...programmes 3 2.2. Role of HR specialist in ensuring the link between the organizations’ overall business strategies and training. 4 2.3. The influence of performance management, affirmative action, talent management on strategic training management 2.4. Robert Bosch (pty) Ltd. 2.4.1. Development of training programmes 5 6 6 2.4.2. Role of HR specialist in ensuring the link between the organizations’ overall business strategies and training. 7 2.4.3. The influence of performance management, affirmative action, talent management on strategic training management 2.5. Socomigh 2.5.1. Development of training programmes 8 9 9 2.5.2. Role of HR specialist in ensuring the link between the organizations’ overall business strategies and training. 11 1 2.5.3. The influence of performance management, affirmative action, talent management on strategic training management 3. CONCLUSION 11 12 BIBLIOGRAPHY 2 1. INTRODUCTION According to MSG (2015), Training and development is vital part of the human resource development.. It is also become more important globally in order to prepare workers for new jobs. In the current write up, we will focus more on the emerging need of training and development, its implications upon individuals and the employers. Employment development is very important for the success of an organization. Employees would like to learn and develop new skills. Organizations are willing to improve...
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...strategic role? 4. INTRODUCTION There has been a dramatic shift in the role of human resource management (HRM) in recent decades. Traditionally, the HR function has been viewed as primarily administrative, focusing on the level of the individual employee, the individual job, and the individual practice (Becker, Huselid, and Ulrich, 2001), with the basic premise that improvements in individual employee performance will automatically enhance organizational performance. In the 1990s, an emphasis on strategy and the importance of HR systems began to emerge. Both researchers and practitioners began to recognize the impact of aligning HR practices with organizational strategy. HR has now emerged as a strategic paradigm in which individual HR functions, such as recruitment, selection, training, compensation, and performance appraisal, are closely aligned with each other and also with the overall strategy of the organization. This new approach of managing human resources has introduced a more strategic role of HRM in an organization. Globalizations, technological advance, changes in the nature of work, changes in workforce demographics are the factors that demand more strategic role of HRM in management. In order to play a more strategic role as a HR manager you need to involve in many tasks like creating strategy execution role, creating formulation execution role, creating a strategic HRM system, creating high-performance-work system, translating strategy into HR policy & practice...
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...Management and Education 2013 New HR organizational structures in Czech and Slovak organizations Marek Striteskya* a University of Econonics, Prague, W. Churchill Sq. 4, 130 67 Prague, Czech Republic Abstract The paper deals with Human Resource Organizational Structures in Czech and Slovak organizations, reflecting new trends which are related to HR Business Partner model. HR organizational structure is the framework within a human resources department that divides the decision making functions within HR into specific groups with distinct job functions. HR Business Partner model reflects modern expectations arising from new roles of human resources managers in organizations which include its strategic consequences, change support and also its abilities of HR systems development and improvement of employee engagement. The paper in its first part describes basic principles of new roles of human resource departments in organizations based on HRBP concept and also new competencies required. In the second part the paper presents situation in these aspects in organizations from different sectors of the Czech and Slovak economy (especially secondary and tertiary sector), benefits of the HR department transformation and some conclusions drawn from the analysis of data obtained from qualitative and quantitative survey. It also compares specific situations and documents specific applications of these new trends with more or less developed HR organizational structures. The contribution...
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...Center for Effective Organizations HR AS A STRATEGIC PARTNER: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN? CEO PUBLICATION G 03-2 (430) EDWARD E. LAWLER III SUSAN A. MOHRMAN Center for Effective Organizations Marshall School of Business University of Southern California January 2003 Center for Effective Organizations - Marshall School of Business U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a - L o s A n g e l e s, C A 9 0 0 8 9 – 0 8 0 6 (2 1 3) 7 4 0 - 9 8 1 4 FAX (213) 740-4354 http://www.marshall.usc.edu/ceo HR as a Strategic Partner: What Does It Take to Make It Happen? by Edward E. Lawler III & Susan Albers Mohrman A number of articles, books and studies have argued that HR needs to become a strategic partner (Ulrich, 1997; Brockbank, 1999; Lawler & Mohrman, 2000a). But is HR becoming a strategic partner? What does becoming a strategic partner entail? And is the HR function more effective when it is a strategic partner? The answers to these questions are critical to the future development and direction of the human resource function in organizations. A number of forces have converged to support the idea of HR being more of a strategic partner. Corporations are undergoing dramatic changes with significant implications for how human resources are managed. Perhaps the most important of these changes is the rapid deployment of information technology and the increasing amount of knowledge work that organizations do. Also important are the rapidly changing...
