Business Driven HRM

Strategy is all very well, but forget the human side of the business and your plans are destined for failure. Yet human resource management (HRM) has traditionally focused on administrative functions such as recruiting, disciplining, and rewarding employees. Human Resource Management (HRM) plays a critical role in the strategic processes of an organisation. All too often though, the strategic plans of a company fall down because insufficient attention has been given to the implementation phase, of which HR policies are a critical part. Strategy is all very well, but forget the human side of the business, and your plans are destined for failure. The approach of this book is to make HRM practices successful by becoming business-driven concerns. The real trick lies in making this concept practically applicable. The author makes use of case studies illustrating good and bad HRM practices, step-by-step approaches and checklists to ensure that organisations can successfully adopt business-driven HRM. A few common myths are also exploded along the way (see introduction). This book will help HRM be transformed into a major force in organisational success. It should be read not just by HR professionals, but also senior executives and company leaders, as well as consultants, trainers and business advisers. Strategy is all very well, but forget the human side of the business and your plans are destined for failure. Yet human resource management (HRM) has traditionally focused on administrative functions such as recruiting, disciplining, and rewarding employees. This book draws on practical experience and extensive research to offer a framework that shows how HRM can link to corporate vision, values, strategies and policies, both in a reactive and proactive way. It includes various case studies of HRM to illustrate how the model may be modified and applied in practice. In addition, the author pays special attention to the management of organisational change, and covers current trends to ensure that HRM adds value throughout the organisation. Rich in examples and practical advice, this book will help transform HRM into a major force in organisational success.