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HR Environmental Scanning Methods

This chapter discusses environmental scanning for strategic human resource planning. It identifies key sources like publications, associations, conferences and consultants that can provide information on trends affecting an organization. It also outlines methods for forecasting like trend analysis, Delphi technique, impact analysis and scenario planning. Competitive intelligence is discussed as a formal approach to obtain information about competitors through their websites, vendors or former employees. Challenges in scanning include not being able to accurately predict the future and isolating what is most important to HR. Environmental factors that must be responded to include the economic climate, globalization, politics, technology, demographics and social/cultural issues.

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HR Environmental Scanning Methods

This chapter discusses environmental scanning for strategic human resource planning. It identifies key sources like publications, associations, conferences and consultants that can provide information on trends affecting an organization. It also outlines methods for forecasting like trend analysis, Delphi technique, impact analysis and scenario planning. Competitive intelligence is discussed as a formal approach to obtain information about competitors through their websites, vendors or former employees. Challenges in scanning include not being able to accurately predict the future and isolating what is most important to HR. Environmental factors that must be responded to include the economic climate, globalization, politics, technology, demographics and social/cultural issues.

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Chapter 3

Environmental Influences on HRM


Strategic Human Resource Planning
Environmental scanning
Sources & Methods
Environmental Scanning: Systematic monitoring of
trends affecting the organization

Publications

Professional Associations

Conferences and seminars

Professional Consultants
Methods of Forecasting
Trend Analysis
Delphi Technique

Impact Analysis

Scenario Planning
Competitive Intelligence
Formal Approach to obtain information about

competitors

Simplest way is study their websites for information

May obtain information from vendors

Hire competitor’s employees

Other practices border on illegal or ethical


Challenges in Environmental Scanning

Inability to accurately predict the future

To isolate what is really important to HR

Most HR strategists limit themselves to a two-or three

year time frame and extrapolate from current trends


Environmental Factors
Economic Climate

Globalization

Political and legislative factors

Technological factors

Demographic factors

Social and Cultural factors


Responding to Internal Factors
A proactive approach

Stakeholders
 The BOD and Senior executives

 Senior Management

 Employees

 Unions
Thank you…

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