Chapter 2

Strategic Health Care Human Resources Management and Planning

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the changing role of human resources management
  • Define human resources planning and identify steps in the planning process
  • Identify factors to be considered in forecasting the supply and demand for strategic human resources management (SHRM)
  • Explain why SHRM is critical for health care organizations

Strategic human resources management (SHRM) is based on the belief that to be effective and able to adapt to changes quickly, organizations need realistic information on the capabilities and talents of their current staff—in essence, their human resources.

SHRM refers to the implementation of human resources activities, policies, and practices to ...

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