G LOBAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES 01. Introduction WHAT IS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ? Human Resource Management is the policies and practices involved in carrying out the people or human resource aspects of a management position, including recruiting, screening, training, rewarding, and appraising. (Dessler, 2005) HRM is a managerial perspective which argues the need to establish an integrated series of personnel policies to support organizational strategy. (Buchanan and Huczynski, 2004). HRM is a strategic approach to managing employment relations which emphasizes that leveraging people’s capabilities is critical to achieving competitive advantage, this being achieved through a distinctive set of integrated employment policies, programmes and practices. (Bratton and Gold, 2007). Human resource management also keep the business a pleasant place in which to work. Making staff and management aware of employment law and good behavior at work i...