Policy Goals of Human Resource Management (HRM)

The models of HRM, the aims set out above and other definitions of HRM have been distilled by Caldwell (2004) into 12 policy goals:

1. Managing people as assets that are fundamental to the competitive advantage of the organization.
2. Aligning HRM policies with business policies and corporate strategy.
3. Developing a close fit of HR policies, procedures and systems with one another.
4. Creating a flatter and more flexible organization capable of responding more quickly to change.
5. Encouraging team working and co-operation across internal organizational boundaries.
6. Creating a strong customer-first philosophy throughout the organization.
7. Empowering employees to manage their own self-development and learning.
8. Developing reward strategies designed to support a performance-driven culture.
9. Improving employee involvement through better internal communication.
10. Building greater employee commitment to the organization.
11. Increasing line management responsibility for HR policies.
12. Developing the facilitating role of managers as enablers.