EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

A number of studies suggest that strategic HRM can contribute to firm performance (Guest 1997; Wood 2000). Many organisations are undergoing changes as a consequence of globalisation, new technology application and fundamental changes of work and employment relations. There is increasing demand to transform HRM practices from focusing on a functional role to a strategic role (Beer 1997).

Coal companies operating in the Bowen Basin, Central Queensland are currently experiencing a number of HRM issues as a direct result of the changing world demands for fuel energy, subsequent rapid growth in the mining industry and fierce competition for a ...