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Which of the following stages of growth and process of the human resource management function was…

Management scholar C.K. Prahalad (1982) identified four evolutionary stages in the growth and maturity of the Human Resource Management / HRD function within organizations:…

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Which of the following stages of growth and process of the human resource management function was identifies by C.K. Prahalad ?

(A) The Reactive Function

(B) The Independent HRD Function

(C) The Supportive HRD Function

(D) The Integrative HRD Function

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Management scholar C.K. Prahalad (1982) identified four evolutionary stages in the growth and maturity of the Human Resource Management / HRD function within organizations: (A) The Reactive Function (fire-fighting industrial relations), (B) The Independent HRD Function (autonomous personnel sub-systems), (C) The Supportive HRD Function (aligning HR systems to support business goals), and (D) The Integrative HRD Function (full strategic integration of HR with corporate strategy).

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