Strategic Human Resource Management : Formulating and Implementing HR Strategies for a Competitive Advantage

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Author -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management -- Introduction -- Learning Objectives -- I -- II -- Theoretical Foundations of SHRM -- Implications of HRM Practices -- III -- SHRM and Organizational Performance -- Case Study of Strategic Human Resource Management in Walmart Stores -- Introduction -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Strategy: Concept and Process -- It Is Imperative for the Corporate World to Design Strategic HR Management -- Process Improvements to Move toward Enduring Human Resource Management -- Strategic HRM Helps to Create Employer Branding -- Role of Strategic HRM for Achieving Global Ambitions -- Embarking on a Journey -- Working Out a Winning Formula -- Grooming a Global Cadre of Executives -- Mastering the International Matrix -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 Strategic Human Resource Management: Concept and Process -- Competitive Human Resources Strategies -- Implications for Human Resources Strategy -- What Does an Effective HR Agenda Need to Do? -- Why Do So Few HR Strategies Provide These Benefits? -- Four Steps to an HR Agenda -- Step 1: Enterprise People Philosophies and Themes -- Potential Action Items -- Step 2: Business Unit People Plan -- Organizational Capabilities - Path to People Plans -- Organization Capabilities Defining the Work of HR in Supporting the Growth Strategy of the Business -- The Competency Lever -- The Process and Structure Lever -- The Culture Lever -- Involving Line Leaders in the Capabilities Discussion -- Step 3: Company-Wide People Priorities -- References -- Chapter 4 Formulating and Implementing HR Strategies -- Corporate Governance and the HR Agenda -- Global Integration -- Most Commonly Integrated Global Practices -- Potential Action Items.