ABSTRACT
In today’s ever-changing business environment, companies increasingly think of ways to more effectively manage their human resources (HR) as a key to building competitiveness. Recognition of HR as creators of high-performing organizations influences firms to integrate management of their human capital within the overall management processes and consistently to make efforts to win competitive advantage by strategically developing a highly dedicated and qualified labour force through employing a blend of cultural, institutional as well as industry-specific techniques. This chapter provides a detailed examination of HR activities in Egypt. It starts with an overview of the political, economic, and social circumstances that influence human resources management (HRM) in the country, and briefly describes the historical development of HRM and the factors determining it. This chapter also examines some governmental and non-governmental HRM development efforts, ethical issues and challenges to HR activities in Egypt.
