Strategic HRM

This discipline covers the concepts and practices that guide and align Human Resource Management philosophy, tactical planning and practice with the strategic and long term goals of the organization, with a particular focus on human capital. It deals with the macro-concerns of the organization regarding structure, quality, culture, values, commitment, matching resources to future needs and other longer term people issues. Strategic HRM gives direction on how to build the foundation for strategic advantage by creating an effective organizational structure and design, culture, employee value proposition, systems thinking, an appropriate communication strategy and preparing an organization for a changing landscape, which includes downturns and mergers & acquisitions. Sustainability and corporate social responsibility come within the ambit of this discipline, especially with reference to organizational values and their expression in business decision making. Strategic HRM emphasizes organizational codes of ethics, managing the societal impact of business decisions, philanthropy and the role of the human resource professional in improving the quality of life of employees, their families and the community at large.

Articles

Five Principles Used by Creative Organizations to Fuel Innovation

By Niranjana Harikumar
6/5/2013

What differentiates the winners from the also-rans in the organizational context? Often, creative ideas are the source of competitive advantage – the successful leveraging of that one creative idea often turns ordinary companies into corporate legends. Whether it is Apple,...

Chicago Beckons, Ahoy Fareed!

By Sanjay Joshi
25/3/2013

Leading up to the SHRM 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, we want to share frequent updates to let you know how we came to pick an assortment of keynote speakers. This is something we often get asked internally, and there is always a way of thinking...

“Start thinking about your thinking,” says Dr David Rock as he reveals the secrets of the brain at work.

Dr David Rock coined the term ‘NeuroLeadership’ and is the director of the NeuroLeadership Institute, a global initiative bringing neuroscientists and leadership experts together to...

Research Papers

1/2/2005

The purpose of this research, titled The Maturing Profession of Human Resources: Worldwide and Regional View Survey Report, was to get a snapshot of the background of HR practitioners around the world, how they chose HR as a career and how they maintain their competencies in order to play a strategic role.

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1/9/2005

This survey report examines the offshoring phenomenon from the perspective of HR professionals. Experiences of organizations that currently offshore are discussed, as is the role of HR professionals in offshoring decision-making.

The reasons that some organizations are not choosing to offshore and the ways they remain...

By Vijay Pereira

11/12/2009

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

Introduction and objective:
The 21st century has witnessed India undergo sweeping economic changes....

Case Studies

By Lipsa Mohanty 13/5/2011 The client was undergoing a major acquisition in a country where it had previously operated through an affiliated company. Aroman International partnered with the client and ascertained that support was needed to align the previously affiliated company with the acquired company and integrate the management teams. Action...
By Steve Weingarden, Ph.D. 2009 In this scenario-based case study, undergraduate business or HR majors explore how to diagnose organizational issues, particularly as they apply to talent management and organizational socialization and onboarding. Students will learn how to judge the accuracy of opinions versus data; develop an approach to...
By Geraldine Willigan, MBA  In the summer of 2006, the global competitive landscape in which Nokia was operating was changing at an astoundingly fast pace. Market growth was shifting to emerging countries, mobile devices were being commoditized, handset prices were declining, networks were combining (Nokia had just merged its own networks...

Tools & Templates

Strategic Partner: What role does HR play in building a high-performance organizational culture?

The concept of creating cultures of innovation has become a focus and ongoing challenge for many executives and in turn for human resource leaders. HR's role in fostering a company culture that embraces differences and creativity is a subject of debate among leading industry professionals. However, it is certainly clear that culture plays a...

How can HR Department ensure that employee’s personal information like address and contact number remains updated in HRMS? How can we ensure that employees information HR Department whenever there is a change in personal information?

Organisations have been investing in HRIS to ensure that essential employee data is captured at various phases of the employee's life cycle in the organisation and Human Resource Department are entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring that the employee data is captured accurately and stays updated all the time.

Initially, HR...

Blogs

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One of the questions that we are asked quite often by HR professionals is “How do we develop and sustain a culture of innovation?” Creativity and innovation have come to be associated with companies like 3M and Google as part of their very DNA, but others still continue to struggle in their search of the Holy Grail of innovation. Clearly, most...
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As companies navigate through the complex challenges of recessionary times, it remains critical to attract and retain the right talent even under economic constraints. While certain companies are attempting to cut costs and ride out the storm, many progressive organizations are leveraging a differentiated employee value proposition (EVP) to give...
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Modern organizations are in dire need of a new generation of leaders who will drive organizational growth and transformation to enable their organizations to come out on top in an increasingly competitive economic scenario. For an organization to be “built to last,” the foremost lever is to develop organizational capability along with individual...

Featured Books & Publications

SHRM Briefly Stated 12/1/2004        Introduction The role of the human resource development (HRD) function is to ensure that the current and future knowledge, skills, abilities and performance needs of the workforce are understood and can be achieved within the timeframe required by the organization. This is accomplished...
By Wayne F. Cascio and John W. Boudreau 2008, 324 pages, Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-13-239411-6 SHRMStore Item #: 61.15007 Order from the SHRMStore or call (800) 444-5006.  More Than Ever Before, HR Practitioners Must Empirically Demonstrate a Clear Link Between Their Practices and Firm Performance.  Investing in People introduces a...
By Rebecca R. Hastings, SPHR 4/1/2006 Most organizations have a system in place, whether formal or informal, for developing an operating budget. A budget requires a systematic and thoughtful review of likely expenses and designated funds and helps a business allocate those expenditures over a designated period of time. Comparisons of actual...