...workplace, discussing ethical behaviour and values that relate to HR. It looks at relevant ethical tools, such as utilitarianism and relativism in order to examine current practices in the workplace and their links to corporate social responsibility. Learning outcomes By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: u u u u Critically explore and evaluate the ethical nature of human resource management; Identify and define current ethical and moral issues confronting HR managers; Compare, contrast and critically appraise a range of approaches to ethical analysis; Critically appraise the relevance and usefulness of philosophical analysis to HR practice. Introduction Human Resource Management is a business function that is concerned with managing relations between groups of people in their capacity as employees, employers and managers. Inevitably, this process may raise questions about what the respective responsibilities and rights of each party are in this relationship, and about what constitutes fair treatment. These questions are ethical in nature, and this chapter will focus on debates about the ethical basis of human resource management. EHR_C02.qxd 6/6/07 3:55 PM Page 28 28 CHAPTER 2 ETHICS AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The ethical nature of HRM ‘All HR practices have an ethical foundation. HR deals with the practical consequences of human behaviour’. (Johnson, 2003) ‘The entire...
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...Sustainable Human Resource Management: Is it the future or just an interesting theory? Abstract: The purpose of this work was to understand whether sustainable human research management is a solution for the future of HRM. For this reason a research was made regarding the concept of sustainability, its relationship with HRM, and some early versions of how this concept might work. The research showed that while the general knowledge of this perspective idea has been around for a few decades, researchers have only covered some of the basics about this topic. The research also demonstrated some of the positive implications this idea could inflict if it could actually be successful implemented. From the results it can be concluded that while this is still a raw idea, the recent economic struggles will force organizations to plan ahead and figure out how to achieve sustainability. Introduction: A green and healthy lifestyle is becoming more and more popular all around the world: people are sorting and recycling almost everything after it has been used for the first time, companies are looking for ways to look out for the environment, and governments are spending huge amounts of funds on developing alternatives for oil and other natural resources. People are starting to realize that they cannot continue living like they have for the last couple of centuries; they are starting to think about the future. All of this is being done in order to preserve the most valuable thing that...
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...EPG SHRM Foundation’s Effective Practice Guidelines Series HRM’s Role in Corporate Social and Environmental Sustainability Produced in partnership with the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) and the North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) HRM’s Role in Corporate Social and Environmental Sustainability This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information regarding the subject matter covered. Neither the publisher nor the author is engaged in rendering legal or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent, licensed professional should be sought. Any federal and state laws discussed in this book are subject to frequent revision and interpretation by amendments or judicial revisions that may significantly affect employer or employee rights and obligations. Readers are encouraged to seek legal counsel regarding specific policies and practices in their organizations. This book is published by the SHRM Foundation, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®). The interpretations, conclusions and recommendations in this book are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the SHRM Foundation. ©2012 SHRM Foundation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in whole or in part...
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...ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE (HR) FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR). Ms. Suhas Diwate Suhas_diwate7@rediffmail.com Name of Author/Co-Author: Suhas B. Diwate Institutional Affiliations: Asst. Professor (HRM- Department of Management Studies), Bapurao Deshmukh College of Engineering, Sewagram Correspondence Address: Suhas B. Diwate C/o B.M. Diwate, Gajanan Nagar. Near Z.P. Colony. Wardha-442001 ( Maharashtra) Contact Details: • E-mail ID- suhas_diwate7@rediffmail.com • Mob: +91 8087293033 • Fax No: NA Title of paper: “ Role of HR for CSR” ABSTRACT: Concept of CSR A Business Unit is in society, within which it operates. This speaks of a number of stakeholders to which the organization has a responsibility. The social responsibility of business encompasses the economic, legal, ethical and discretionary expectations of that society have of organizations at a given point in time. The Concept of CSR originated in the 1950s in USA. CSR became a matter of utmost importance of diverse groups demanding change in business. It is a voluntary assumption of responsibilities that go beyond the economic and legal responsibilities of corporations. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) covers all aspects of an organization’s operation, inter-alia the relations with stakeholders including the employees as one of them. Business cannot exist in isolation. They need the infrastructure...
