qualifications; skills and merit are the criteria that should determine who would occupy the job rather than nepotism, favouritism or any other cultural elements (Alghailani, 2005). In Saudi Arabia like the other Arab countries , wasta for example, an Arabic term which means using connections for personal gains, is deeply rooted in the culture and having a big influence on people’s life and business among that obtaining a job depending on the strength of wasta (Hutchings and Weir, 2006). Employees in Saudi
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Resources Why Is HRM Important? 1. it can be a significant source of competitive advantage as various studies have concluded 2. HRM is an important part of organizational strategies 3. the way organizations treat their people has been found to significantly impact organizational performance High performance work practices * Self-managed teams * Decentralized decision making * Training programs to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities * Flexible job assignments
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P1.1 – Explain Guests model of HRM Guest (1987) shows a model of HRM that is commitment based, which is distinct from compliance-based personnel management. According to Guest, HRM is: * linked to the strategic management of an organization * seeks commitment to organizational goals * focuses on the individual needs rather than the collective workforce * enables organizations to devolve power and become more flexible * Emphasizes people as an asset to be positively utilized
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the size of an organization or the extent of its resources, the organization survives -- and thrives -- because of the capabilities and performance of its people. The Human Resource Management (HRM) function includes a variety of activities, including Affirmative Action to Employee and labor relations. All HRM functions work together to build a strong company where key among them is responsibility for human resources -- for deciding what staffing needs fits the company’s future. According to Youssef
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Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification The CEO of the Interclean has come out with the new service model to meet the customer needs and the currently changing environment. This service model will provide an opportunity for the employees and the company to gain valuable skills over the next several years. Interclean merged with Environ Tech, which could have a restructuring in the existing departments. Since there will be an organizational change in the company, the HRM department
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the fastest growing sectors of the economy is the hospitality industry. It attracts diverse kinds of people with different fields of interest . People have always gone out to eat sometimes and travelled for work or leisure purposes, and with these, HRM graduates working as staffs are needed to accommodate the clientele. The hospitality industry is defined as the activity of providing lodging, food and beverage and recreational services, which are included but not limited to hotels, motels, clubs,
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a more 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
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2 2.1 Eton HRM Principles 2 2.2 Eton Team 2 3.0 Eton Organisation Chart 3 3.1 Sales Trend Comparison and Analysis 3 4.0
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CHAPTER 1 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN PERSPECTIVE by Dessler and Cole What is human resource management (HRM)? - it is the management of people in organizations. What is strategic HRM? - it is involving the link between HRM with the organization’s strategic goals and objectives to improve business performance. Human resources activities are now being seen as falling into two categories: a) traditional operational administrative category – HR hires and maintains employees and then
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concerned that dissatisfied employees will find employment elsewhere. Riordan's President does not feel comfortable with changing the compensation system and the company has allocated $50,000 to hire an independent human resource (HR) consultant to analysis the issues in the employee survey. The HR consultant presented a proposal to redesign Riordan Manufacturing’s compensation and reward system which suggested a salary survey of the company's positions be conducted to determine current market positioning
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