...qualified employees, determine pay rates, develop ways to improve job skills, and monitor performance. This is all necessary for the business to remain competitive with other like businesses. The department will also be the first to interview potential candidates and often, the last to meet with employees who leave the company (Heathfield, Susan, n.d.). The mission of the Human Resources Functional Area includes providing effective policies, procedures, and guidelines within the organization. “The human resource function serves to make sure that the company mission, vision, values or guiding principles the company metrics, and the factors that keep the company toward success are optimized” (Heathfield, Susan, n.d.). The members of the HR department are responsible for adding value to the organization. They must also contribute to the ethical success of the company. The human resource department is expected to act in a manner that offers a role model to the employees of the company by maintaining the highest level of ethical conduct. The department must set the standard as well as remain a constant example for others. While remaining a role model, the department will be earning the individual respect and increase...
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...[pic] In this assignment, you will recommend the components of a career development planning program and explain how the plan will integrate the organization’s mission and value statements. Consider the following scenario: You work in the HR Department of an electric power company in the southwestern region of the U.S. The company was founded in 1940 and has an excellent reputation as a provider of electricity. It is also considered to be an outstanding corporate citizen and known to be an excellent place to work. It has been ranked among the top three employers in the community for several years. Its mission is to serve customer’s needs for electric power in ways that provide exceptional value to all stakeholders including customers, shareholders, employees, and the communities in which it operates. Its values include providing a safe work environment; fairness and respect for customers, employees, shareholders, and partners; honoring commitments to use resources wisely; providing a high quality of work life for its employees; and striving for excellence and having fun. Given its long history, many of its current employees are children or grandchildren of former employees so there are close family ties to the company as well as a sense of loyalty. However, technological advancements in the power generation business over the years have resulted in jobs being either redesigned or eliminated. For example, in the past, the company had many employees who read meters...
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...Assignment 2—Career Development PlanIn this assignment, you will recommend the components of a career development planning program and explain how the plan will integrate the organization’s mission and value statements.Consider the following scenario:You work in the HR Department of an electric power company in the southwestern region of the U.S. The company was founded in 1940 and has an excellent reputation as a provider of electricity. It is also considered to be an outstanding corporate citizen and known to be an excellent place to work. It has been ranked among the top three employers in the community for several years.Its mission is to serve customer’s needs for electric power in ways that provide exceptional value to all stakeholders including customers, shareholders, employees, and the communities in which it operates.Its values include providing a safe work environment; fairness and respect for customers, employees, shareholders, and partners; honoring commitments to use resources wisely; providing a high quality of work life for its employees; and striving for excellence and having fun.Given its long history, many of its current employees are children or grandchildren of former employees so there are close family ties to the company as well as a sense of loyalty.However, technological advancements in the power generation business over the years have resulted in jobs being either redesigned or eliminated. For example, in the past, the company had many employees who read...
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...that contribute to the company’s overall mission and goals. Human Resource Management has always played a major role in sustaining the company and maintaining its work force. They are the ones who work for the organization such as employee recruitment and retention, exit interviews, motivation, assignment selection, labor law compliance, performance reviews, training, professional development, mediation, and change management, and many more. It is really important in a business to have people who will manage and organized the employees. Based on a survey, 8 out of 10 businesses are successful because of the influence of Human Resource in the company. Being an HR manager consistently ranks as one of the best jobs, with a #4 ranking by CNN Money in 2006 and a #20 ranking by the same organization in 2009, due to its pay, personal satisfaction, job security, future growth, and benefit to society. Which is why the BSBA course, with Human Resource Development Management as its major, aims to prepare the graduates for a career in the specialized field of Human Resource Management which are essentially found in the manufacturing and marketing areas and related services basically established in industries such as pharmaceutical, semi-conductor, food and beverage, banking industries and other types of organizations. Through this course, they will have the knowledge about handling a different skills and technological strategy. HR students are still on the process of learning its concepts...
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...Facing Modern HR Challenges Head-On written by: N Nayab•edited by: Michele McDonough•updated: 5/26/2011 The proliferation of technology and changes in the business environment have increased the importance of human resources in the modern world. The major challenges facing human resources arise from this elevation of human resource activities to a core strategic function. * Finding and Retaining Talent The primary challenge facing human resource is to have the right people ready at the right time at the right place. The spread of technology and globalization has ensured a level playing field for firms in terms of technology, information, and availability of finance. The human resources of an enterprise, hitherto considered as just another resource such as land or capital, are now the key differentiator among firms, and as such the most critical source of competitive advantage. Although the availability of labor usually exceeds the availability of vacant positions, talent that makes a difference has always remained scarce. The increased competitiveness among firms ensures that finding new ways to increase the level of talent in the organization remains the key challenge facing human resources. The very existence of many knowledge-centric firms in fact depends on the ability of the human resources department to hire and retain the right talent. Retaining existing talent is easier than hiring new employees, and as competition increases among firms, human resources looks...
