Aligning HR Strategy with Organizational Strategy

Business Strategy emphasizes how it intends to succeed in its chosen market place. It mainly focuses on competitive advantage. Business Strategy helps to establish the direction in which the organization is going in relation to its environment. The Business Strategy of an organization must reflect the intentions of managers about what they expect to achieve over a stated period of time. Business Strategy is therefore, about beating competitors in meeting customers needs, but this does not mean that a Business Strategy is the same thing as a marketing strategy. Business Strategies should take into account the changing needs and critical resources needed to carry out the strategic aims. Thus, organizations must unavoidably make choices about how they would pursue competitive advantage. Business plans are prepared to work on three to five years cycle and annual business plans are formed within this. These plans consist of strategies like innovation, cost reduction, Continue reading

Strategic Human Resource Management in Health Care

Human resource has been recognized as the most important resource to which any business can have access. Previously, the exact role played by human resources in organizations was underrated due to limited research on the topic. However, with more research on the role played by the human resource, as well as analysis of successful firms, it became increasingly clear that human resource plays the greatest role as far as achievement of organizational goals is concerned. With the advent of globalization, various factors began influencing the business environment such as the use of the Internet, effects of competition, and others. Businesses began changing strategies to incorporate the input from the human resource, as this was the only way they could survive stiff competition brought by globalization and technological change. Strategic management of the human resource is therefore essential for the achievement of objectives and goals in any organization. There are various Continue reading