The $21$st century has conveyed with it a different place of work, one in which the human resources management needs to adjust to a quickly dangling society with continually ever$-$changing demands and prospects. Organizations today face unprecedented degrees of complexity, catalysed by powerful forces that are reshaping the business environment. To successfully execute new strategies, organizations must accelerate the pace of building critical senior$-$level alignment and ownership around the strategic direction. Only then will organizations achieve strategic agility. It is imperative for the human resources manager $($HRM$)$ to understand how strategic HRM works, and its relationship with business strategy, human capital management and performance.

a$)$ One of the biggest challenges facing organisations today is the recognition of the link between organisational strategy and HR strategy. With this observation in mind, discuss the concept of Strategic Integration highlighting how HR managers can use it to drive organisational strategy. $[25$ marks$]$