Analysis of Strategic Human Resource Management Practices
A Case Study of Hilton Worldwide
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https://doi.org/10.54097/fbem.v8i3.7872Keywords:
Strategic human resource management, The hotel industry, Resource-based view, Best practice model, Best fit model.Abstract
In the hospitality industry, human resources are considered one of the most essential and significant resources. This report aims to explore the influence of strategic human resource management through analysing three main HR strategies of Hilton Worldwide on achieving organisational goals and performance. And three models including resource-based view, best practice model, and best fit model will be adopted in the case analysis. It is hoped that this report will provide some insight for hotel enterprises and can indicate a direction for future study with comparison of other valuable human resources strategies.
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