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The management of the organization has always been interested to improve the human resource (HR) policies in order to have a better performance of the organization. One of the multiple ways to meet this objective was using "best practice" and "best fit" approaches. The main idea is if there is "one best way" of HR policies or there are "many best ways" in order to have a better organizational performance. The two concepts have been applied in the context of developing the role of the HR department into a strategic department so that the HR policies have become "strategic." Analyzing the two approaches, the article will emphasis the need to have both horizontal and vertical fit inside the organization. HR practices, be it an import of "best practices" or a "fit" to the internal and external context of the organization, need to take into consideration the culture of the organization since it can have an significant influence on motivation, satisfaction and membership of employees, thus ensuring a positive impact on performance.