Managing Human Resources in Education Sector: Case Studies

Running head: MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES: A CASE STUDY OF THE EDUCATION SECTOR
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Article 1
Full Reference
Sheehan, C., De Cieri, H., Cooper, B. K., & Brooks, R. (2016). The impact of HR political skill
in the HRM and organisational performance relationship. Australian Journal of
Management, 41(1), 161-181. Retrieved from
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0312896214546055
Outline of Research Objective and Research Question
The major research objectives formulated by Sheehan et al. (2016) in this article are
listed below-
1. To understand the effect of HR political skill on the relationship between high
involvement work practices and organizational performance
2. To analyze the manner in which HR executives can use their political skill
advantageously within strategic decision-making processes in order to affect
organizational performance
3. To evaluate the manner in which the HRM processes used in the education industry has
undergone transformation over the years
The major research questions formulated by Sheehan et al. (2016) in this article are listed
below-
1. What is the effect of HR political skill on the relationship between high involvement
work practices and organizational performance?

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2. How can HR executives use their political skill advantageously within strategic decision-
making processes in order to affect organizational performance?
3. In what ways the HRM processes used in the education industry has undergone
transformation over the years?
Outline of the Method
Sheehan et al. (2016) for the collection of the required primary data needed for the
completion of the article conducted survey with around 180 HR executives related to the
educational institutions of the nation of Australia. Furthermore, the method of quantitative data
analysis was used for the analysis of the primary data collected from the respondents.
Discussion of the Findings
The authors found that “the political skill of the HR executive strengthens the positive
relationship between high involvement work practices and perceived organizational
performance”. Furthermore, Sheehan et al. (2016) also found that the HR processes used by the
contemporary HR executives within the educational industry of Australia had undergone
significant in conjunction with the changing needs of the educational professionals and also the
dynamicity of the educational industry itself. More importantly, the changes which had
undergone in the HRM processes used by the educational institutions had improved the nature of
the benefits or the perks which are available to the educational professionals in the present times.
Summary of the Conclusions
The authors in the article derive the conclusion that the changes which had undergone in
the HRM processes used by the HR executives within the educational industry of Australia are
“important both in reinforcing the impact of human resource management (HRM) and the

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opportunity for HR to be part of strategic decisions”. This in turn had made the role played by
the HR executives within the educational institutions of the nation of Australia an indispensable
one.
Indication of how this will be relevant for Essay 3
This article highlights the key changes which had undergone within the framework of the
HRM processes used by the HR executives within the different educational institutions of
Australia. Moreover, the article also offers insightful information regarding the entire process of
HRM used by the HR executives within framework of the contemporary educational industry of
Australia. Furthermore, the article is a peer-reviewed one and was published in “Australian
Journal of Management” in 2016. It is on the score of these aspects that I have selected this
article as a useful resource for Essay 3.