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The Importance of Strategic Human Resource Development Practices Among Multinational Companies in Malaysia

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Scholars in Human Resource Development (HRD) are debating that HRD should have bigger role that is beyond training and should strategically be linked to business planning in order for HRD to help organization implement its business strategies. However, HRD has not been regularly practiced and the inconsistent understanding of its roles has also contributed to the disparity in the HRD field. This paper aims to discuss some empirical evidences on how HRD is viewed and used according to strategic HRD model. The perceptions of 58 MNCs practitioners in Malaysia are valued to report the findings.

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  1. Faculty of Management, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

    Roziana Shaari, Azlineer Sarip, Hamidah Abdul Rahman & Farahnurhidayah Mohamed Fadil

  2. Language Academy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

    Azizah Rajab

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Shaari, R., Sarip, A., Rajab, A., Rahman, H.A., Fadil, F.M. (2019). The Importance of Strategic Human Resource Development Practices Among Multinational Companies in Malaysia. In: Kantola, J.I., Nazir, S., Barath, T. (eds) Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Society. AHFE 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 783. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94709-9_41

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