Current HRM Environment in Apple Inc.

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Abstract
Human resource management is the formal system, which is actually devised to manage the
employees of an organization. The study has demonstrated the current HRM environment
followed in Apple Inc. The study has highlighted the Employee Engagement Strategies, Global
Talent Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Resource Technology,
Employment Law and Human Rights Issues and Emerging Trends in Human Resource
Management associated with the organization and their impact on the organization. It has been
found that the organization follows employee empowerment strategies for engaging the
employees. The study has also identified the human capital challenges and best human resource
practices that can be the part of the organization.
Keywords: Employee Engagement Strategies, Global Talent Management, Corporate Social
Responsibility, Human Resource Technology, Employment Law and Human Rights Issues

2MBA HRM ASSIGNMENT
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................3
2.0 Employee Engagement Strategies.............................................................................................3
3.0 Global Talent Management.......................................................................................................4
4.0 Corporate Social Responsibility................................................................................................5
5.0 Human Resource Technology....................................................................................................5
6.0 Employment Law and Human Rights Issues.............................................................................6
7.0 Emerging Trends in Human Resource Management.................................................................7
8.0 Human Capital Challenges in the 21st Century.........................................................................8
9.0 Best Practices in Human Resource Management......................................................................8
10.0 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................11

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1.0 Introduction
Human resource management (HRM) deals with the systematic process of managing the
performance level of the employees in an organization (Albrecht et al., 2015) This study is
concerned with the current human resource environment of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is
an American Multinational company designing, developing and selling computer software,
consumer electronics and other online services (Apple, 2018). This study will discuss the
employee engagement strategy and global talent management strategies of the organization and
demonstrate their impact on the organization. The study will also highlight the corporate social
responsibility human resource technology of the organization. The employment laws and
emerging trends of HRM will also be discussed in this study for evaluating their impact on
Apple. Apart from that, the study will also be concerned with the human capital challenges and
best human resource management practice and their impact on Apple Inc.
2.0 Employee Engagement Strategies
Apple Inc. has achieved highest employee retention rate ever through its employee
engagement strategies. Among the most effective employee engagement strategies of Apple Inc,
the most popular strategy is power sharing strategy. According Mullins et al. (2016), Apple Inc.
provides full power and freedom to the employees for taking their own decision regarding the
completion of their own jobs. Such strategy makes the employees much more engaged and
responsible for their own jobs. On the other hand, Jackson et al. (2014) opined that Apple Inc.
highly focuses on effective employee appraisal strategies for engaging the employees with
organizational goals and objectives. In such strategy, the human resource managers of the
organization effectively and accurately appraise the contribution level of employee performance