Daniel, the director of operations, strongly believes that human resource management (hrm) is critical to the success of organizations. melissa, the cfo of the organization, opposes daniel’s view because she thinks hrm is an unnecessary expense for the company. which of the following statements weakens melissa’s belief? a. hrm is highly substitutable and interchangeable. b. hrm is easily available for all companies to utilize. c. hrm an organization imitate human resources at a high-performing competitor. d. hrm ensures that persons with high levels of the needed skills and knowledge are easily found. e. hrm is indispensable for building a competitive advantage.

E

Explanation:

The argument HRM is indispensable for building a competitive advantage weakens Melissa's belief about HRM.

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in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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