It has been argued that while some aspects of SHRM are
in fact a resurrection of some traditional forms of management, new (or at least
new applications or expressions of traditional practices) concepts in: 1. flexible
staffing, multi-skilling and layered time management; 2. social diversity, skills
diversity, focused staff training and development, and; 3. local sourcing of materials
and staff, targeted local knowledge utilization, and local marketing emphasis. This
chapter explores these claims and techniques in detail.