This article explores the changes that are required if Australia and New Zealand are to shift emphasis from natural resources to human resources. Drawing on the Harvard framework for HRM, we review the key stakeholders, critique the historical content of human resource policies in four key domains and conclude with a discussion of priorities for change.
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