Hrm/531 Week 2

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Week Two Analysis Paper
Karen Figueroa
Wilmington University

Abstract

Week Two Analysis Paper The Human Resources department have a lot of effect when it comes to how staffing relates to strategy and how organizational structures relates to implementing strategy. Helping to set and implement the strategic direction of an organization requires developing and assessing the organization’s human capital and creating the organizational capabilities required to support the strategic direction. It also requires shaping strategy by providing the unique perspective available via the lens of someone who has knowledge of the talent market and human behavior. In this paper we will explain the pyramid model that shows the linkage between business and HR strategy. Also, what role do HR metrics play in linking business and HR strategies? And why is Strategic dynamic?
Competitive advantage cannot be created simply by evaluating environmental opportunities and threats, and conducting business only in high-opportunity, low-threat environments. Rather, creating sustained competitive advantage depends on the unique resources and capabilities that a firm brings to competitive advantage in its environment. To discover these resources and capabilities, managers must look
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The pyramid model suggests and emphasizes the importance of human resources in the planning and structuring of a business. HR should be the central component in the planning and formation in the business strategy. The model suggest that planning needs to go to down, while execution should be bottom up. A successful business needs to consistently ask themselves the following questions according to the pyramid model: Who is our competition and how do we compete? What in particular our company does well? How to engage customers both internally and externally? What will promote high