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Achieving competitive advantage through strategic human resource management.
M D Fottler1, R L Phillips, J D Blair
1Program in Administration-Health Services, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
Hospital & Health Services Administration
|October 1, 1990
Summary
Healthcare leaders must integrate human resource management into strategic planning. This framework aligns HR practices with organizational goals to achieve and sustain competitive advantage.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Strategic Human Resources
Background:
- Healthcare organizations require strategic alignment between business objectives and human resource management.
- Effective human resource strategies are crucial for maintaining competitive advantage in the healthcare sector.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a framework for strategic human resource management in healthcare.
- To guide healthcare executives in linking human resource practices to organizational strategy and outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Assessing the organizational environment, mission, and business strategy.
- Evaluating current human resource inventory against strategic requirements.
- Formulating human resource strategies based on identified gaps.
- Implementing HR practices to support strategic goals.
Main Results:
- A structured approach to aligning human resources with organizational strategy.
- Identification of key human resource management actions to achieve desired outcomes.
- Enhanced capability to maintain and improve competitive advantage through strategic HR.
Conclusions:
- Strategic human resource management is integral to overall healthcare strategic planning.
- Consciously formulated HR strategies reinforce the organization's broader strategic posture.
- This framework supports healthcare organizations in achieving competitive advantage through aligned HR practices.