...between vertical and horizontal alignment. Vertical strategic alignment (also termed vertical integration and external fit) is the process by which the HRD strategy, policies and plans are aligned with an organisation’s strategic goals and objectives. HRD interventions and initiatives are designed to support the organisation’s business strategy and strategic objectives. For instance, designing and implementing change management training to support a merger or acquisition strategy. In horizontal alignment (also termed horizontal integration or internal fit) the HRD function ensures that the HRD strategy, policies, plans and practices are consistent with the HRM strategy, policies, plans and practices. For instance, ensuring the set of competencies underpinning a management development programme is the same as that used for recruitment and selection. However, horizontal alignment goes beyond ensuring consistency between HRD and HRM. There is a need for a wider horizontal integration of organisational processes and activities: operational integration, intellectual integration, social integration and emotional integration (Ghosal & Gratton, 2005). 2. Summarise the key challenges facing the HRD practitioner in developing a strategic approach to HRD. Changing organisational culture is probably the biggest challenge confronting HRD practitioners. It is much more difficult to change culture than to change strategy or structure. Achieving a learning (oriented) culture is highly problematic...
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...Chapter 1: Introduction Background Human Resource Development (HRD) as a function has not received much attention in most of the organization in Nepal. However, because of the intense competition in different sectors of business such as finance, aviation, manufacturing, the organizations in these sectors have come to realize that one of the way to have competitive advantage is to have a pool of dynamic employees. The growing demand for HR professionals in the country can serve as evidence to it. In such situation it is necessary for the students of MBA to acquire knowledge regarding existing HRD practices prevalent in the country. This would help the students, or the future manager, to identify where the weakness lies within the organization and how these weaknesses can be turned into strength. By assessing the status of HRD in any given organization the students also have an opportunity to implement the theoretical principles of HRD acquired in the class into real life situation. This report is an outcome of endeavor carried out by the students of HRD to understand the status HRD at Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd. Objective of the study The major objective of carrying out this study is to get an opportunity to test our knowledge regarding various HRD issues at Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd. The study also served the purpose of putting the theoretical knowledge gained through lectures and seminars into real-life situation. Since the study is designed as a case analysis, the study aimed at providing...
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...Strategic role of HRD in managing core competiencies Human resources scholars since 1980’s have attempted to define the nature and meaning of the strategic HR function. These attempts have addressed human resource management in general, as well as the HRD function in particular. More systematic attempts to define SHRD followed somewhat later. Rothwell and Kazanas (1989) applied the generic process of strategic business planning to the management of the HRD function. Obtaining strategic value in an organization can give that organization a competitive advantage. Strategic human resource development (SHRD) is a practice that provides learning experiences. These experiences come from knowledge, skills and abilities. SHRD “synchronize management development with an organization’s strategic plans in order to improve the supply of leaders” (Clardy, 2008). Garavan (1991) defined SHRD using nine functional and structural characteristics such as “integrating HRD with an organization’s mission; top management support; environmental scanning; business plans; live manager involvement in HRD activities; complementary HRM practices; a proactive trainer role; matching culture to strategy; and emphasis on evaluation” (Clardy, 2008). The practice gives managers a vital look at strategic plan in a learning environment. Considering the study by Mc Cracken and Wallace (2000): using the nine criteria, they collected survey data from senior HRD officials in 86 Scottish firms, finding...
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...A GUEST LECTURE ON HRD AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT By P.B.S. KUMAR B.Sc.MA(PM),MA(Ind.Eco.),MBA(HR),BGL,DLL,PGDIRPM A BRIEF NOTES ON HRD IN INDIA STRATEGIC OVERVIEW Human resources can be viewed as the same of knowledge, skills, attitudes, commitment values and the like of people of an organization. Development is acquisition of capabilities that are needed to do the present job, or the future expected job. Human Resource Development is a positive concept in human resource management. The purpose of Human Resource Development is to enhance an employee’s capacity to successfully handle greater responsibilities, through formal or informal means. Any effective HRD programme must satisfy the needs of an organization. To this end, management must outline the needs of the organization and convert them into objectives with a view to formulate a workable programme. The purpose of this chapter is to help the student understand the basic concepts, principles and practices of HRD. INTRODUCTION; People are the real assets of an organization. If treated well, they can take organizations to commanding heights. Two plus two could be four or even ten. Organisation are generally, driven by a set of predetermined goals. They employ physical, financial and human resources in order to achieve the goals. These goals have no meaning unless people understand the underlying philosophy, translate them into concrete action plans and pur ktheir heart while realizing the targets. Organisation,...
