Human resource strategy: introducing a new management typology to make change stick

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Human resource management (HRM) is now being seen as a strategic activity. This recognises that change processes must include the management of human resources as part of an integrated approach to strategy. Without also linking management development and business strategy, change will not stick and organisations will not develop. Contributing to the debate about integrating HR and other strategies, including linking management development and business strategy, this paper develops a new Generic Management Typology of co-existing management philosophies in order to help change agents diagnose the culture of an organisation and to modify that culture. The typology is derived from reflecting on research about the global transformation of public service organisations over the last twenty-five years.

Keywords

  • human resource management, HRM, strategic, management, management development, business strategy, Generic Management Typology, culture, organisation, global transformation, public service
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)57-69
Number of pages13
JournalJournal on Management
Volume1
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2006
Externally publishedYes
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