Human Resources (HR) Roles and Responsibilities In a conversation with my boss, K. Hodges (personal communication, May 16, 2007), companies are trying to change the role of their human resources organization to an organization that represents a highly proactive partner, playing a leadership role in helping to frame the company's operational strategies to achieve business objectives. This is an evolving role of human resource management (HRM). This leadership role includes globalization, technology, diversity, e-business and ethics. PR Newswire (2007) published an article on globalization on April 27, 2007. The news stated that the majority around the world believes that economic globalization benefits national economies, businesses and consumers. This report is based on a global survey conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and WorldPublicopinion.org, in collaboration with polling organizations around the world. I believe this is associated with human resource management. Any system that influences employee behavior, attitudes and performance, through changes that revitalize a company, is HRM-centric. Globalization is a system that affects employees. The greatest support is found in countries with export-oriented economies such as China, South Korea and Israel. Approximately 60% of those in the United States believe that globalization is mostly positive (“Wire Feed,” 2007). Economist.com (2001) argued that globalization's antagonists argue that poor countries are losers from global integration. The Economist presented a World Bank report that demolishes claims about the economies of poor countries being more global... half of the document... mi.com/pqdweb?index.Economist.com (2001). Going global. Retrieved May 16, 2007, from http://www.economist.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/finance.Brown, D.(2007, February 27). Human resources and technology. Retrieved May 15, 2007, from http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index.SBDC (2007). E-commerce. Retrieved May 18, 2007, from http://www.wsbdc.org/ebusiness.htm.Mamaghani, F. (2006). Information Technology in the Business Enterprise. Retrieved May 18, 2007, from http://www.jala.com.Konrad, AM(2006). Leveraging workplace diversity in organizations. Journal of Organization Management: Linking Theory and Practice 3(3), 164-189.Mackavey, M. G. (2006). Practicing ethics in human resources: Where the action is. The Journal of the American Academy of Business, Cambridge. Retrieved May 18, 2007, from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid.