Subject: HRDM 11-4 – Training & Development
Week Number: WEEK 02, Period Covered: Nov 24 – Nov 30 / Deadline: Dec 01, 2013
Name: Jhoenathan Ibañez Villarama
Primary E-mail: T_Nathan_V1@verifone.com
Student Number: 2012-10052 (Registration No.)
Quezon City, Philippines

ASSIGNMENT
Review Question * Describe the 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 but separate functions. A new employee may be recruited by