“…Regardless of how employees act (e.g., for their employer’s interest or their own), working under the same objectives will favor everyone. Following relevant suggestions on the importance of “employees’ line of sight” (e.g., increased organizational performance, climate, and commitment—Dundon, Wilkinson, Marchington, & Ackers, 2004; Robson & Mavin, 2014; employee satisfaction and industrial citizenship and high performance work systems—Ivars & Martinez, 2015; Kehoe & Wright, 2013; contribution to decision-making processes and overall business success—Armstrong & Taylor, 2014; Bennett, 2010; Robson & Mavin, 2014), the modified SHRD framework argues that establishing a strategic partnership between HRD executives and employees could only have a positive impact on the business. Such strategic collaborations could allow HRD executives to ensure that both their department and each of their stakeholders act to the benefit of all and thus collectively contribute to organizational success (Chan, Chan, Fan, Lam, & Yeung, 2006; Holtbrugge, Berg, & Puck, 2007) which could further result in enhancing HRD’s credibility and maturity.…”