Functional Area of Business
Sharon Ann Schlesinger
MGT/521
March 3, 2014
Dennis Boedeker

Functional Area of Business
The functional areas of business are management, law, human resource management, leadership, accounting, finance, economics, research and statistics, operational management, marketing, and strategic planning (University of Phoenix, 2013). All of these areas are very important in the growth and development of a successful business. The two areas that are the most essential to any business are the human resource management and leadership. They are both necessary in the development of a strong business. Hiring only the top people that will make your business grow and develop into what you have developed and planned on so hard to achieve. According to Ancana-loana (2113) “Paauwe defined human resource management as value added economic dimension of business organization, the role that Human Resource (HR) plays in creating economic value and increase financial performance in an organization” (p.3). Thus far meaning that the human resource management department of any business is required in building a business that will forever strive to build within its walls a group of employees that will bring it to all its glory making it a success.
In the company I work for now, the human resource management do an intensive background screening before you are even called for an interview. At the beginning of the interview, you are placed before a computer to perform an aptitude test. If you do not score high in the test they will not hire you, in the interview, you go through another deep screening asking you in-depth questions to find out what type of individual you are, and where you would be best suited to work for the group. With this process, the employees and managers are some of the best that are available to ensure that every customer is handled