Contemporary Research Analysis Journal

The impact of human resource management (HRM) on organization efficiency is analyzed in this article. The key aim was to analyze the literature in the area of human resources management and business performance critically and systematically, culminating in a succinct literature review. A body of literature discusses the human resources management and business performance relation, so there was plenty of space for a detailed review of different articles. To be more accurate, eighteen articles from several stages in the review process were reviewed. The outcome indicates a positive relationship between human resource management practices and overall business performance. Additionally, human resource management positively influences worker wellbeing, competitiveness, and organizational environment. Indeed, there is a good chance that good human resource management practices are not the cause but the effect of good business performance. This topic is introduced and elaborated in the current article. This systematic review paper is rightly based on the information obtained from the data collected and the findings derived. Finally, the paper should be regarded as a preliminary study in the field of human resource management activities and their influence on performance of business for further research.

Human resource management; Business strategy; Resource-based view.

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