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Aligning with business strategy give HR a strategic focuses and helps prioritize goals.  Understanding the strategic goals of the business will help HR attract and retain the right talent at the right time.  Human resource needs to have a clear understanding of the company's business operations and strategies in order to be on the same page as the company and they should know the overall plan of the company.  HR needs to also keep the overall plan in their minds at all times. Employment cost is also a huge role for the HR department.  So, in order to assist the company HR must make sure they are aligned with the company's managers and executives to link desired changes to the current business strategies.  

The current global conditions in Maersk's industry do in fact impact the HR management practices within Maersk's organization.  Maersk is a global organization, so instead of an organization based in country, means the company and its HR department must remain aware of global conditions and the affects that the conditions might have on the organization.  It is important that the human resource management practices remain flexible so that they can be adapted as global conditions change so as to avoid stagnate policies.  For instance, Maersk hired young and untrained individuals so that the company could train their employees in their own specific training program, but due to the increased employee turnover, Maersk had to reevaluate their training and hiring process and policies.  This shows that Maersk HR department can adapt to changes in global conditions.  

-Jenn

References:

Managing Human Resources 18th Edition by Scott Snell and Shad Morris

Groysberg, B., & Abott, S. (2013). A.P. Moller - Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives. Harvard Business School, 1-20.