TY  - JOUR
AB  - Endeavours to show that human resource managers (HRM) should be involved in business strategy and should be more ‘business‐oriented’. Acknowledges that there is a tendency to see HRM in just two forms ‐ the ‘hard line’ and the ‘soft’ approach — the first built around the belief that HRM exists to serve strategic business needs, and the second emphasizing people are a resource unlike any other. Discusses a model that is contained within the article listing out the short‐term (annual) goals (4), and also the longer‐term (7). Intimates this gives companies a real paradox and that flexibility can be obtained ‐ but only by breaking the psychological contract crucial to retaining key skills.
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SN  - 1363-8483
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000006309
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006309
AU  - Kippenberger T
PY  - 1996
Y1  - 1996/01/01
TI  - The missing link: human resources and business strategy
T2  - The Antidote
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 33
EP  - 34
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -