"Critically discuss how organisations can develop a human resource strategy"

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"Critically discuss how organisations can develop a human resource strategy"

1. Introduction

This report aims to look at ways in which organisations can develop a human resource strategy. I will begin by attempting to define human resource strategy and assess the various approaches to strategy. Then I will suggest the steps an organisation may take to develop a human resource strategy. The report goes on to assesses whether strategy is contingent with the organisations strategy .The report also looks at contrasting strategies depending on the fit to the choices involved, this is illustrated using the case studies of McDonalds and Venture Pressings (see appendix). It continues by examining the strengths and limitations of human resource strategies.

2. What is Human Resource Strategy?

This is a new subject area, a lot of literature on this topic has a different perspective, and therefore it is difficult to define human resource strategy. First of all I will define strategy and how it links to human resource management. Strategy is about getting from where we are now to where we want to be; it may be manifest or implicit in organisational behaviour. Therefore HR strategy is linked to organisational