...A CLOSE ALIGNMENT OF ORGANIZATION STRATEGY WITH HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (HRD), AS A WAY TO IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE There is increased need of human resources development to meet today’s organizations’ needs, which are ever changing due to globalization that has resulted into more competition in the global markets (Garavan, Heraty, & Barnicle, 2002). According to Hyland (2005), human resource development (HRD) refers to the process of enhancing human resource capability through strategies and development, organization development and career development in order to boost their performance, which in turn boosts an organization’s performance. Therefore, HRD functions can be described as a set of organized and systematic activities, which are planned to provide opportunities to an organization’s members to acquire skills necessary for meeting their present and future job requirements (Chien-Chi & Gary, 2008). In today’s competitive markets and ever changing external environmental factors, HRD has become of great importance since it ensures productive and successful management (Du Plessis, Nel, Struthers, Robins, & Williams, 2007). Many organizations have therefore adopted the strategy of integrating their organization’s strategy into their HRD functions (Schuler, 1992), in addressing the changing external environment. Hyland defines organizational strategy as a plan of activities that an organization needs to undertake in order to meet...
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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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...strategic improvement have proved that human resource development has objectively become a major concern of both government and organizations in the today’s world of work. To analyze this phenomenon it is necessary to understand what Human Resource Development (HRD) truly is. HR commonly used meaning, is related to the business world referring to the individuals working in any business firm and coping with various personnel problems and issues related to recruiting, managing, developing, rewarding. HRD therefore is the development and improvement of the “framework for employers and employees which promotes a skilled and flexible labor market” [1]. It is also important to understand that the basic principle of this “skilled and flexible labor market” is partnership and therefore is created to bring mutual advantages both for the employers and the employees. HRD protects also protect the rights of the sides making their interactions well-coordinated. 2. Human Resource Development today HRD has radically changed in the last years and nowadays it corresponds to the demands on the level of large business organizations and governmental institutions. Its impact on the functioning of any organization is being analyzed by the major experts. What is one of the best sides of HRD is that it has become a synthesis of many vital global aspects including occupational psychology, organizational behavior and theories of learning. Therefore HRD may be called an integrated formation with high performance...
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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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...Relating Employee Engagement and HRD Climate: A Challenge for HR Professionals Abstract: In today’s competitive world, it has become imperative for organizations to nurture, develop and engage talent in the best possible manner. Employee engagement can be defined as the degree to which a person is emotionally attached with the organization. Employee engagement is strongly related to business outcomes. Greater the employee engagement; greater is the productivity of the organization. Hence, management consultants and practitioners are putting enormous efforts to augment the employee engagement among their employees. Also, a relationship exists between HRD climate and job satisfaction, organizational commitment and many other factors which ultimately results in engagement of employees in their work. The purpose of the study was to measure the employee engagement level and to study the relationship between employee engagement and HRD climate and impact of HRD climate on employee engagement in one of the leading digital e-commerce company in National Capital Region (NCR). OCTAPACE profile (Pareek, 2003) was used to measure the HRD climate. OCTAPACE measures eight dimensions of HRD climate viz. openness, collaboration, trust, pro-action, autonomy, authenticity, confrontation and experimentation. The study was conducted on 108 respondents. Data was analyzed using correlation and regression analysis in SPSS. The various dimensions of HRD climate were observed individually...
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...Assignment on HRM Introduction Human resource management (HRM, or simply HR) is the management of an organization's workforce, or human resources. It is responsible for the attraction, selection, training, assessment, and rewarding of employees, while also overseeing organizational leadership and culture, and ensuring compliance with employment and labor laws. In circumstances where employees desire and are legally authorized to hold a collective bargaining agreement, HR will typically also serve as the company's primary liaison with the employees' representatives Objectives of HRM Whilst the precise HR objectives will vary from business to business and industry to industry, the following are commonly seen as important HR objectives: |Objective |HR Actions | |Ensure human resources are employed|Pay rates should be competitive but not excessive | |cost-effectively |Achieve acceptable staff utilisation | | |Minimise staff turnover | | |Measure returns on investment in training | |Make...
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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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...Development and Reward Student’s Name Date of Submission University to submit Table of Contents Task 1 3 1.1 Strategic HRD Definitions 3 1.2 Strategic goals for HRD 3 1.3 Vertical and Horizontal Fit 4 1.4 Analytical approaches to strategic HRD 4 1.5 Stages to the implementation of Strategic HRD 5 1.6 Advantages and Disadvantages of a strategic approach to HRD 5 Task 2 5 2.1 Definition of training needs analysis in terms of skills and knowledge and attributes 5 2.2 The justification of TNA 6 2.3 Discrimination issues in TNA 7 2.4 Approaches used for TNA at the organizational, team and individual levels 7 Guide to effective introduction of TNA 7 2.5 Links to Appraisal 8 4. References 9 Task 1 1.1 Strategic HRD Definitions Human resource development has now become a necessity rather than sheer mind-set. As the world economy is changing, it is crucial for organizations to proactively and strategically adopt HRD (Hollingshead, 2010). Not just that, it also requires the firms to shift their approach to HRD. This is the driving factor for strategic HRD. Some of the definitions to identify the scope of SHRD by different authors and perspectives are as below: * According to McCracken and Wallace (2000), SHRD can be defined as creating a learning culture that not only aligns with the corporate level strategy of the firm but also shapes it and influences it by opting for training, learning and development of the human resources. * One of...
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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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...Human Resource Development Review http://hrd.sagepub.com/ Workplace Commitment: A Conceptual Model Developed From Integrative Review of the Research Sandra L. Fornes, Tonette S. Rocco and Karen K. Wollard Human Resource Development Review 2008 7: 339 originally published online 30 June 2008 DOI: 10.1177/1534484308318760 The online version of this article can be found at: http://hrd.sagepub.com/content/7/3/339 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Academy of Human Resource Development Additional services and information for Human Resource Development Review can be found at: Email Alerts: http://hrd.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://hrd.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Citations: http://hrd.sagepub.com/content/7/3/339.refs.html Downloaded from hrd.sagepub.com at I-894 Ecole Superieure on February 6, 2013 >> Version of Record - Aug 18, 2008 OnlineFirst Version of Record - Jun 30, 2008 What is This? Downloaded from hrd.sagepub.com at I-894 Ecole Superieure on February 6, 2013 Workplace Commitment: A Conceptual Model Developed From Integrative Review of the Research SANDRA L. FORNES Hidden Angel Foundation, Inc. TONETTE S. ROCCO Florida International University KAREN K. WOLLARD Kelly, Wollard & Associates This article investigates the previous research and theories of workplace commitment using content analysis and concept mapping. It...
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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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...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 of the Bank and it could fail to start its operations till 03 June 2001. Eventually, the judgment of the High Court was set aside and dismissed by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on 04 June 2001 and the Bank has started its operations from July 04, 2001. The importance of financial intermediaries in the development of the overall economy of country cannot be described in...
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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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...INDIVIDUAL PROJECT – HR DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES IN AN ORGANIZATION Questionnaire & Project Report Human Resource Development Practices in a Select Organization General Information: 1. Name of the organization (optional) 2. Nature of business: a) Manufacturing b) Service c) IT/ITES d) Others (please specify) 3. Ownership: a) Public b) Private c) Joint 4. Geographical Orientation: a) Foreign MNC b) Indian MNC c) Indian company 5. Total number of employees (Headcount) of the organization a) Less than 500 b) 500 - 1000 c) Above 1000 HRD Structure: 6. Please identify the from the following that best describes HRD Structure in your organization (Please tick mark as many as you consider relevant to the HRD Structure in your organization) a) A separate and differentiated HRD department with full time staff b) A corporate HRD department with HRD sections in the units or locations c) A corporate HRD department with integration of HRD with HR/Personnel function in the units or locations d) A high profile HRD chief with professionally qualified and experienced managers e) A high profile HRD chief with limited staff f) Any other, Please specify 7. Does your organization have a formal policy for aligning HRD practices with the strategic goals of the organization? ...
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...Human Resource Development & Job Satisfaction HRD Theory & Practice Dr. Kopp Chiniqua Smith Barry University Human Resource Development and Job Satisfaction Opportunities for training and development are paramount in decisions regarding employee career choices. It is important that those in the human resource development (HRD) look at how their work affects those who they provide service. HRD is a field that focuses on training, career development and organizational development with the goal of improving processes and enhancing the learning and performance of individuals, organizations, communities and society (Judge and Saari, 2008). To accomplish this task, HRD practitioners must look at how training and development programs affect those employees who participate in them. They must be aware of how employees who participate in them perceive the information presented. They must be aware of how employees feel about the training and programs offered to them, and they must understand the components that make up job training satisfaction from the employee standpoint. Employees use the trainings as a framework to base the company upon. Job satisfaction is a major factor in decisions regarding people’s careers; however it is naïve to assume that people work primarily to achieve professional fulfillment and job satisfaction (Caruso, 2011). In fact, they seem to work because what they get on the job enables them to achieve whatever they want to achieve off the...
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