Which term best describes the approach of aligning HR practices with organizational strategy to build required competencies and behaviors?

• A. Strategic HRM
• B. Globalization
• C. On-Demand Workers
• D. Nontraditional Worker

Answer: (A)

Strategic HRM focuses on making every HR practice reinforce what the organization is trying to achieve. It starts by clarifying the business strategy and then identifies the specific competencies and behaviors needed to carry it out. HR activities—recruitment, selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards—are then designed and aligned to build and reinforce those capabilities. The result is a workforce with the right skills, mindsets, and behaviors to execute the strategy and drive desired outcomes. The other terms describe broader phenomena or workforce formats rather than the intentional integration of HRM with organizational strategy to develop required capabilities.