In the Two-Way Linkage Level

question 71

Multiple Choice

In the two-way linkage level,

• A)the human resource management executive has no time or opportunity to take a strategic outlook toward human resource issues.
• B)the strategic planning function and the HRM function are independent of each other.
• C)the second step involves the strategic planning team informing the human resource management function of various strategies.
• D)the last step involves human resource management executives analyzing the human resource implications of the strategies suggested in the previous steps.
• E)the human resource issues are allowed for consideration during the strategy formulation process.

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