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The new human resource department: A cross‐functional unit
Author(s) -
Marques Joan F.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.1163
Subject(s) - attunement , human resources , human resource management , unit (ring theory) , resource (disambiguation) , work (physics) , business , strategic business unit , perception , strategic human resource planning , operations management , management , process management , knowledge management , psychology , marketing , computer science , engineering , economics , medicine , computer network , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , mathematics education , pathology , neuroscience
As new trends in business operations take hold, the need for a redefined human resource department, including what it should look like and what functions it should perform, seems imminent. HR departments are moving toward a stronger involvement in strategic decision‐making and an attunement between a worker's and an organization's needs and the worker's work‐life balance. The result of this new HRD‐focused perception will be the hiring of new workers with a consideration of current and future needs and a streamlining of processes and applicable skills.