Human resources plays a key role in the organizational functions that involve recruiting, managing, developing and motivating people, but also includes functional and specific support systems for personnel engagement and managing systems to administer regulatory compliance with employment and human rights standards. Human resources is also positioned to play a vital role in helping the organization achieve its goals of becoming a socially and environmentally responsible firm, allowing the organization to reduce its negative and enhance its positive impact on society and the environment. Human resource professionals that strive for successful social responsibility are influential in achieving that objective. Human resources implement many of the key systems and processes, positioning itself to foster a corporate social responsibility ethics and achieve a high caliber social responsibility culture. Human resource management can play a big role so that the corporate social responsibility becomes a norm rather than the exception. It also ensures that the public relations sentiment is reflected and aligns with how personnel are treated within the organization.

While there is a wide spectrum of expectation of human resources’ central role, many organizations expect human resources to play a big role in realizing the importance of talent management and succession planning. Human resources’ expertise and insights are needed to build efficient, agile and growing organizations. Organizations look to human resources to help the organization identify the behaviors and skills that will drive the organization’s productivity and success. Tailored approaches to individual leader development accelerate personal effectiveness, becoming more effective than large-scale leadership development efforts. There is emphasis placed on attracting and retaining talent. Human resources assume