ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1. Chapter I – Introduction 1.1 Background and significance 1.1.1 Research background 1.1.2 Research significance 1.2 Research object definition 1.2.1 Employee Performance 1.2.2 Workforce Diversity 1.2.3 Technological Advances 1.2.4 Scarcity of Talent 1.2.5 Retention 1.3 Research contents and methods 1.3.1 Research contents 1.3.2 Research methods Chapter II – Theoretical basis and literature review 2.1 Theoretical basis 2.1.1 Human Resource Challenges (Workforce Diversity, Technological Advances, Scarcity of Talent and Retention) theories 2.1.2 Employee Performance 2.2 literature review 2.2.1 Overview of HRM in SOEs in Samoa 2.2.2 Practical View of HRM in SOEs in Samoa 2.2.2 The concept of HR Challenges( theories Chapter III – Correlation study design 3.1 Research hypothesis 3.2 Study variable design 3.2.1 Independent variables 3.2.2 Dependent variables 3.3 Research Methodology 3.3.1 Data and Specification 3.3.2 Measures 3.4 Study sample selection and data collection and processing 3.4.1 Full sample size 3.4.2 By Organization Chapter IV –Correlation analysis 4.1 Multivariate regression analysis 4.2 Robustness test 4.3 Results analysis and management Suggestions 4.3.1 Result & Findings 4.3.2 Recommendation Conclusions APPENDIX REFERENCES