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The Ulrich model is a common HR strategy that helps large companies consisting of several business units coordinate and effectively manage their human resources operations. This model advocates for HR processes to be simplified, re-engineered and automated. This ensures that professionals spend less time handling mundane bureaucratic internal processes while directing more of their efforts to high-value tasks that help organizations achieve their strategic goals. David Ulrich suggested that in giant organizations or large-scale businesses, HR functions should be compartmentalized into four roles. By understanding and implementing the four key roles of the Ulrich HR Model, HR professionals can better align with the organization’s objectives and drive value across a range of HR areas.

As an executive, every financial decision you make has the power to shape strategy, drive growth, and strengthen organisational performance. Discover the critical role of financial leadership in today’s boardroom.

In the last decades, there have been numerous studies of innovation attempting to understand not only the ingredients necessary for it to occur but also what levels of ingredients are required and in what order. A study by the Boston Consulting Group of over 1,000 senior managers revealed further explanations as to what makes some firms more innovative than others. Check it out!

A new year, a fresh start, and endless possibilities ahead.
May this Sinhala and Tamil New Year bring you clarity in your goals, strength in your journey, and success in all that you pursue.
From all of us at Oxford College of Business, we wish you a prosperous and inspiring year ahead.

Suba Aluth Avuruddak Wewa!

Oxford College of Business continues to lead from the front, being recognised among the Forty Outstanding Companies in Sri Lanka at the Best Management Practices Company Awards 2026, while also emerging as the Winner in the Professional Higher Education Institutes Sector and receiving a Merit Award in the Digital Literacy Cluster.

Three prestigious honours. One unwavering commitment — to innovation, leadership, and setting new standards in higher education.

The ability to build high-performing teams is central to sustained organisational success. Through six structured steps, managers can strengthen cohesion, unlock innovation, and elevate performance. Explore the framework.