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Importance of HR to Strategy What are HR Strategies Types of HR Strategies Criteria for an Effective HR Strategy
IMPORTANCE OF HR TO STRATEGY
Importance of HR to Strategy
Providing Competitive Advantage (CA) Michael E Porter HRM is the key to obtaining CA CA can be obtained through a high quality workforce, which enables organizations to compete on the basis of market responsiveness, product and services quality, differentiated products and technological innovation Rush to competencies Controlling Labor Costs
Eliminating inefficient use of workforce underutilized workers, lack of trust, resistance to change, antagonistic labormanagement relations, motivation problems, and restrictive work practices leading to low productivity
Better HR utilization would prove to be more cost efficient than investing in plant and equipment.
HR Contributions to Strategy: 1. Environmental Scanning and Competitive Intelligence 2. Implementation of Resource Reallocation Decisions 3. Lead time for dealing with Labor Shortages
TYPES OF HR STRATEGIES
Types of HR Strategies
Types of HR Strategies
Types of HR Strategies
Would satisfy business needs Would be founded on detailed analysis Can be turnable into actionable programmes Is coherent and integrated Takes into account the needs of line managers and employees generally as well as those of the organization and its other stakeholders