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Strategic human resource management: what does it mean in practice?
Ken Lovell
Southern Cross University

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Lovell, K 2009, 'Strategic human resource management: what does it mean in practice?', DBA thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. Copyright K Lovell 2009

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Strategic Human Resource Management: What does it mean in practice?

Ken Lovellll Ken Love
B Com (Industrial Relations), University of New South Wales B Soc Sc (Hons) (HRM), Southern Cross University

A research thesis submitted to the Graduate College of Management, Southern Cross University, Australia, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration 15 May 2009

Statement of Original Authorship
I certify that the substance of this thesis has not currently been submitted for any degree and has not previously being submitted for any other degree. I also certify that to the best of my knowledge any help received in preparing this thesis and all sources used have been acknowledged in this thesis.

Signed ………………………………………………. Ken Lovell 15 May 2009

K Lovell: SHRM in Australia

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Acknowledgements
This study had its origins in my curiosity about the divergence that I perceived to exist between the management practices recommended in scholarly literature, and often by professional HR managers, and the actions and priorities of senior managers in Australian organisations. I worked as a senior executive in a construction