HR in all its glory
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 24 July 2007
Abstract
Purpose
This article presents the diverse responsibilities of the HR department in organizations that strive for leadership within their sector.
Design/methodology/approach
Lists and explains these responsibilities, and highlights how they are connected.
Findings
Advocates that at the foundation of an HR department's responsibilities should be an immediate and continuous connection with strategic management and with departmental heads, so that the workforce can be geared toward any new requirements.
Practical implications
Presents a useful way forward for HR departments that find themselves simply fulfilling the functions of the old personnel division for database and administration, for pushing around the papers regarding employees' performance, and for posting job vacancies.
Originality/value
Emphasizes the role of HR as a link between top management and employees.
Keywords
Citation
Marques, J. (2007), "HR in all its glory", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/09670730710762799
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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