Research Reports

Businesses that aim to align their human resources strategy (HRS) with their business strategy tend to be more profitable and more efficient than those that do not. This depends on: in the first instance, understanding what the business strategy or strategies are; second, what constitutes the HR strategy; and third, seeing if there is sufficient congruency. Achieving strategic alignment of business and human resources  argues that the process of aligning HRS with business strategy should be based on circumstance (contingency) rather than a one-size-fits-all approach (universalist). Consequently, it will not point the reader down some specific, ‘primrose’ path where strategy and HR can be aligned for benefits all round.