STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A CHANGING AND TURBULENT ENVIRONMENT : ALIGNING HRM PRACTICES WITH BUSINESS STRATEGY

Abstract

The primary objective of this paper is to highlight the proactive role the HR function of an organization has to shoulder in an increasingly turbulent environment. It should stop being reactive and frame policies consistent with strategy. The HR department should be able to build critical organizational capabilities that can provide a competitive edge. Focusing on emerging knowledge and skills should be the prerogative while identifying staffing needs. Alignment of staffing to changing business needs requires more than ever the alignment of business strategy with human resource strategy. taffing practices must move beyond matching individuals to immediate job requirements, and begin considering what skills, aptitudes, and behavioral styles are most compatible with future organizational objectives and directions. The successful implementation of a business strategy requires a unique set of employee behaviors and attitudes and a set of human resource policies that will bring out those.