This document contains three papers on strategic human resource (HR) development. "Strategic HR Orientation and Firm Performance in India" (Kuldeep Singh) reports findings from a study of Indian business executives that suggests there is a positive link between HR policies and practices and workforce motivation and loyalty and sustainable competitive advantage. "Human Resource Development Issues Emerging From an E-Business Corporate Entrepreneurship Team" (Jeffrey S. Lewis, Gary D. Geroy) examines the results of interviews with e-business personnel operating within traditional corporations and the application of those results to HR planning. Work in e-business is fast paced and exciting; collaboration and relationship building are mandatory; teamwork is typical; and workers are characterized as entrepreneurial. HR must be managed and deployed differently in the digital economy in order to support such characteristics. "Transforming Human Resources Into a Strategic Player on Campus From Theory to Practice: A Case Study" (Val M. Berry) presents an overview from a case study of a HR unit in higher education and how it was transformed into a strategic institutional partner through utilization of organizational change approaches. All three papers contain bibliographies, one of which substantial. (AJ)