Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2014
Keywords
strategic human capital management, leadership, strategic thinking and organizational change
Abstract
Drawing on qualitative data from forty counties in New York and North Carolina, this article examines the adoption of strategic human capital management (SHCM) principles and practices at the county level and presents a typology of five levels of SHCM adoption. The level of SHCM implementation in a county depends on: the view of the HR function by executive county leadership, the capacity of the county to engage in strategic planning and management, and the capacity of the HR director to think strategically about the role of HR in the government. The article concludes with recommendations for practice, which focus on educating a diverse set of actors about SHCM, building executive level support, developing HR skill and competencies, and applying basic change management practices.
Publisher Attribution
Article published in Review of Public Personnel Administration from Sage Journals: https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X13507158
Recommended Citation
Jacobson, Willow S.; Sowa, Jessica E.; and Lambright, Kristina T., "Do Human Resource Departments Act as Strategic Partners? Strategic Human Capital Management Adoption by County Governments" (2014). Public Administration Faculty Scholarship. 49.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/public_admin_fac/49