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...Problem: HR is not aligned with strategic planning……….....pages 4-7 The Solution: Aligning HR with organizational strategy………....pages 7-12 Conclusion…………………………………………………………pages 12-13 References……………………………………………………….…page 14 John P. Righeimer Maverick Energy PH: 815-498-3855 2 Introduction Most organizations view the department of Human Resources (HR) as an administrative function and ignore the need and opportunity to align it with its strategic plans. In circumstances where HR is included in the strategy of an organizatio n, its alignment does not go beyond a forecasting function. The main reason that HR is not aligned with the strategy of an organization is that it does not hold a seat at the strategic planning table. The irony with HR being left of out of strategy planning is that by its nature, HR is about people, which is the core of an organization and its strategic plan. The HR function not aligned with an organization’s strategy. My hypothesis is that it is hard to measure HR success and thus it is considered “soft” and not important in the strategy development. What gets measured gets done and/or receives the authority to contribute to an organization’s strategy. HR is often viewed as the organization’s “cop”, ensuring that benefits are properly administered and hiring/firing is handled to the letter of the law. In contrast to the HR administrative function, strategic HR practices are more contemporary concepts. Consequently, organizations are less...
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...Center for Effective Organizations WHAT MAKES HR A STRATEGIC PARTNER? CEO PUBLICATION G 09-01 (555) EDWARD E. LAWLER III Center for Effective Organizations Marshall School of Business University of Southern California JOHN W. BOUDREAU Center for Effective Organizations Marshall School of Business University of Southern California Center for Effective Organizations - Marshall School of Business U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a - L o s A n g e l e s, C A 9 0 0 8 9 – 0 8 7 1 (2 1 3) 7 4 0 - 9 8 1 4 FAX (213) 740-4354 http://ceo-marshall.usc.edu What Makes HR a Strategic Partner? Edward E. Lawler III Center for Effective Organizations University of Southern California 3415 S. Figueroa Street., #200 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0871 Tel: 213-740-9814 Email: elawler@marshall.usc.edu John W. Boudreau Center for Effective Organizations University of Southern California 1 What Makes HR a Strategic Partner? Edward E. Lawler III and John W. Boudreau Executive Summary For several decades, the HR function in corporations has been encouraged to become a strategic partner. Data from a longitudinal study of large corporations suggest that HR is not now a strategic partner and that little or no movement toward it becoming one has occurred. An analysis of what HR can do to become a strategic partner shows some clear actions that HR can take. These include talent development in HR, creating corporate centers of excellence, developing the right...
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...Problem: HR is not aligned with strategic planning……….....pages 4-7 The Solution: Aligning HR with organizational strategy………....pages 7-12 Conclusion…………………………………………………………pages 12-13 References……………………………………………………….…page 14 John P. Righeimer Maverick Energy PH: 815-498-3855 2 Introduction Most organizations view the department of Human Resources (HR) as an administrative function and ignore the need and opportunity to align it with its strategic plans. In circumstances where HR is included in the strategy of an organizatio n, its alignment does not go beyond a forecasting function. The main reason that HR is not aligned with the strategy of an organization is that it does not hold a seat at the strategic planning table. The irony with HR being left of out of strategy planning is that by its nature, HR is about people, which is the core of an organization and its strategic plan. The HR function not aligned with an organization’s strategy. My hypothesis is that it is hard to measure HR success and thus it is considered “soft” and not important in the strategy development. What gets measured gets done and/or receives the authority to contribute to an organization’s strategy. HR is often viewed as the organization’s “cop”, ensuring that benefits are properly administered and hiring/firing is handled to the letter of the law. In contrast to the HR administrative function, strategic HR practices are more contemporary concepts. Consequently, organizations are less...
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...Human Resources 1. Role of HR 2. HR Competencies 3. Future challenges for HR 4. Transforming process and critical success factors Introduction There has been some very important changes in the economy and business in the past two decades. The economies are merging creating a global market. The role of the Human Resource Manager is evolving with the change in competitive market environment and the realization that Human Resource Management must play a more strategic role in the success of an organization. Organizations that do not put their emphasis on attracting and retaining talents may find themselves in dire consequences, as their competitors may be outplaying them in the strategic employment of their human resources. The role of HR has become more vital and important for each organization. It has a broader range of responsibilities and influence on the business path of an organization. Human Resources is switching from administrative and operational role to a strategic role, which makes a bigger impact on the economical well being of a company. HR should not be defined by what it does but by what it delivers – results that enrich the organization’s value to customers, investors, employees. David Ulrich 1. Traditionally HR is viewed that it performs basic functions or roles for an organizations: - Administrative role has been heavily oriented to processing and record keeping. This role has given HR management low level...
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...Abstract This paper will analyze some of the roles of a manager within the functional area of business. The areas I will be discussing will be Human Resource (HR) Management and Leadership. In the functional area of human resources, an effective leader or manager plays a very important role in ensuring smooth and efficient functioning of the HR department. In today's times, human resource management is not just considered a routine function, but an integral element of the strategic plan of an organization. HR managers and leaders are extensively involved during the strategic planning stage. An effective HR leader or manager ensures smooth and efficient alignment between the HR strategy and overall corporate strategy. He or she ensures that the goals of the HR department are well aligned with corporate philosophy, mission, vision and goals of the organization. The manager or leader has to display strong leadership skills for ensuring smooth integration of the HR department's strategies and action plans with other departments or functional areas of the organization. HR department deals with the most important asset of an organization, ie, human resources. Hence, an effective leader is required to lead this department because such a leader can lead the employees of the organization in the right direction. HR managers and leaders should display strong leadership skills in order to guide and motivate employees in the organization. Human resource management includes...
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...Professor M Srimannarayana for providing us with this learning opportunity and for being a constant source of insightful guidance for us in all matters related to the field of Human Resource Management, which we have just been exposed to. We would also like to thank the HR Professionals from various companies, with whom we interacted and were kind enough to spare time from their taxing schedules to fill u our surveys. These surveys have formed the backbone of our study. Thank you all! 1|Page Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................. 3 ORGANISATIONS PROFILE ............................................................................................................ 4 HR STRUCTURE AND SIZE ............................................................................................................. 5 HR SIZE: HR Staff Ratio................................................................................................................... 13 HR STATUS ........................................................................................................................................ 14 CONCLUSION...
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...The impact of information technology on the HR function transformation By Yu Long 0123404 Graduation Committee: First supervisor: Dr. T. Bondarouk Course coordinator: Pro. Dr. J. K. Looise Master Thesis, Business Administration HRM University of Twente March, 2009 Preface This master thesis concludes my life as a student, which is performed under the supervision of Twente University in the Netherlands. The research is the terminal of the program Human Resource Management. Doing this research not only improves my skill on literature searching, information analysis, but helps me to gain more profound knowledge about e-HR. During the research, I have got great support from several persons, and now, here is the opportunity to thank them. At first, I give special thanks to Jiajie Li, my boyfriend. He accompanies with me during the whole research period. Besides dealing with my impatient and anxious attitude, he also put great effort on improving my thesis. His optimistic and serious attitude influences me, and makes me continue the research with better and better results every time. His support is very meaningful for my research period. Secondly, I would like to thank Ms. Tanya Bondarouk, and Prof. Jan Kees Looise for their excellent support, feedback and guidance. Both of them give me fruitful advice on how to improve my work. And they always give me timely feedback on my work, which encourages and makes me belief that I can hand in a satisfactory report under the effort...
