What is Strategic Human Resource Management?

Good material, I agree. Organizational strategies are all linked to achieving its long term objectives - long term survival. Important to consider are the organizations' core competencies. That's where its Human Capital comes into play. The more effective its people are, the better it is positioned to achieve the strategic goals in relation to its internal and external environments, of course.

This is a hotly contested and debatable topic, hence comments are generally a function of the perspective of the individual.

In my opinion, SHRM, is more about strategically aligning an organization's human capital to the business objectives and financial goals of the organization.

This covers a wide range of activities from organizational positioning (reputation) as an organization of choice for prospective employees in its reward systems, recruitment, training and development of employees an objective not only targeted toward better customer service, but also for the retention of the firm's best performers.

Strategic HR is about the business' objectives and financial goals of the firm. One aligns an "HR strategy" to achieve these. "Strategy" is about maximizing the firm's ability to make money (business model). The key to this is knowing what are our labor costs? What is the quality of our customer service versus that of our competitors? What is our quality versus the industry norm? There are many more questions, but it's about the business model, not about employees.

I didn't see any of that mentioned above. Most of the stuff above was about employees and thus, "tactical HR".

I want to know what is the link between SHRM and the recruitment model such as the STAR.

What is the process use by an organization to plan its physical resource requirements?

How do we integrate Strategic Human Resource Management into the organization's strategy while striving for the accomplishment of the organizational goals?

What are the implications of strategic human resources management?

What are the most important strategic aspects of human resources management as applied to purchasing?

Do you think that it is easier to tie human resources to the strategic management process in a larger or smaller organization? Why?

Please can anyone explain a comprehensive model of Strategic Human Resource Management?

I've been searching the web and this resource is useful and straight to the point. keep it up.

Human resource planning is an activity that an organization must go into when it has shaped its business strategy. for example, it may want to increase production by 10 percent by the end of a year. Managers should then plan for the right quantity and quality of human resources that will enable the organization to realize its objective.

Depending on circumstances and factors prevailing in the organization, that may lead to expansion or reduction of workforce, redeployment or enrichment of certain jobs. Human resource planning does not always translate into hiring of new employees.

A very useful article for people interested in human resource management. I just want to add a few comments that may broaden our understanding or trigger debate.

Strategic human resource management is obviously directed at achieving organisational objectives. While it is directed by organisational strategy (which may change depending on whether the organization is expanding activities, developing a new product or reorganising its activities), strategic human resource management must be an ongoing activity.

Management must continuously scan the human resource environment in order to identify developments that can either enhance or threaten its survival. Managers must be proactive and cannot wait for things to happen first. Strategic human resource managers, for example, study workers' habits, needs, tastes and so on in order to predict their (workers) possible actions and movements and the impact these will have on the organization.

i just wanted to know what are the alternatives of strategic HRM?

discuss the intergrating hr issues with business strategy.

thank you for the nice definition of SHRM.

This is very essential information to human resource personnel and very vital to the growth of an organization.

Excellent and to the point. Very helpful and interesting.

very useful. thank you very much!

I was looking for the need of SHRM and after searching heaps, finally got the article which is really helpful. Thank you very much.

how much money would a company loss if they fire someone?

thank you very much. it was very helpful in knowing the exact definition of SHRM.

this is really useful info. However, I've been trying to find some info on the founding fathers of HRM.

to anon40931: H.R. Planning is the process by which management determines how an organization should move from its current manpower position to its desired manpower position.

One of H.R.P objectives is to connect the H.R.P with organization planning which means the organization strives to have the right kind of people at the right places at the right time doing things which results in a benefit to the organization through the help of the Human Resource department.

i believe the organization strategy is a result of HR planning because an organization strategy is an organization's long term plan of how it will balance its internal strengths and weaknesses with its external opportunities and threats to maintain a competitive advantage, etc.

good material for students.

How does human resources planning link to the organization strategy?

Excellent and very useful. Thank you very very much