The Strategic Constraint of HR in the Digital Age

introduction

In "the good old days," many P&O managers acted as part ofthe management team to bridge the regular problems that came upbetween top management and labor people. They relied on theirexperience as troubleshooters and promoted the basic feeling amongboth parties that everything was under control; "Im OK youre OK"was in vogue.

It was not easy to gain trust from both labor and management,but with enough expertise in and knowledge about payroll systems,labor/tax regulations, training and recruitment, it was not verydifficult to survive. When a conflict arose, the P&...