...Human Resource Management (HRM) plays an integral role in assisting any organization attains its set objectives. HRM can be defined as the rational and strategic move towards management of a firm's workforce. The workforce is the most valuable asset in any organization. Indeed, organizations are constituted by employees and not the processes and technology employed. The goals of any organization can only achieved by entrusting it to a committed workforce. According to Youssef (2012), HRM functions in hiring people, ensures growth of employees' capabilities so as to fully utilize them and compensate them for their contributions in making organization's goals. However, HRM exists to ensure employee productivity by addressing any hindrance occurring on employees' performance. This paper explores the functions of HRM, major concerns in those functions and their relevance to the sum total goal of an organization. In addition the paper reflectively focuses on the impacts of functions to the employees' current and future career. To achieve the organizational goals, HRM develops the employees and motivates the individual employee via proper communication of the social responsible and ethical behavior thereby expounding any performance gaps in the organization and providing remedies to them to ensure efficient working. The process of HRM is guided by outlining the future of the organization. The plan relates the efforts of the employees with the organizational goals. Achievements of...
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...Running Head: REFLECTIVE PAPER 1 BUS 303 Human Resources Management Reflective Paper Instructor: Volante Henderson August 12, 2013 REFLECTIVE PAPER 2 Reflective Paper The function for the human resource management is to increase the effectiveness of the employees to achieve the goals of the organization. The areas of focus should be EEO and Affirmative Action, human resources planning, recruitment and retention, human resources development, employee compensation and benefits and labor relations. The Human Resource Management (HRM) plays an important role in every organization to meeting the goals of the business. The HRM affects every employee. This paper will discuss these areas that are listed above and how the role of the HRM can be effectively optimized for shaping the organization and the employee’s growth and working behavior. EEO and Affirmative Action Human Resource Planning Human Resource planning is how an organization makes an assessment and plans for the future of the company. Simply, the plan of what the company needs and how it is going to get it done. For the company to achieve this goal a strategic plan is needed. HRM department is the key player in the business achieving this goal through the strategic plan. Most banks require businesses to...
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...The Transforming Role of HRM HRM/319 The Transforming Role of HRM The role of HR has changed over the years, changing from computer applications that were tasks considered to be easy, to a very complex Human Resource information system that houses lots of different applications that assist the HR dept in functioning effectively. This paper will describe how HRIS has progressed from the personnel administration field to a business-driven human capital management organizational unit. The paper will include the factors that have changed the primary role from that of an operation to that of a strategic partner. The paper will talk about technology and its affect in the HRM field and how a company’s culture has been influenced by HRIS. Human Resource Management has been recognized by different names in the past, it used to be recognized as a separate and important function. Some of the different names this position has been called has been personal relations then employee relations and then to human resources. Along the way employment laws have changed the scope of the Human Resource functions. National Cash Register developed a department that would handle employee complaints, wage management and other employee related functions. That took place in the year of 1902. In 1935 the Wagner's Act (aka National Labor Relations Act) was enacted. It seemed organizations changed their focus from efficiency of the workers to the efficiency through employees gaining satisfaction from...
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...any organization, it is vital to have an effective Human Resource Management who makes sure that the organization’s goal and objectives are achieved. There are many challenges every day that organizations are now engaged in. There are more consumer demands, new technologies, many fast growing industries, and enormous amount of improving human intelligence to keep up with. When the organization grow, human resources will grow and become more complex. Human Resource Management will have to continue to strive to become effective. Human Resource Management functions, planning, and intelligence will have to continue to expand into many areas that are vital to organizational growth and success. In this paper, we will discuss Human Resource Management. Human resource management (HRM) plays a strategic role in organizational success; it contributes to employee motivation, morale, retention, productivity, performance quality, organizational profitability, efficiency, and effectiveness (Youssef, 2012, Ch. 1 summary). We will cover the most important functions such as: Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action; Human Resource planning, recruitment, and selection; Human Resource Development...
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...Can HRM Practices Improve Job Satisfaction of Ready Made Garment (RMG) Workers in Bangladesh? An Alternative Solution to Recent Unrest Background of the study Ready Made Garment (RMG) is one of the successful manufacturing sectors with greater contribution to the national economy of Bangladesh. The industry started its journey in late 1970s and enjoyed a rapid rise from 30 enterprises in 1980 increased to more than 5000 in 2014. Average growth rate of this sector was over 20% per over the last two decades. RMG is the main source of export for the last 25 years. This single sector alone earns about 80% of yearly foreign exchange of the country. Its contribution to GDP reaches 13% in fiscal year 2009-2010. This sector employs more than 3 billion people in Bangladesh of whom 90% are women from rural family. Thus this sector is playing a vital role in socioeconomic development of the country. But this sector is struggling with a number of problems. Conflict between owners and workers, labor unrest, shortage of gas and electricity, poor infrastructure, poor port facility, conspiracy of home and abroad are posing a great threat to its survival. In recent time, labor unrest in the RMG sector has been a matter of serious concern. Almost every day electronic and print media cover news of labor unrest in RMG sector in one place or another across the country. Job dissatisfaction have been the prime causes of recent labor unrests across the country. This job dissatisfaction of RMG workers...
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...through People. A common theme observed in modern organizations today is the poor alignment of business strategy and HRM strategy. Find an article(s) through ProQuest which discusses the benefits of aligning HRM activities with key business initiatives and discuss the challenges and the opportunities of doing so. Present your findings in 200 words or more in your discussion post. Remember to properly cite your sources. BUS 692 Week 1 DQ 2 Expectancy and Equity Theory Expectancy and Equity Theory. Business managers seek higher performing workers to staff positions in organizations. Read pages 33 through 45 of the text and at least one article(s) through ProQuest. Consider organizational strategies and practices in your organization that could be enhanced by the application of these theories and address them in 200 words or more in your discussion post. Remember to properly cite your sources. BUS 692 Week 1 Selection of the firm Selection of the Firm. Determine an organization you will analyze and evaluate over the six weeks of this course. The organization can be one in which you work, one in which you have access, or one of such substance that significant internet material is available for your use. Write a three to five page paper that: Describes the nature of the organization (provide industry, product/service, a brief history, and position in relation to competition) Identifies significant management personnel Discusses business strategy Defines the specific area...
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...Federal University of Technology, Yola ABSTRACT This paper introduces the development of Human Resource Management (HRM) from a historical perspective and explains the debate between HRM and personnel management. Thus, the paper identifies the historical developments and their impacts on HRM, outlines the development and functions of HRM, explains the differences between HRM and Personnel Management, evaluates ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ approaches to HRM, illustrates how diversity is an issue in Human Relations (HR) practice and finally considers HRM as an international issue. It concludes with a discussion about ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ models of HRM and its implications for the human resource manager. INTRODUCTION The term "human resource management" has been commonly used for about the last ten to fifteen years. Prior to that, the field was generally known as "personnel administration." The name change is not merely cosmetics. Personnel administration, which emerged as a clearly defined field by the 1920s (at least in the US), was largely concerned the technical aspects of hiring, evaluating, training, and compensating employees and was very much of "staff" function in most organizations. The field did not normally focus on the relationship of disparate employment practices on overall organizational performance or on the systematic relationships among such practices. The field also lacked a unifying paradigm. HRM developed in response to the substantial increase in competitive...
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...nagHuman Resource Management Overview Whitney Griffin HRM 300 August 29, 2015 Angela Oden Human Resource Management Overview Introduction Employees have a tendency to go through their day without knowing the behind the scenes work that others handle. Without these behind the scenes people, their day will not go smoothly. From making important business calls on personal time or personal cell phones, to getting lunch in a timely manner so they can get back to work. Without these positions in a business nothing would be possible. Once the human capital is removed from a business, it is empty. Just a big empty building. This is the job of the Human Resource Management, HRM. They must make sure people they are hiring are qualified for the positions at hand to make business flow smoothly. Every single day their goal is to make the best experience they can when employees are at work. Within this paper I will address what Human Resource Management is, their primary functions within the department, and lastly the role the HRM plays in a strategic plan. What is Human Resource Management? Human Resource Management is a group of people within a department that has several primary tasks. Some of these primary tasks are recruiting, training, and compensating employees. As well as ensuring all rules and regulations are followed and that all tasks are completed in line with the organizational goals. All this is completed through the six core functions of HR which are: Workforce...
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...Business Volume 10, Number 1 (June 2004) Transformation of Korean HRM based on Confucian Values Jong-Tae Choi* College of Business Administration Seoul National University Abstract This study aims to find out the role of the Confucian family value in the process of the transformation of Korean HRM and IR in a hypercompetition period. I analyzed the characteristics and the transformation of Korean companies’ HRM as well as the core value system of Confucian familism. I suggest that a successful transformation of HRM in Korean companies requires an interplay between two factors. First is the genetic factor based on traditional Confucian culture of Korea (i.e., the DNA of Korean HRM), of which its advantages must be respected and preserved. Second factor is an adaptation ability, which modifies its own core competency and routine through an interaction with the environment. Korean HRM stands at a turning point now. The Korean economy is facing a hyper-competition in the global market. To survive, Korean companies have to improve their competitiveness. Also they must solve the problem of seniority-based HRM of Confucian values that hinders their competitiveness. To confront an inevitable transformation of the management system, Korean companies tried to solve the problem by bringing in a rapid growth process of North American HRM practices. But, unanticipated side effect has occurred in this process. As American HRM was uniformly adopted, traditional teamwork, organizational loyalty...
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...Human Resource Management Paper Robert Moore Ashford University Human Resources Management BUS303 Beverly Williams January 11, 2014 Abstract Human Resource Management is a management process for an organization workforce, or human resources. Every organization need a Human Resources Management department. This department to the organization because this department is design to attract, select, train, assess and reward employees. This department is also responsible for the leadership within the organization and making sure that the employment and the labor laws are kept within standards. Human Resource Managers are like the eyes and ears for the chairman and vice president of the organization. Even though some organization do not have a Human Resource Management department there are people put in place to be in that department. Human Resource Management Paper Human resource management is designed to increase the performance and the improvement of an employee’s objectives and ambitions within the organizations. In order to be a successful HRM there are some aspect that help a HRM be successful. These aspects are human resource planning, recruitment, and selection, EEO and Affirmative Action, Human resources development, Compensation and benefits, Safety and Health, and Employee and labor relations are the main issues for all Human Resource Management. This essay will identify why these aspect are the primary function for all Human Resource Manager and which...
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...collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Academy of Management Journal. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 128.248.155.225 on Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:20:09 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions RESEARCH NOTES ? Academy of Management Journal 1996, Vol. 39, No. 4, 949-969. THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PERCEPTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE JOHN T. DELANEY University of Iowa MARK A. HUSELID Rutgers University In 590 for-profit and nonprofit firms from the National Organizations Survey, we found positive associations between human resource management (HRM) practices, such as training and staffing selectivity, and perceptual firm performance measures. Results also suggest methodological issues for consideration in examinations of the relationship between HRM systems and firm performance. In recent years, U.S. companies have been urged to adopt a variety of performance-enhancing or progressive human resource...
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...Reflective Paper on Human Resource Management The Human Resources (HR) Department is an important aspect of any organization. The HR Department is not effective or productive without capable management. Human Resources Management (HRM) is responsible for numerous activities such as the HR development of the organization, complying with EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) guidelines, handling planning, recruiting and selection of employees, providing those employees with compensation and benefits, managing employee and labor relations, and dealing with the health and safety issues within the organization as well as its employees. Effective HRM focuses on being action-oriented, people oriented, and future oriented (Ivancevich, 2010). Many areas which HRM deals with are mandatory and regulated by the federal government with very little room for negotiations. EEO criteria’s, offering compensation and benefits, honoring employee and labor relations and even some health and safety concerns are all such functions which every organization must deliver in accordance to jurisdictions of higher governing bodies. EEO has implications for almost every activity in HRM. No other regulatory area affects HRM as does EEO. EEO programs are implemented by employers to prevent employment discrimination in the workplace or to take remedial action to offset employment discrimination (Ivancevich, 2010). Currently all organizations must produce in print that they are not discriminating against...
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...background since ancient times. Traditional HR it separate functions such as staffing, training and development, compensation, safety and health, and labor relations were created and placed under the direction of human resource manager or executive. Large firms might have had a manager and staff for each HR function that reported to the HR executive. The HR president worked closely with top management in formulating corporate policy. Today, HR tasks are often performed differently than they were even decade ago. “As more and more companies use alternative means to accomplish HR tasks, the role of traditional HR manager has changed. HR is now involved more in strategic HR, focusing more on the bottom line of organization and leaving the more administrative tasks to technology or others”, Mondy, R., & Mondy, J. (2012). Human Resource Management, page 39. It has reached its peak in approach and structured practices. There has been a vast change in the implementation compared to system followed at earlier days. Although field of HRM is a comparatively recent development, its roots can be traced back to different phases. Trace the phases of evolution of human resource management. The historical development of human relations knowledge applied to job setting warrants some attention in any book about human relations. Any history of the application of systematic knowledge about human behavior to the job must use some arbitrary...
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...national boundaries as well as the spread of Information Technology (IT) and mass media presenting an ever-changing and competitive business environment. Two major limitations are observed in the treatment of the twin issues of the responses to the East Asian economic crisis and the coverage of the literature on globalization. While the response to the crisis has focused on macroeconomic aspects, the issue of globalization has been addressed predominantly in and with respect to the developed economies of Western Europe, North America and Japan. This paper is an attempt to address these two limitations. Since the human factor is the key in the new era of globalization (Hassan, 1992; Sims & Sims, 1995), the primary objective of this paper is to present a conceptual framework for effective management of human resources as a response to the growing interaction of globalization and business performance. Three central arguments are made in this paper. (1) That a growing body of evidence converge to suggest that changes taking place in the global business environment often are not accompanied by complementary changes in human resource management practices leading to a situation whereby the failure of some firms is due to the mismanagement of people rather than to problems with technical systems per se. (2) That this is because organizations have achieved relatively low levels...
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...organization by linking HRM to the strategic aims of a firm, helps to assess HR policies, will bring competitive advantage, brings team-building, helps direct and supervise the performances of the employees and keeps the firm legal. Strategic HRM is based to the principles of HRM which is basically a management process that is carried out by the existing workforce in an organization. It includes functions such as attracting, selecting, and training, assessing and rewarding the employees and at the same time managing organizational leadership and making sure there are fulfillment labor and employment laws. Strategic HRM a key to enhanced business performance as it aims to plan the implementation of all the above mentioned functions due to which it has gained a lot of popularity over the few years (Boselie, 2001). Strategic HRM planning helps the firm to map out where they currently are; where they need to reach and how will they reach there. Improvement in the performances is achieved by coalition of business and HR strategies. HR functions and business performances have become ‘the dominant research issue’ (Guest, 1997, p. 264). According to the theorists the HRM strategy has the goal to manage people which will help in the success of business objectives and the senior management thinks that with the formation of strategy; the policies, practices and viewpoints will bring in improved business performances (Tyson, 1997, p. 277). Good performance is possible as HRM practices increase...
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