Job analysis: a strategic human resource management practice

This study examined the impact of job analysis on organizational performance among 148 companies based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a Gulf-region country. Survey results indicated that a practice of proactive job analysis was strongly related to organizational performance. This relationship was strongest to the extent that companies maintained HR information systems, accorded HR greater involvement in strategic planning and emphasized competency-based characteristics of employees in the job analysis approaches they used. The findings suggest that a company-wide policy of job analysis is an important source of competitive advantage in its own right, and merits due attention of HR professionals, line managers and top management. The study extends the findings of the HR–performance research pursued in Western countries to a non-Western context.     

基于战略实施的HRIS绩效评价体系的构建

人力资源是二十一世纪企业最具竞争力的资源。人力资源管理的信息化必须在企业共同愿景的指引下，并与企业战略相一致，才能实现企业人力资本的积累，提升企业的核心竞争力。然而，人力资源信息化的绩效如何，必须对之进行客观、完整的评价。平衡计分卡则是将公司愿景与战略转换为组织行动的利器，以平衡计分卡为基础，建立人力资源信息化绩效评价体系，有助于全面衡量企业信息化的效果，推动成为企业信息化建设不断深入。     

Changes in labour supply and their impacts on human resource management: the case of Japan ∗

The paper examines some important developments that are taking place on the supply side of the Japanese labour market. The major themes addressed include the impact of ageing on the structure of employment and the increasing participation of women in the labour force. The paper considers in some detail the various policy responses taken, by government through legal intervention and by firms employing specific human resource management strategies, to address these issues. It also observes that supply side needs will have a significant future impact on what might be termed traditional personnel practices in Japan.