Abstract:
Human resource management is a major influence on the way employees be have, their attitudes and overall performance. There are core strategies that
need to be explored for a company to maximize their influence on the organ ization’s overall performance. At SAS Institute, a leading provider of analytics
software, exemplary human resource management is what the company
prides themselves on and is recognized on a national level. This litera ture-based qualitative paper provides an in-depth assessment and analysis of
the SAS’ planning, recruitment, selection, employee development, compensa tion, performance management and employee relations to reveal what makes
the organization supersede many of their competitors in human resource
management practices of diversity and inclusion. Additionally, we highlight
relevant strategies and the results of our SWOT analysis while further ex ploring areas for improvement of the institution. Modern managers and hu man resources professionals can benchmark many of the relevant diversities
and inclusion practices in order to remain competitive in their own firms and
industries.