Strategic human resource management in the Brazilian Federal Legislative: conditions for the implementation

Abstract This research aimed to identify interfering aspects in the implementation of strategic human resource management in Brazilian Federal Legislative bodies, as well as the possible relations between them. Through interviews and focus groups with 16 managers of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, 21 interfering aspects were identified, divided into institutional, political, organizational, and sectoral categories. The study elaborated theoretical-empirical models of the influences exerted by each of the aspects on the others, which supported the conclusion that the most significant constraints are of political nature, since they would define the resources and the autonomy available to human resource management units to lead the implementation process.