, Initial. (year). Name of article (only first word capitalized unless proper noun). Name of Journal (initial letters capitalized), volume(number), xx-xx.
NOTE: “xx-xx” are the page numbers of this article in the journal.
NOTE: There is no space between the volume and the parenthesis before the number of the journal.