Question :
Your newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) argues that producing a human resource strategy and a human resource plan is a waste of time, money and effort - because a strategy always gets overtaken by events and short-term priorities always have to take precedence over longer-term ambitions.
(a) What is the evidence in support of your CEO's view?
(b) Giving evidence where you can from authoritative sources, explain how creating a human resource strategy and a human resource plan can be worthwhile activities. How would these provide measurable beneficial outcomes for the business?