Evolution of Strategic Role of Organization’s Human Resource Management: An Overview

Strategic Role of Organization’s Human Resource Management: An Overview

Abstract

The traditional administrative focus of Human Resource Management
(HRM) is mostly related to operational tasks of an organization. Although
the function has evolved in different eras, today Human Resource (HR) has a
much vital role to play in a strategic sense, by aligning its focus towards
organizational strategies. The question of what should be the function and
tasks of human resource management (HRM) has led to a variety of models
determining the future strategic role of HR functions .Empirical evidence of
the strategic focus of these models is not uniform, yet there is general
agreement that in future, the current administrative function of HR needs to
be aligned with the overall business strategy for better organizational
performance.