Alignment of Human Resource General Strategy with Human Resource Subsystem Strategy

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Studies show that there are relationship between general strategy of the organization and its human resource strategies. On the other hand, coordinated strategies in human resource fields affect general performance of organizations. This research is intended to investigate the alignment of the organizations’ general strategy of human resource and its subsystem human resource strategies. Bamberger and Mesoulan model of strategic reference point (SRP) was employed to investigate the vertical and horizontal alignment. This is basically a survey research. Research population includes all expert employees at Kaleh Food Company. Questionnaires were employed to collect data from different types of research. The reliability of the questionnaires was tested through SPSS and Cronbach’s alpha. It turned out equal to 91 percent. The results indicated that the company’s most dominant human resource strategies include loyal soldier, recruiting peripherals human resource, selective training and development, reproductive performance evaluation, competitive compensation, and imperative employee communication. The research came about with the conclusion that there is a deep gap between the organization’s general human resource strategy and those of the subsystems. Lack of coordination is also conformed.

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Journal of Research in Human Resources Management
Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 27
serial no.27
June 2017
Pages 183-206

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  • Receive Date: 08 September 2016
  • Accept Date: 27 April 2017

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