Running head: HR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES PAPER

HR Roles and Responsibilities Paper
Letitia Newbold
University of Phoenix
Week 1 – MGT/431
Professor Richard Dettling
March 13, 2006

HR Roles and Responsibilities Paper Human resource management (HRM) in public organizations is changing as there are numerous policies, procedural and structural reforms underway. Human resource management studies have focused primarily at the state and federal levels, with relatively fewer comprehensive views of county governments. HR has therefore become a huge investment for medium and large companies across industries. This paper will define human resource management and describe the changing roles of Human Resource (HR) management in response to trends in globalization, technology, diversity, e-business, and ethics. The function of the Human Resources Management (HRM) includes a variety of actions required by the Human Resource Department. The key goal of HRM is deciding what staffing needs, whether to use independent contractors or hire employees to fill the needs of the company by recruiting and training the best employees and ensuring they are high performers. HRM also deals with performance issues and ensure personnel and management practices conform to the various regulations when rectifying issues. Other activities include managing the approach to employee benefits and compensation, employee records and personnel policies. Small businesses (for-profit or nonprofit) usually have to carry out these activities themselves because they cannot afford part- or full-time help (McNamara, C., 1999). However, small businesses should always ensure that employees have and are aware of the personnel policies which conform to the current regulations. These policies are often in the form of employee manuals, which all employees should have a copy