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...Introduction………………………………………………………………..6 1. Identification & nature of the News Corporation…….…………………...……..……..6 2. Company Overview………………………………………………………………….....7 Internal Audit Review 3. Financial Analysis….…….………..………….…………………………...8 . Segmented Financial Analysis…….…………………………..…………………….….8 . Financial Performance, Profitability & Investment Analysis…………………….…….8 . Financial Evaluation & Conclusion…………………………………………………….8 4. Marketing Analysis…….…………..…….…………………………....…..9 . News Corporation’s Marketing Strategy.……………………..………………….….…9 . Marketing Evaluation & Conclusion……………..……………………………………10 5. HRM Analysis...….…………..……..………………………………....….11 . News Corporation’s HRM Strategy.………………………..…...……………….…….11 . HRM Evaluation & Conclusion…...……………..…………………………………….11 6. Operations Analysis...….…………..……..…………………………....… 12 . News Corporation’s Operations Strategy.………………………..…...………………. 12 . Operations Evaluation & Conclusion…...……………..……………………………….13 7. Strengths & Weaknesses…………………………………………………..14 . Prioritised Strengths & Weaknesses…….……..………………………...…………..…14 . Internal Resources & Capabilities Evaluation …………….………...…………………14 External Audit Review 8. PESTEL Analysis.….….….………..………….…………………………..15 . News Corporation’s PESTEL...
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...About CSR Practices: A Literature Review Kavitha W * and Anita P ** Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now prominent and evident more than ever due to the emphasis laid on businesses regarding environmental, social and ethical issues. The level of CSR activities of the firms is made known to public only through the disclosures. This paper reviews the literature on CSR disclosures and the effect of these disclosures. There are various factors which determine the extent of disclosures like the size of the firm, industry, high visibility, etc. Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now prominent and evident more than ever due to the emphasis laid on businesses regarding environmental, social and ethical issues. This is because over the recent years, there have been social, political and economic pressures on corporate management to pay attention on social and environmental consequences of corporate activities. These pressures motivated the corporate management to actively participate in a wide range of social welfare activities. CSR now-a-days covers almost all issues like the use of child labor; inequality of employment; environmental impact; involvement in local community; products’ safety; company cultures; brand image and reputation. Apart from this, companies are now disclosing these activities in their annual reports, and one of the parameters to judge the performance of a company is CSR reporting. Corporate Social Responsibility CSR is defined...
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...i STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ii For free online support material please go to the Kogan Page website: www.koganpage.com/strategichrm Password: SHRM53756 iii STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT A GUIDE TO ACTION 4TH EDITION Michael Armstrong London and Philadelphia iv Publisher’s note Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this book is accurate at the time of going to press, and the publishers and author cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions, however caused. No responsibility for loss or damage occasioned to any person acting, or refraining from action, as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by the editor, the publisher or the author. First published in Great Britain and the United States in 1992 as Human Resource Management: Strategy and Action Second edition published as Strategic Human Resource Management: A Guide to Action 2000 Third edition 2006 Reprinted 2006 Fourth edition 2008 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licences issued by the CLA. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside these terms should be sent to the publishers...
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...Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is defined as “the implied, enforced, or felt obligation of the managers, acting in their interests of groups other than themselves”. CSR is looking at more than just company shareholders interest; rather it takes the good of the society as a whole into consideration (Mondy 33). CSR is evolving to include sustainability, which is defined as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (qtd. in Werbach 8). The two terms will be used interchangeably throughout this paper, to illustrate the overall concept of companies acting in a responsible way rather than only looking out for the best interest of their company and shareholders. CSR is going above and beyond current laws and industry standards, it’s about looking at what practices the organization can do to improve the lives of their employees and the community in addition to focusing on the bottom line. Often times when people talk about CSR or sustainability they are referring to protecting the environment or adopting green practices; although that is part of it, it goes far beyond just looking at ways to conserve the environment. In his book Talent, Transformation, and the Triple Bottom Line, Andrew Savitz explains that social and economic sustainability are just as important as environmental sustainability. More organizations are looking at the so-called Triple Bottom Line – “a set of yardsticks that measures a...
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...to Leeds Metropolitan University Word Count:2989 Contents Contents Contents 2 Introduction 3 Diversity 4 Diversity in the Workplace 4 Emergence of Diversity 5 Legislation and Problems they Solve 6 Emergence of Managing Diversity 7 HRM 8 Relationship with Managing Diversity 9 HRM in the UK vs. USA 10 Reasons Supporting HRM 11 Critical Arguments Posed to HRM 11 Recommendations 11 Conclusion 11 References 11 Introduction In this report I will be investigating managing diversity and taking a look at how it has developed and how it has had an impact on everything in life. I will mainly focus on how this has had an effect in the workplace and look at key arguments that support diversity and look at arguments against diversity in the workplace and why this may be considered a negative or a hindrance and most importantly I will look at how successful this has been at helping companies maximise their assets and key areas that I have identified that need to be improved. In the second part of my report I will examine the close links of managing diversity and human resource management (HRM). I will look at factors that support it and arguments that need to be considered when looking at HRM. Diversity Diversity in people can be described as the subtle differences between each human and varied characteristic’s that make people who they are. These characteristics can range from colour of skin to sexual orientation to how much hair you have...
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...(University of Gdansk, Poland). Bohdanowicz is currently working in the industry and guest lecturing at tourism and hospitality schools. 2has a PhD in economics (University of Gdańsk, Poland), MA in HRM (College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium), Diploma of Economics (Paris Chamber of Commerce, France), DEUF (Jean Moulin III University, Lyon, France). He is currently lecturer in HRM at Gdańsk Higher School of Administration and consultant for small and medium-sized enterprises. Received 10 December 2008; Revised 10 December 2008; Published online 9 March 2009. Top of page Abstract The aim of this paper is to discuss the question of how hotel companies contribute to improving the quality of life in host communities and the well-being of their employees. A number of research techniques were employed, which allowed to see what the hospitality sector has done to further the aforesaid end. The findings are placed into the context of corporate social responsibility (CSR), and it is argued that, in recent years, hotel companies have gone to great lengths to improve the quality of life in local communities and the well-being of their employees. Critically, by presenting concrete initiatives and highlighting their rationale, it is shown that a growing number of hotels have embedded the idea of CSR into their business models. The paper concludes by asserting that international hotel companies can play an important role in the development of host communities. Keywords: hospitality, corporate...
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...HRM LITERATURE REVIEW Most of the literature and research summarized below is fairly recent although some earlier seminal pieces of research and commentary are included. The selection is by no means exhaustive – a tremendous amount of research is carried out in HRM. ------------------------------------------------- Topics ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- HRM general Strategic HRM ------------------------------------------------- The HR function Line managers and HR ------------------------------------------------- Human capital management Impact of HR on performance ------------------------------------------------- International HRM Corporate social responsibility ------------------------------------------------- Knowledge management Lean working ------------------------------------------------- High-performance work systems Psychological contract ------------------------------------------------- Organizational behaviour Motivation and job satisfaction ------------------------------------------------- Engagement Commitment ------------------------------------------------- Selection methods Retention ------------------------------------------------- Talent management Flexible working ------------------------------------------------- Balancing work and family life Learning and development ------------------------------------------------- Performance management...
