Strategic Human Resource Management SHRM is the linking of HRM with strategic goals and objectives in order to improve business performance and develop organizationa cultures that foster innovation and flexibility SHRM is the pattern of planned human resource deployment and activities intended to enable an organization to achieve its goals Strategic human resources management is largely about integration and adaptation. Its concern is to ensure that: (1)human resources (HR)management is fully integrated with the strategy and the strategic needs of the firm; (2) HR policies cohere both across policy areas and across hierarchies; and( 3)HR practices are adjusted, accepted, and used by line managers and employees as part of their everyday work◼ SHRM is the linking of HRM with strategic goals and objectives in order to improve business performance and develop organizational cultures that foster innovation and flexibility. ◼ SHRM is the pattern of planned human resource deployment and activities intended to enable an organization to achieve its goals. ◼ Strategic human resources management is largely about integration and adaptation. Its concern is to ensure that: (1) human resources (HR) management is fully integrated with the strategy and the strategic needs of the firm; (2) HR policies cohere both across policy areas and across hierarchies; and (3) HR practices are adjusted, accepted, and used by line managers and employees as part of their everyday work. Strategic Human Resource Management