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with certain trainings. Few of the trainings that MM has provided to their employees are asfollow:

Computer training programme. Basic skills Summer programs Cloud computing

Also the other services for the employees have been restructured for the employees with thename of Self service for employees. Through this the employees can remain in touch with thecompany through the intranet, they can take information and also communicate with the keyemployees. This service is not only for the current employees but also for the potentialemployees who wants to apply for the job. The purpose of doing so is to provide the bestexperience to their employees and also to retain their employees by providing them with extra

benefits.

A.3.3. Integration of HR with the organizations pla nning process:

In Muscat municipality the HR is playing a vital role in overall planning and development. Thecommittees have been formed for these purposes which are working on several tasks. Also someconsultants have been hired for this purpose like Arabian town organizations etc that with the topmanagement discussthe strategic issues and also guide with regards to current and future needs.

A.3.3.1. The best fit approach:Strategic human resource focuses on the overall fit between the organization with the internaland external context.

I nternal f i t:

The internal context is related to fit between the organization overall values, history with theorganization objective. The MM is keenly working on these issues. One of the employees of theMM has said that the MM is not providing the employees with the objective of the organization

but also linked it with the overall organization values and ethics.Also the MM is beneficial in terms of the employees that they can shift their resources either they are the employeesor any other from one shift to another. This has proven to be veryeffective.

External f it:

The external fit refers to the company strategy with the changing environment context. Thecompany is also doing it by providing the employee with the certain trainings and benefits whichare required by the organization to cope with the contextual needs.

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A.3.4. New function at MM aligned with the organization strategy:Barney (1995) has stated that the best fit is achieved through the people working in theorganization, the employees are the assets of the organization and this gives the competitive edgeto the organization. He said that the employees are very much skilled and are not easily imitable

by the other organization. The MM in this regards have a competent employees who have beengiven time to time trainings.

Major changes have been taken place at municipality that ensure the effectiveness of thecompanys goal.

The information system manager Khalid bin Dawood al Zadjali of Muscat municipalityhas said that the committee has been formed that ensures that the employees are doingwell and also to assist employees in case of any hurdle in works.(Muscatdaily, 2011)

Another data base has been established for the employees to see the various issues likeenvironmental, labour workforce, social and economic issues (Muscat Municipality,2011)

Conclusion:From the above discussion it has been analysed that the overall system at the Muscatmunicipalityshows the strategic alignment of the HR strategies with the organization goals. The company is

paying due attention to the needs of the employees in order to achieve the organization andindividual needs. The company has good resources in terms of the labour and also with thetechnology. It has been suggested to the senior level managers to give time to the junior level or line managers in order to communicate with them and also to assist them in their work. Thesenior level employees should give enough time to employees to resolve their issues and solvetheir problems. The employees have faced certain issues regarding the compensation and

benefits this issue must also be resolved.

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