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...understand about HR professionals is that their responsibilities can vary considerably. Traditionally, the role of the Human Resource professional in many organizations has been to serve as the systematizing, policing arm of executive management. Their role was more closely aligned with personnel and administration functions. In smaller companies, one or two human resources professionals may be hired to handle all of the company’s HR needs. In larger organizations, the duties are divvied up between several employees or an entire department. A few of the most common things that HR professionals are involved with include * Hiring Employees – From advertising vacancies to interviewing job candidates, HR professionals play a key role in hiring employees. In larger companies, there may be recruitment specialists on staff who are strictly there to look for new talent. * Terminating Employees – No one likes having to fire anybody, but it has to be done sometimes. This responsibility often falls into the laps of HR professionals, so you have to be willing to tackle this unpleasant task if you’re serious about pursuing a career in human resources. * Coordinating Promotions and Reassignments – HR professionals work to keep a company operating as smoothly and efficiently as possible. One way they make that happen is by making sure that the right people are handling the right tasks. A fun part of the job is offering promotions to current employees. Talented HR professionals will...
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...Executive Summary 4 HR Scorecard – The Birth 5 HR Scorecard 6 Indicators of HR Scorecard 8 Balanced Scorecard 10 Relation between HR Scorecard & Balance Scorecard 11 Designing HR Scorecard 12 The Implementation 14 Sample HR Scorecard 15 Primary Research Industry Example: The Taj Group 16 Industry Example: NTPC 17 Pros & Cons 18 Conclusion 19 References 20 Executive Summary This project is based on finding the rationale behind the development of HR Scorecard and the reasons behind its successful implementation in companies worldwide. HR Scorecard is a tool used by the organization to match HR deliverables with the strategic aspect of the business. It provides a platform to measure HR performance and efficiency and how it can be molded to adapt to the ever-changing strategies of the company. First the strategy of the business is identified and the basis of that, KPIs of HR Scorecard is designed. Implementation of HR Scorecard involves complete acceptance of the system by the employee as well as the employer. Also it requires the development of a flexible system, which can be revised and reformed according to different scenarios. Overall Performance of Company The Company’s capacity to implement strategy Strategically Focused Employees Performance Measurement System HR Strategic Alignment Knowledge Management System HR Scorecard helps to highlight the role of the HR as that of the Strategic Business Partner. HR department can contribute...
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...This article examines the strategic role of HR and its main practices, describes the outcomes of the respective category of HR practices, explains the critical reasons for measuring HR’s efforts, and proposes a framework for assessing HR. Ultimately, organizations would be able to utilize the information to determine how particular HR practices correlate with better business results; determine potential areas for investments, expansions, and reductions; justify budget allocations; and be more accountable for each dollar spent within the organization. The framework proposed does not merely explain the cost for each of the major HR activity, but demonstrates the value of the activity and hence, the opportunity to determine if it is a worthwhile investment and strategy for creating a competitive advantage. What value does the human resources (HR) function contribute to the bottom line of the organization? Over the years, there has been tremendous emphasis placed on HR practitioners becoming strategic business partners and being a value-added source within organizations. Traditionally, HR professionals could talk generally and conceptually about employee morale, turnover, and employee commitment being outcomes of HR efforts. Furthermore, the HR function is often viewed as an expense-generator and an administrative function and not as a value-added partner. Ulrich (1997b) reiterated that to fulfill the business partner role of HR, concepts need to be replaced with...
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...Human Resource Management Article Summary: A New Mandate for Human Resources HR’s role in an organization has been perceived as peripheral at best, and value sapping at its worst. In today’s world, when most of the processes & systems can be copied thus rendering no sustainable advantage in long term, companies can majorly differentiate themselves only by building its intellectual capital (employee competence) & organizational excellence (organizational capabilities) – which are very hard to copy. HR’s contribution to achieve this is vital. It is in this light that HR’s role & responsibilities needs to be relooked & redefined to extract meaningful contribution from HR. To achieve this, both, senior management’s & Line manager’s expectations from HR, and HR’s expectations from itself, needs a sea change. Challenges & Competencies needed ...
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