What is Role of HR

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The approaches to role of HR:
1. The in-house agency:
In which the HR department is seen as a cost centre and the
activities are cross-charged to other departments or divisions.

2. The internal consultancy:
In which the HR department sells its services to internal
customers (line managers), the implication being that managers have some
freedom to go elsewhere if they are not happy with the service that is being
provided.
3. The business within a business:
In which some of the activities of the function are
formed into a quasi-independent organization that may trade not only with organizational units but also externally.

4. External consultancy:
In which the organizational units go outside to completely
independent businesses for help and advice.