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Chapter two Strategic human resource management John Bratton Strategic human resource management is the process of linking the human resource function with the strategic objectives of the organization in order to improve performance. ‘If a global company is to function successfully, strategies at different levels need to inter-relate.’1 ‘An organization’s [human resource management] policies and practices must fit with its strategy in its competitive environment and with the immediate business conditions that it faces.’2 ‘The [human resources–business strategy] alignment cannot necessarily be characterized in the logical and sequential way suggested by some writers; rather, the design of an HR system is a complex and iterative process.’3 Chapter outline Introduction p.38 Dimensions of strategic human Strategic management p.38 resource management p.59 Strategic human resource International and comparative management p.45 strategic human resource Human resource strategy models p.49 management p.61 Evaluating strategic human resource management and models of human resources strategy p.56 Chapter objectives After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Explain the meaning of strategic management and give an overview of its conceptual framework 2. Describe the three levels of strategy formulation and comment on the links between business strategy and human resource management (HRM) 3. Explain three models of human resources (HR) strategy: control, resource and integrative 4. Comment on the various strategic HRM themes of the