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This 4 page paper looks at how and why strategic human resource management could be important and add value to a small company and then considers the way in which it could help the company expand. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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and empowerment in the employees, which is in line with the human relations school of thought (Barrier, 1999). There are many other definitions of strategic human resource development, all look
to the role of human resource development and how it may be use proactively used with consideration of the corporate strategy linked to it, in practical terms Garavan (1991) suggests
a framework of nine characteristics that are present where there is the use of strategic human resource development. The following are the identified characteristics; Integration with the organisation mission and
goals; Support from senior management; Environmental scanning; HED polices and plans; Commitment and involvement of the line managers; Complimentary human resource management polices being in existence; The role of the
trainer being expanded; Recognition of culture and evaluation has an emphasis. The role of human resource development for this to be strategic human resource development should
also be perceived as a lever that can be utilised as it is way of helping the organisation achieve its goals (Garavan et al, 1995). In effect this becomes
the equivalent of a form of vertical integration (Storey, 1992). If we consider this there is a parallel with the matching model of human resource
management if it is considered that strategic human resource development may take place in a more reactive manner (Sparrow and Hiltrop, 1994). Torroaco and Swanson (1995) take an approach that
is more proactive, where strategic human resource development is able to aid in influencing and shaping strategy, especially where there is the adoption of emergent strategies. They states "Todas business
environment requires that human resource development not only support the business strategies of organisation, but assume a pivotal role in the shaping of business strategy" (Torroaco and Swanson, 1995; 11).
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