SUPREME HRM: Towards Sustainable Social Equity Practices

Momer N. Suringa

doi:10.64423/arpa.v32i2.17

Authors

Momer N. Suringa Philippine Civil Service Commission Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64423/arpa.v32i2.17

Keywords:

SUPREME HRM, PRIME HRM, Sustainable HRM, Sustainable Social Equity

Abstract

SUPREME HRM refers to a Sustainable Program for Reinforcement in Establishing Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (SUPREME HRM). It is a product of an empirical study with a theoretical analysis that integrates the Philippine Civil Service Commission’s Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME HRM) with contemporary tenets in Sustainable Human Resource Management (SuHRM). This new framework promotes Sustainable Social Equity (SSE) practices by managing strategic employee engagement and sustainable employee experience. This suggests a balanced integration of PRIME HRM and SuHRM, creating an ideal contemporary human resource management (HRM) culture to address SSE issues. Based on sustainable processes theory, SUPREME HRM offers a complete way to carry out HRM to improve employees’ experiences through SuHRM and increase their engagement in the government sector through PRIME HRM. In addition, this novel approach provides an equilibrium between process-oriented and people-oriented programs, integrating work and life for the government workforce in the Philippines. Thus, the dynamics of SUPREME HRM significantly impact the personal and social development, economic acumen, and environmental consciousness of its human capital to improve their experiences of a world-class bureaucracy.

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