Effective Human Resource Management $($HRM$)$ activities within a for$-$profit firm:

Normally take little planning time or effort, especially in an older firm because the depth of organizational culture guarantees a positive workplace environment and ensures equitable treatment of all people within the firm.

May legally disregard any state statute and regulation that is only applicable to an individual person's rights, mainly because only federal laws apply to HR$.$

May provide a unique core competency or capability that yields high value for the firm and may not easily be copied $($replicated$)$ by a competitor.

May ethically disregard the importance of any one individual person and exploit people's individual work contributions so long as the result is to maximize the firm's financial bottom line.