Aligning Human Resource Strategies with Competitive Business Strategies

Explain how human resource strategies and competitive business strategies are aligned.

The contingency perspective suggests that human resource strategies are most effective when they align with competitive business strategies.

Cost Leadership Strategy: Organizations with a cost leadership strategy often benefit from either a Bargain Laborer or Loyal Soldier HR strategy.

Differentiation Strategy: Organizations with a differentiation strategy often benefit from either a Committed Expert or Free Agent

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Explain how human resource strategies and competitive business strategies are aligned. 
The core idea of the contingency perspective is the notion that human resource strategies are most effective when they match competitive business strategies. Accordingly, organizations with a cost leadership competitive strategy are expected to do best when they have either a Bargain Laborer or Loyal Soldier HR strategy. Organizations with a competitive business strategy of differentiation are expected to do
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