Management, Loose-Leaf Version
Management, Loose-Leaf Version
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781305969308
Author: Richard L. Daft
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 12, Problem 7EE
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The rating for the requirement for an HR manager to apply business acumen to HR decisions.

Introduction:

The Australian Public service (APS) developed a Human recourse capability model to set out the skills required of highly effective human resource people in the Australian Public Service (APS). The model can be used by Human resource people to focus on their development needs and defining the skills required in HR employees and to assess the contribution that HR people can make to business outcomes.

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