Question 2 Study the scenario and complete the question that follows: Samsung and Human Resource Management Trends Samsung is a diversified Korean technology company headquartered in Seoul with many branches across the globe and primary divisions focused in the areas of telecommunication, healthcare, consumer lifestyle and lighting. Samsung went through much significant changes as the company simplified its structure and reduced the number of areas in which it operated. Samsung want to ensure that their human resources contribute to the company's competitive advantage and ensure that the strategic objective are met. To achieve this, they should evaluate their human resources against the measures of sources of competitive advantage. They should establish what value this resource is adding to the organisation. How can their human resources be used within Samsung to make use of opportunities or diminish threats within the external and internal environment of the organisation? Their workforce should have talents that are unique, they should be dedicated to the organisation, they should be innovative and creative, and should perform their work at the highest possible level. The executives at Samsung should determine whether the talent available within the organisation can be seen as a scarce commodity, compared to the talent within other companies, and whether this will truly contribute to a competitive advantage over their competitors. They need to establish whether it is possible for other companies to also get hold of these resources or commodities fairly easily, or find another way to get the same value and advantage. Will Samsung's access to the provide them with an advantage over their competitors, which do not have access to the specific talent? It is also important for Samsung to establish if there are other ways that they can achieve their goals and reach a greater level of competitiveness. How long will it take the competitors to get access to similarly talented, innovative and creative employees? How far will Samsung be ahead by then? What plans can they make to keep ahead? Source: Erasmus, H. (2020) Discuss the dimensions of human resources that can contribute to a competitive advantage in reaching the organisational strategic goals. Substantiate your answer with examples from the Samsung scenario. (12 Marks)