Through fieldwork at a large healthcare organization, an initial measure of employees' perceptions of strategic human resource development (SHRD) alignment was developed. An empirical investigation of the 12‐item measure was conducted with 2062 employees from all levels and position types in a large healthcare organization in the mid‐south United States. The measure (SHRD‐AI) was found to have one factor with 82% of explained variance and was positively correlated as hypothesized with measures of perceived investment in employee development, learning‐organization culture, manager support for HRD, and psychological climate. Implications of the study include potential linkages between (a) employees' perceived SHRD alignment and (b) a learning culture promoting employee voice, which may be especially critical variables in healthcare organizations facing a wide range of strategic challenges.
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