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...agreement. Among scholars and others in HRD there is much debate about the different points of views. HRD is always changing and this makes for exciting discussions in the profession. The most important is to identify the areas of agreement because this is the foundation of HRD. There are four areas of agreement. The human potential, the goal of improvement, and problem-solving orientation, and systems thinking are the four that are agreed upon. The HRD worldviews is a five-phase system that parallels and connects with the other processes in the system. The organization system and each process has its inputs, work processes, and outputs. It also has a unique mission and strategy, organization structure, technology, and human resources. This is an open system where any component can influence the outcome. The Learner Perspective is thought of as productive enterprises containing individuals as leaders, learners, and contributors. The Organizational Perspective is a matrix of nine performance variables. It is made up of three performance levels, organization, work process, and individual contributor. It also has three performance needs, goals, design, and management. The organizational perspective takes a general stance that good people may be working in bad systems. HRD is a purposeful process or system that is viewed as a function, a department, and a job. HRD as a process is a dominant view over the others listed above. When viewed as a process HRD is thought of in terms of input...
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...Human resource development (HRD) can defined as a set of systematic and planned activities by an organization to expand human capital and talented workforce to reach their highest potential. This framework provided opportunities to develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge and abilities to meet current and future job demands. (Stone, R, J., 2005 ) In the Malaysia, accordingly to Minister of Human Resources (MoHR), YB Datuk DR S. Subramaniam, “government always placed high priority on the capacity building of its human capital.” This is further demonstrating by introduction Human Capital Development as one of the tactic in strengthening Malaysian’s economic flexibility against an increasingly challenging in external environment. Besides that, at economic stimulus packages, government has been allocated RM650 million to encourage training and development via training programmes, on-the job training and job placement schemes to unemployed graduates, those currently employed as well as retrenched workers. Several training programmes which initiated by (MoHR) are Train and Place program, Train and Replace program and Train and Retain program. (Datuk DR S. Subramaniam, 2009) As shift into the next millennium, “brainpower” will become valuable than muscle, technical power, or even mechanical power. The era of brainpower industries is causing...
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...INDEX Contents Introduction 5 1.0 Introduction 6 1.1 Purpose of HRD 7 1.2 HRD Planning 8 1.3 Training Need Identification 10 About the Company 16 2.0 Introduction to the company 17 2.1 HRD Philosophy 17 Products & Services 19 2.2. Development Plan Template 21 2.3 Sample Training Calender: 22 Methodology 23 3.0 Report Methodology 24 Findings & Recommendations 26 4.0 Recommendations based on Findings 27 4.1 Proposed Improvement in Training Policy 28 4.2 Proposed Process for Training: 28 Annexure 30 Annexure 1: Proposed Training Process for Employees 31 Annexure 2: Proposed Feedback Questionnaire 32 REFERENCE 36 1.0 Introduction HRD is mainly concerned with developing the skill, knowledge and competencies of people and it is people-oriented concept. It has a body of knowledge and this knowledge is transferred to younger generations through management institutes in India. By now HRD is a well-recognized function in organizations. HRD is… “a process of developing and/or unleashing human expertise through organization development and personnel training and development for the purpose of improving performance.” HRD from organizational point of view is a continuous process in which the employees of an organization are helped/motivated to acquire and develop technical, managerial and behavioral knowledge, skills and abilities, and mould the values, beliefs, attitude necessary to perform present and future roles by realizing highest human potential...
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...BRAC Bank Limited is a scheduled commercial bank in Bangladesh. It established in Bangladesh under the Banking Companies Act, 1991 and incorporated as private limited company on May 20, 1999 under the Companies Act, 1994. Its operation started on July 4, 2001 with a vision to be the market leader through to providing all sorts’ support to people in term of promoting corporate and small entrepreneurs and individuals all over the Bangladesh. BRAC Bank will be a unique organization in Bangladesh. The Bank consists of major divisions named 1) Corporate banking, 2) Retail banking, 3) Treasury, 4) Small & Medium Enterprise (SME). At present the Bank operating its business by 26 Branches. BRAC Bank is the first local commercial banks that proving online banking service to its customers from the very beginning of its starts. BRAC Bank, for the first time among local commercial banks, starts providing loan facilities to small and medium trading, manufacturing and service oriented enterprises all over the country. BRAC Bank Limited is a scheduled commercial bank in Bangladesh. It established in Bangladesh under the Banking Companies Act, 1991 and incorporated as private limited company on 20 May 1999 under the Companies Act, 1994. BRAC Bank will be a unique organization in Bangladesh. The primary objective of the Bank is to provide all kinds of banking business. At the very beginning the Bank faced some legal obligation because the High Court of Bangladesh suspended activity...
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...HR Audit “The things that get measured gets managed” www.humanikaconsulting.com Agenda 1. Introduction 14. General Auditing Method 2. Challenges For H.R. 15. Methods Of Hr Audit Department Eight Challenges 16. Research Approaches To Audits 3. Meaning & Purpose Of Hr 17. Hrm Auditing Process Audit 4. Purposes Of Hrm Auditing 5. Objectives Of Hr Audit 6. Benefits Of HR Audit 7. Frequency Of HR Audit 8. The Principles Of Effective Hrm Auditing 9. Types Of HR Audits 10. The Scope Of Human Resource Audits 11. Hrm Audit Measures 12. HR Standards 13. Task Auditor INTRODUCTION • “How does a firm know if its human resource practices have an impact on business results? • “..most professional service firms and organizations complete an extensive audit of their financial statements on an annual basis, but the programmes involving “people”, such as recruiting, training or pay-for-performance are seldom given the same scrutiny.” • “..the starting point for enterprises wishing to manage their human capital successfully and seeking a labour competitive advantage is activities of the HR department.” CHALLENGES FOR H.R. DEPARTMENT EIGHT CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED BY DAVE ULRICH (1997) Globalization The H.R department will need to create models and processes for achieving global activeness, effectiveness and competitiveness. Managing the Value Chain for Business Competitiveness Innovation Faster Decision Making Price or Value Advantage Effective linking with Suppliers ...
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...1 Lesson: 2 HRM functions Contents: Elements of HRM functions Importance of HRM functions Personnel functions HRM vs. Personnel Functions HRD Instruments HRD Processes HRD Outcomes Appendix: 2 Articles on HRD Learning Objective this Unit By the end of this Unit, you should be able to: Give concise definition for HRM functions. Clearly articulate the difference between HRM and Personnel philosophy and functions. Describe the various instruments/functions of HRM. Know the processes resulting from the instruments and the final outcomes. 1. 2. 3. MS 22B - Eddie Corbin, Lecturer 2 2 Dear students, hope the first lesson gave you a fair idea of what the field of HRM holds for us. Today let us know a little bit more about the same. You all keep hearing about personnel management. You must be wondering what’s the difference between personnel management and HRM and what is HRD?? So in this lesson we are going to tackle the same question. Let us begin by having a systemic view of HRM .Let us understand this with the help of a slide: Stakeholder Interest •Shareholders •Management •Employees •Government •Community •Unions HRM Policy •Employee influence •HR flow •Reward systems •Work systems Situational Factors •Workforce Characteristics •Business strategy •Management philosophy •Labour market •Unions •Task environment •Laws/social values HR Outcomes •Commitment •Competence •Congruence •Costeffectiveness Long-Term Consequences •Individual well-being...
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...2010 I. The HRD specialist as change agent Human Resource Development plays the most critical role in the company as they are the main people who know the circulation structure of each organization within, events and employees credibility from the start. These people have a very sharp knowledge on their profession, as specialist of an institution, they have extensive skills and training to perform different task to be applied in the company’s reputation and success. They are called the change agent for they are authorized to implement what are new policies and procedures, in which both can benefit. There are two types of changes in an organization that HRD involved in, the macro and micro. A macro change intends to ultimately improve the effectiveness of the organization while micro is directed to individuals, small groups and teams. So the HRD professional may also be directly involved in carrying out the intervention strategy, such as facilitating a meeting of the employees responsible for planning and implementing the actual change process. II. The HRD Executive as strategic Manager The HRD executive/manager has primary responsibility for all HRD activities. HRD must integrate programs with the goals and strategies of the organization, and normally assumes a leadership role in the executive development program, if one exists. If the organization has both an HRM and an HRD executive, the HRD executive must work closely with the HRM executive. The HRD executive often...
