• Read the Required Learning Resources for Week 3. A recommended reading order is to begin with the chapters on strategy and strategic HRM by Armstrong (2006), then the chapters in Boxall and Purcell (2011), followed by the Sahoo, Das and Sundaray (2011) article, finishing with Alvesson’s (2009) chapter on critical perspectives.
• Reflect on what you have read about the nature of business strategy, the potential for alignment between HRM practices and business strategy and the notion of an HR strategy. Consider to what extent you have experienced or observed aspects of these ideas in organizations