Week 5 – Discussion 1
 
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
  
HRM and the   Organization 
There are many issues affecting organizations today, such as employee retention, flexible work schedule, contingent workforce, talent management, and work-life balance. Select one of these issues and discuss how it integrates with at least two of the functional areas of HRM that you have learned about (training development, recruiting and selection, performance and evaluation, compensation and benefits, etc.). 
In your post, include at least three reasons why this issue is important to organizations. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.