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...Ethical Decision-Making Model into “Giles and Regas” Case 1. Identification of Ethical and Professional Issues (a) Identification of the Relevant Facts • Regas, a senior accountant in a CPA firm, was assigned to an audit engagement project working with the firm’s CPA partner Giles who has a higher rank in the same team, and had been in a dating relationship with Giles for several months, which was an uncommon story among the partners, but became clear to most of junior staff as the audit work progressed; • Both explicitly knew the policy but tried to be discreet and hide the facts; • The firm HR has the policy that two members with different ranks within the firm should not date. After feeling distracted by Giles’ personal behaviours during the work and cautioned by her friend Revilo about the severe consequences, Regas decided to put the date aside while Giles was reluctant to give it up; • The firm was facing the possibility of jeopardizing the productivity and efficiency of the audit work, and violating the compliance with the firm’s policy and norms; • The audit’s controller Sax accidentally knew this issue and reported to the managing partner Morris who decided to talk to Giles and make ethical decisions. b) Ethical and Professional Issues • Violation of CPA’s professional and moral obligations; Noncompliance with firm’s HR policy and professional code of conduct, as well as the firm’s universally respected and obeyed rules and norms; ...
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...The Human Resource department is an integral part of any organization and their roles have changed in many different ways over the years. No longer are they considered only the aspect of the company that handles all of the hiring and firing of personnel, they are now deeply rooted in the overall goal of the firm and its employees. Today I will discuss important roles of human resources (with personal examples), I will discuss how the HR department represents the employees and the firm itself, I will also discuss how the HR role has changed over the years and how it will change even more in the future. First I will discuss the most important roles of the HR department. Personnel development and growth should be the primary focus for the HR department. This will allow the employees to always understand there are chances for advancement and new opportunities. Developing your personnel involves delegating and empowering them to perform tasks on their own. “Empowerment means that the management team of a business shares some of its authority and responsibilities with team members.” (Keefe, 2010) Another way to ensure your personnel are progressing is to provide training opportunities for them within the company. This also gives them “job and career enhancing skills” (Heathfield 2010) which will allow them to grow and gain motivation. Another way to grow your employees is by ensuring there is a good mix of employees within the company. Diversification allows individuals to come...
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...what should be familiar terrain: ethical arguments that uphold a managerialist position, such as ethical individualism, utilitarianism, and "Rawlsian" justice. Other theories are then introduced that broaden the field of ethical concern in an endeavor to be more socially inclusive: stakeholding and discourse theory. Copyright Eclipse Group Ltd. 2000 Full Text: Until very recently the field of business ethics was not preoccupied with issues relating to the ethical management of employees. Apart from the development of ethical awareness among managers (Snell, 1993; Maclagan, 1998) and the ethical dimension of change management processes (Mayon White, 1994; McKendall, 1993), there has been little debate around the ethical basis of much HR policy and practice. The main debates in business...
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...Developing Professional Practice – 5DPP Evaluation Development of a professional body for personnel practitioners came from a conference that was held in York in 1913. The people present formed an Association of Employers whose interest was the industrial betterment and of welfare workers engaged by them. What followed was a number of name changes, mergers with other groups and a broadening of the type of duties undertaken which included payroll, health and safety, employee services and welfare and education and training. In 1946 the Institute of Personnel Management was formed which joined with the Institute of Training and Development in 1994 to form the Institute of Personnel and Development. In 2000 chartered status was granted and the name was changed to the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) becoming Europe’s largest professional body. The CIPD’s mission is to: ➢ lead in the development and promotion of good practice in the field of the management and development of people, for application both by professional members and by their organisational colleagues ➢ serve the professional interests of members ➢ uphold the highest ideals in the management and development of people The CIPD do indeed meet several elements of Friedson’s (1973) definition of professionalisation in that a set of standards are laid down and need to be met by all aspiring members and these have to be updated by Continuous Professional Development (CPD)...
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...hr policy of coca cola company HUMAN RESOURCE POLICY OF COCA COLA COMPANY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WITHIN COCA COLA Human Resource Management at CocaCola Company has many advantages. It isa global company and it is impossible tocreate certain policies or proceduresapplicable in all divisions of thecompany, cultural and politicaldifferences need to be taken into account. JOB ANALYSIS AND DESIGNING Coca cola company HR department has itsown job description and job analysis inwhich they get the information aboutemployees work activities, humanbehavior, performance standard, jobcontext and human requirements and alsoother information related to his conduct. PLANNING AND FORECASTING Coca cola HR department involves incompany strategic planning and they alsomake sufficient planning for hiring newemployees in the future. They forecast forthe expected employees needs in theorganization. They forecast their employeeson the basis of change in technology andincreasing in productivity RECRUITMENT POLICY Coca Colas recruitment process is wellestablished .First of all HR Department give ads innews papers, company website, institutions etc.Then application form, from candidates withrequired documents and CV is asked for and thenanalyzed. Recruitment is both-Internal recruitmentExternal recruitment TRAINING POLICY After recruiting the fresh employee ,they aretrained for three months and also paidsalaries...
