Intro to HRM: Weekly Assignment #1 As a manager, you have a number of choices to make regarding how you manage your employees. You have been briefly introduced to the various HR Activities (Job Design & Workforce Planning, Management of Employee Competencies, and Management of Employee Attitudes and Behaviors). The question you need to answer is how best to design HR practices that will meet the specific needs of people employed by the organization. Using the following table, describe how you would develop the particular HR practice for the Core Employees of each of the two companies pursuing different strategies. Cost Leadership Strategy Differentiation Strategy Which group(s) of employees is likely to be viewed as "core"? Job Design Work Design & Workforce Planning Workforce Planning Recruitment Managing Employee Competencies Cost Leadership Strategy Differentiation Strategy Selection Training Managing Employee Attitudes and Behaviors Performance Management Compensation, benefits, health, and Incentives