• Read "A New Mandate for Human Resources" and "Aligning Human Capital with Business Strategy: Perspectives from Thought Leaders"

In a 750 word post, please discuss the following:

• Consider how HR departments are currently managed. Is the HR department a cost-center, or a value-add center? (Here, again, observing the decade Ulrich (1998) is referencing and comparing that to both Porter (1996) and Prahalad & Hamel (1990) will provide good insight here).
• HowshouldHR departments be managed?
• Is the HR Department necessary tosuccessfullyexecute the HR (or People) management systems we have discussed?
• What about current HR personnel? What skills do they need to be able to successfully manage these systems?