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...Band Description/ Definition | My evidence of activity at this band (use personal experience/ professional examples/ academic work/ current activity) | Band OneSupports colleagues with administration and processes. Effectively manages information and data and is customer orientated. | | Band TwoAdvises on and/or manages HR related issues relating to an individual or a team. Has a clear understanding of the evaluation process and the solutions available. | | Band ThreeLeads a professional area acting as a consultant or partner, addresses key HR challenges at an organisational level for the medium and long-term. | | Band FourLeads and manages a professional area(s) and/or the organisation. Responsible for developing and delivering organisational and HR strategy. | | Professional Areas | The three areas of most interest and value to me are (for definition see over page): | I have this interest because… | I will develop my knowledge in this area in the following ways: | 1 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | Professional Area | | MSc HRM Modules | 1 | Contemporary Issues in Human Resource ManagementThe aim of this module is to introduce the student to the theory and practice of human resource management and to critically examine contemporary local, national and international issues that impact on the changing role and function of human resource management. | 2 | Managing Change and Organisational LearningThe module aims to develop knowledge and skills with...
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...Human Resource Management through the Eyes of Ramona Bass BY FRANCES CONLEY As a business mom of two, HR Manager of Luvata in Grenada, Mississippi, Ramona Bass has dual responsibilities in her hands each day. While working as an HR Manager in a coil manufacturing facility that employs eight hundred people Bass must strive daily to the keep the interest between the employees and the company positive. This task can be challenging. “We must make changes in management and make change look easy” she says. Here she voices her opinions on responsibilities and duties. A. What are the duties and responsibilities of the HR manager? In other words, what do you do? * Maintain the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions. * Maintain organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; recommending changes. * Ensures employees are ready for assignments by making sure that orientation and training programs are completed. * Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees; scheduling management conferences with employees; hearing and resolving employee grievances; counseling employees and supervisors. * Assists with conducting educational programs on benefit programs. * Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing...
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...external to the organization. The people working in the organization become the center to the approach and it is these people that help is sort out the circumstances. The strategies thus developed under this approach focuses on the needs of the organization and the people. This approach is said to be important and one of the best practices because it keeps into consideration the hard as well as the softer aspects that make up any organization (People and policies/strategies). Through this approach the company gets to learn the things that shall be adopted and the things that shall not be. With this learning in place the organization can easily develop strategies best suited for them given the internal and the external conditions. A lot many HR practitioners have...
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... Introduction This report analyses the global legal industry by identifying the various factors affecting the external environment. The report is the analysing the Baker & McKenzie law firm which was founded in Chicago in 1949 by Russell Baker and John McKenzie. It is the largest global organization with a large number of lawyers and legal professionals working in 70 offices across 38 countries. The report then analyses the internal environment of the firm which describes different factors of organizational structure, culture and leadership. After the analysis of internal factors the report then analyses the proposed development framework where the diversity of the organization, the selection criteria of the employees and the implementing the framework according to the company strategy is discussed. Finally the recommendations for future success of the firm are provided in the report. Global External Environment Political Environment In the legal industry different employment law, policies and regulation are practiced across different countries. In some of the countries the legal professional standards are self-regulated where the qualification and the requirements are defined as per the set standards. There may be some international trade and restrictions within the countries which restrict the foreign lawyers practicing in the countries. The organizations like WTO (World Trade Organization) are formed and designed to regulate the international...
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...EDEXCELL H N D IN BUSINESS Managing Professional Development FEB 2010 INTAKE. ID :0008434. BATCH 1 Mohammed Abul Kalam Tutor: Ejabul DATE OF SUBMISSION:11/07/2011 Table of contents page no. 1.1[P1]…….. 2 1.2[P2]….. ……………………………………… ….2.3.4.5 1.3[P3]………………………………………………………….5.6.7.8 1.4[P4]…………………………………………………………….8.9 2.1[P5]……………………………………………………………,9,10 2.2[P6]…………………………………………………………….11 2.3[M1]…………………………………………………………12,13 2.4[D1]………………………………………………………….13,14 3.1[P7]…………………………………………………………..15.16 3.2[P8]…………………………………………………………..17,18 3.3[P9]………………………………………………………..19,20,21 4.1[P10]…..........................................................................................22 4.2[P11]………………………………………………………….23,24 4.3[P12]…………………………………………………………25,26 4.4[P13]…........................................................................................27 4.5[M2]…………………………………………………………….28 4.6[D2]…………………………………………………………28,29 4.7[M3]………….. ………………………………………..30 4.8[D3]……………………………………………………………30 Introduction: I would like to thanks all of my friends and teachers all of the authors who written their books and I have taken help. this assignment consists all of the areas of personal development planning and professional development planning. This assignment...
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