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...mentioned sources in managerial theory and practice. Ergonomics is a major component of the human resources management and also, it is an important factor of performances. It is the link between efficiency, effectiveness, security and heath within an organization. Ergonomics contributes to the development of Human Resources Management in many ways. Therefore, ergonomics must become one of the major interests of the managers. Ergonomics, from the Greek word ergo means work and nomos means laws. Simply, it means “fitting the job to the worker”. Appropriate function to fit a suitable job of worker is a key importance that a human resource management should look after. As we talk about corporate world, there is gradually increasing pressure on companies to start to behave socially responsible as a response to social, environmental and economic requirements. The society faces a period of changes that have occurred since the beginning of the crisis and revealing weaknesses in the economy. We become witnesses of rapid changes and challenges posed by globalization, lack of resources, demographic structure and innovation. Objective necessity becomes a corporate social responsibility (CSR) already at the companies’ level. One of the possible appliance through which we can contribute to the sustainability of CSR are sustainable ergonomic programs. Ergonomics The IEA defines ergonomics like [2, 4]: Ergonomics (or human factors) is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding...
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...The latest Coca cola’s super bowl commercial stirred up resentment among various sections of people. The conservatives were outraged by the fact that the song “America is Beautiful” was sung in eight different languages and inclusion of gay couple in the ad. However there were others who supported the idea and inundated social media with note of support for the company and few others who probably didn’t get involved. This is a reflection of today’s modern and segmented society. Globalization and technology have taken front seat in merging cultures and creating a world where communities interact more closely than ever. According to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) there are about 63,000 multinational companies (MNCs) in the world and they have 700000 branches in other countries. Looking at the enormous reach of these global entities, one can only agree how critical it is to understand the cultural perspective of different societies. As a global business, it was an attempt by Coca Cola Company to embrace the diversity of multicultural world -- both in the marketplace and in the workplace. Evidently because societal culture has major influence on businesses. Global businesses have to deal with customers/clients, distributors, strategic partners, employees with different background and cultural mindsets. How organizations make decisions, implement policies, recruit workforce or even make strategic choices are affected by these cultural forces, both...
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...management are likely to be involved ● demonstrate how human resource management can make a difference by adding value to an organisation ● outline some of the current issues facing HR managers. HRM? What’s it all about? This book is designed as an introductory text for students studying human resource management (HRM) either with a view to becoming HR specialists themselves, or for those who are starting or hoping to start a career in management. As you will discover, people management forms a large part of every manager’s job, whether they work in a large multinational organisation, a not for profit organisation or a small charity. Organisations also increasingly aim for all employees to be motivated and involved, so an understanding of the subject is important for everyone. As stated in the preface, we intend that you should become actively involved in your own learning as you progress through the book. Even though you are just beginning this subject, you may already have ideas about some of the topics that you are about to study and you may even have a general idea of the role and functions of the human resource management or personnel department in an organisation. Your ideas may not all be right but, after all, that is why you are studying the subject. Many students talk of studying HRM because they would ‘like to work with people,’ and they seem to think of human resource management as a cosy job that involves being nice to people at all times. While this view is...
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...concept of corporate social responsibility. 7 Explain why everyone is not on board with regard to corporate social responsibility. 8 Explain corporate sustainability. 9 Describe a social audit. 10 Describe possible difficulties for corporate social responsibility to succeed in the global environment. KEY TERMS Ethics: Discipline dealing with what is good and bad, or right and wrong, or with moral duty and obligation. Human resource ethics: Application of ethical principles to human resource relationships and activities. Profession: Vocation characterized by the existence of a common body of knowledge and a procedure for certifying members. Corporate social responsibility (CSR): Implied, enforced, or felt obligation of managers, acting in their official capacity, to serve or protect the interests of groups other than themselves. Social audit: Systematic assessment of a company’s activities in terms of its social impact. LECTURE OUTLINE Pay for Whistleblowing In the legal use of the term, a whistleblower is someone who engages in a “protected activity.” The number of whistleblower suits has increased dramatically in recent years under federal and state laws aimed at uncovering fraud and protecting the public. The...
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