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Strategic human resource management at Herman Miller

✍ Scribed by Rodney A McCowan; Ulli Bowen; Mark A Huselid; Brian E Becker

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 155 KB
Volume: 38
Category: Article
ISSN: 0090-4848
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-050x(199924)38:4<303::aid-hrm3>3.0.co;2-z

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✦ Synopsis

This article describes the Human Resource Management system in place at Herman Miller, Inc. (HMI). HMI's HR strategy is comprised of three primary goals: (1) building employee capabilities, (2) building employee commitment, and (3) improving the professional capabilities of the HR function itself. Key emphases of HMI's HR management infrastructure include (1) employee competency identification and development, (2) building employee participation, (3) building business literacy, (4) creating a "corporate community" through strong values and a sense of "belonging", ( ) community responsibility and environmental protection, (6) competently delivering the HR "fundamentals", and ( ) developing innovative partnerships with suppliers. Key challenges for the future include (1) change management, (2) clarifying HR's strategic role throughout the firm, and (3) attracting and retaining a diverse workforce.

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