HRM and Business Strategy Student’s Name: Professor’s Name:Course Title:Date:HRM and Business StrategyMetso Corporation will be used for the purpose of this paper. Metso is the world’s leading mining and construction service provider with operations in more than 50 countries and over 16,000 employees (Metso , 2014). It is a publicly traded company listed in the NASDAQ Stock market. This report paper will analyze the 2013 annual report of the company with a view of understanding how the company’s human resource management aligns itself with the business strategy. Discuss how the company uses its human resource management strategy to support its business strategyBeing one of the leading companies in the world in the mining, construction, pulp and paper technologies and industries is not a mean achievement but requires consistency in high quality service delivery, reliability as well as a highly professional, highly motivated and internationally diverse workforce. Metso’s business strategy focuses on strengthening and expanding the organization’s leading position in its core businesses to achieve faster than market growth and growing profitability (Metso and Megatrends, 2014). The strategy is focused on five key areas that include operational excellence,