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...relationship between HR and HRD functions in a large organization. How might a small organization handle the responsibilities of these two areas? * The work of human resources departments encompasses a wide range of functions, and large organizations may have many HR professionals on staff. Generally HR functions are split into two broad categories. One, usually called HR management, or just HR, is concerned with the day-to-day operation of a company. HR development, or HRD, has a more forward-looking role. * The types of tasks that might come under the human resources management category include compensation, payroll issues, benefits management and day-to-day employee relations. Human resources professionals from this category would be involved in any dispute that an employee has with management. They would also be involved in hiring and firing. These types of tasks can be described as routine and administrative. By contrast, human resources development concerns itself with strategic thinking about the workforce. Therefore training needs, industrial psychology and driving productivity gains would all be the province of HRD. Professionals working in this area do sometimes concern themselves with the individuals’ needs in an organization, but they more often consider the workforce needs of the company as a whole. In a large organization, HRM and HRD functions will be carried out by different professionals. In the work life of an employee, HRM and HRD may seem to have parallel...
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...management; and explain the functions of HR, and responsibilities and new roles of HR practitioners. Structure 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Introduction Concept of HRM Objectives of HRM Human Resource Functions Summary Self Assessment Questions Further Readings 2.1 INTRODUCTION Human resource management (HRM) is an approach to the management of people, based on four fundamental principles. First, human resources are the most important assets an organisation has and their effective management is the key to its success. Second, this success is most likely to be achieved if the personnel policies and procedures of the enterprise are closely linked with, and make a major contribution to, the achievement of corporate objectives and strategic plans. Third, the corporate culture and the values, organisational climate and managerial behaviour that emanate from that culture will exert a major influence on the achievement of excellence. This culture must, therefore, be managed which means that organisational values may need to be changed or reinforced, and that continuous effort, starting from the top, will be required to get them accepted and acted upon. Finally, HRM is concerned with integration - getting all the members of the organisation involved and working together with a sense of common purpose. 2.2 CONCEPT OF HRM HRM is a strategic approach to the acquisition, motivation, development and management of the organisation’s human resources. It is a specialised field that attempts...
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...NAME: RAHUL SHAH ID: 12122 SUBJECT: HRM531A PROFESSOR: DR PAUL CHAO HOMEWORK NO.: 1 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Design and implement of formal system in an organization to manage human talent for accomplishing organizational goal. Functions: The role of human resource management is to plan, develop, and administer policies and programmes designed to make expeditious use of an organisation’s human resources. It is that part of management which is concerned with the people at work and with their relationship within an enterprise. Its objectives are: Effective utilisation of human resources; Desirable working relationships among all members of the organisation; and Maximum individual development. The major functional areas in human resource management are: Planning, Staffing, Employee development, and Employee maintenance. These four areas and their related functions share the common objective of an adequate number of competent employees with the skills, abilities, knowledge, and experience needed for further organisational goals. Although each human resource function can be assigned to one of the four areas of personnel responsibility, some functions serve a variety of purposes. For example, performance appraisal measures serve to stimulate and guide employee development as well as salary administration purposes. Thecompensation function facilitates retention of employees and also serves to attract potential employees to the organisation. A brief...
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...HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES: ENHANCING EMPLOYEES’ SATISFACTION ETHIOPIAN A CASE STUDY OF ETHIOPIAN ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBIC ADMINSTRATION OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ART IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION By DESALEGN AMLAKU ADVISOR ATO TESHOME BEKELE ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MBAMBA-PROGRAM June 2010 ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MBAMBA-PROGRAM TO A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBIC ADMINSTRATION OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ADMINISTRATION ART IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION By DESALEGN AMLAKU GUGISSA GSR /1996/01 ADVISOR ATO TESHOME BEKELE June 2010 ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMISTRATION MBAMBA- PROGRAM HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES: ENHANCING EMPLOYEES’ SATISFACTION STU TUDY CORPORATION A CASE STUDY OF ETHIOPIAN ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION (EEPCo) By Desalegn Amlaku Gugissa GSR/ 1996/01 Approved by the Board of Examiners: ______________________ ___________________ __________________ Advisor Signature Date ______________________ ___________________ __________________ Examiner Signature Date ______________________ ___________________ __________________ Examiner Signature Date Declaration I hereby declare that this project is my original work...
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