The survey was conducted in January 2014 on a sample of organizations employing 50 and more workers.Primary data collection was conducted through a questionnaire,managers and workers of HRM departments were contacted personally or by e-mail.250 companies were addressed,the return rate was 27.2%.The research sample thus consists of 68 organizations employing 50 and more employees.
3. FINDINGS The first part of the survey investigates the status of the use of HRM strategy and its relevant components,on the basis of which we are able to evaluate the organization’s
strategic approach to human resource management.The first question that was investigated is whether companies have elaborated a strategy of human resource management.The results cannot be assessed as positive,since only 30.89% of respondents have confirmed that their organization has prepared an HRM strategy.These results correspond almost completely to the results of the research conducted in Slovakia in 2005 and 2006,where 29% of organizations confirmed having an HRM strategy.The results are shown in Graph
1.
Graph 1 Utilisation of a HRM strategy in Slovak companies
Source:own research Strategy is a document,which should include long-term business objectives. However in practice,HRM strategies may have different forms and may not fully correspond to those defined by management theory.Therefore,we have investigated the time horizon for which the HRM strategies have been devised by the companies(see graph2).
Graph 2 Time horizon of HRM strategy
Source:own research