Theory Concepts Submissions Specification: Each Theory and Concept submission needs to have an introduction, a discussion section and a conclusion section. The Introductory Section provides an...

Theory Concepts Submissions Specification:
Each Theory and Concept submission needs to have an introduction, a discussion section and a conclusion section.  The Introductory Section provides an overview of the theory and concepts contained in the assignment chapters and journal articles. The Discussion Section provides a considered response to the discussion questions associated with the assigned chapter and journal articles. The Conclusion Section outlines the management implications of the theory and concepts reviewed with a particular focus on either the retail/hospitality sector or the healthcare sector or both.
Theory Concepts Submissions Questions:
Answer all five questions but follow the format specified above.  Ensure that all sources are properly cited. The submission using Harvard Referencing System and includes a Reference List.
No.     Questions
1    How has the advancement of human resources as a key factor in organizational performance influenced the role of human resource management practitioners?
2    Why has the move of HRM to be a ‘strategic partner’ created a tension in the employer-employee relationship and how has the decentralization of the collective agreement making process also influenced this relationship?
3    What is the ‘black box’ that Boxall talks about?  How does this metaphor help us to understand the types of factors that influence employee perceptions, attitudes and work-related behaviours?  What has the ‘black box’ concept got to do with the tensions that may exist between the role of human resource practitioners in enabling organizations to be effective and their role as an employee champion?
4    How do you see the employment relationship evolving in the future – what sort of issues are emerging that may deflect attention away from the traditional focus on industrial conflict and the collective agreement making process?
5    What are the general management implications of the issues covered in the two journal articles and the Chapter 6 of the Unit text and how are these potentially relevant in our research study on employee voice and flexible working arrangements?