Selected HR Strategies That Fit Miles and Snow’s Two Major Types of Business Strategies (cont.)

Employee

separations

Performance

appraisal

• Voluntary inducements to leave

• Hiring freeze

• Continuing concern for terminated employee

• Preferential rehiring policy

• Uniform appraisal procedures

• Used as control device

• Narrow focus

• High dependence on superior

• Layoffs

• Recruit as needed

• Individual on his/her own

• No preferential treatment for laid-off workers

• Customized appraisals

• Used as developmental tool

• Multipurpose appraisals

• Multiple inputs for appraisals

Fig. 1-10b

© 1998 by Prentice Hall

Strategic

HR Area

Defender Strategy

Prospector Strategy

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