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Challenges of HR Professional as a Strategic Partner

Year	2012
Volume/Issue/Review Month	Vol. - V \| Spl. Issue I \| Jan
Title	Challenges of HR Professional as a Strategic Partner
Authors	Ms. Sandhya.R
Broad area	Challenges of HR Professional as a Strategic Partner
Abstract	The successful organizations will be those that are able to quickly turn strategy into action; to manage processes intelligently and efficiently; to maximize employee contribution and commitment; and to create the conditions for seamless change. Organizations are increasingly looking at human resources as a unique asset that can provide sustained competitive advantage. The changes in the business environment with increasing globalization, changing demographics of the workforce, increased focus on profitability through growth, technological changes, intellectual capital and the never ending changes that organizations are undergoing have led to increased importance of managing human resources. Increased integration between human resource management and business strategy is one of the most important demands that are placed upon modern strategic human resource management. This paper discusses on the five challenges given by Dave Ulrich with reference to the Indian business context for a HR professional to work as a strategic partner and the steps to overcome these challenges.
Description	The successful organizations will be those that are able to quickly turn strategy into action; to manage processes intelligently and efficiently; to maximize employee contribution and commitment; and to create the conditions for seamless change. (Dave Ulr
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