The future context of work in the business environment in South Africa: Some empirical evidence

The future is uncertain, but management needs to determine and also be informed about possible change trends. This research, however, reports on empirical results of the views of South African HRM practitioners to identify and prioritise business change trends for 2002 and 2010 in terms of the “hard...

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Published inSouth African journal of economic and management sciences Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 187 - 200
Main Authors Nel, PS, Du Plessis, AJ, Marx, AE
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published AOSIS 20.10.2014
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Summary:The future is uncertain, but management needs to determine and also be informed about possible change trends. This research, however, reports on empirical results of the views of South African HRM practitioners to identify and prioritise business change trends for 2002 and 2010 in terms of the “hard” or “soft” HRM debate in the literature. All organisations employing HRM practitioners were include and a total of 1640 questionnaires were distributed resulting in 207 useable responses.   The results highlight trends such as increased international competition, globalisation and inadequate skills in different rankings for 2002 and 2010. It is concluded that HRM practitioners, are influenced by the “hard” or “soft” approach, when they participate in a strategic management context in organisations.
ISSN:1015-8812
2222-3436
DOI:10.4102/sajems.v8i2.1227