Developing and Empowering Human Resources: Requirements for the Success of Strategic Human Resource Management

Human resource development causes people to continue their activities effectively and increase their efficiency with organizational and environmental changes. Since very limited studies are conducted to identify HR strategic management success, present study provides the results of an empirical study as well as strategic and management elites’ experiences by using Grounded theory in order to identify vital affecting factors on HR strategic management success. To identify affecting factors on HR strategic management success, a paradigm by Stratus and Corbin is used. Finally, a model is provided to identify success factors for HR strategic management success. Data collection instrument is deep and semi-structured interviews conducted by strategic managers and elites and HR strategic management in automotive industry. Results from analyses indicate that critical factors which lead into HR strategic management success in Iranian automakers include: HR development and empowerment.