Strategic HRM and HR Strategies-A Conceptual Framework

Human Resources of an organisation can provide a competitive edge over its competitors and thus ensure growth and stability. Most organizations view the department of Human Resources (HR) as an administrative function and ignore the need and opportunity to align it with the strategic plans. Strategic human resource management mainly concerns with the creation of a linkage between the overall strategic aims of business and the human resource strategy and implementation. In this paper we emphasise on how an organisation manages its human resources strategically and significantly and at the same time contributing to the organization's performance. Alignment between HR activities and strategy bring forth better operational results and attain higher organizational performance. HR managers have to design strategic programmes depicting linkage between strategic HR and organizational performance.