Gary Dessler - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management (2018)

The HR Strategy Model in the Part openers illustrates the basic idea behind strategic human resource management, which is that in formulating human resource management policies and practices, the aim must be to produce the employee competencies and behaviors that the company needs to achieve its strategic goals.

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Fifth Edition

Gary Dessler

Florida International University

New York, NY

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