The purpose of this article is to review relevant literature and discussion about concepts, theories, and
approaches in strategic human resource management. Empirical studies of related subjects which have been
carried out overseas and in Thailand are also explored in this article. The author concludes by arguing that the
future of Thai organizations depends more heavily than ever before on the quality of the management of its
people. To equip the Thai HR professionals and business practitioners with the human resources skills needed to
undertake value-added activities and to demonstrate that these business and strategic activities can successfully
be developed and implemented, the author strongly urges that universities and graduate institutes in Thailand
will need competent faculties and experienced researchers with a wide variety of human resources and business
skills who are dedicated to develop academic programs and carry out HRM research that will respond to_the
needs of the future organizations. Although substantial advances in Human Resource Management research
has been made during the past ten years, considerable work still remains to be done.