HRM 5355 Strategic HRM Midterm A strategic HR approach provides three critical benefits, including facilitation of: Development of a high quality work force through its focus on the types of people and skills needed Having a high quality workforce has a major influence in the operations of an organization. A workforce that is knowledgeable, adaptable, and receptive to new changes ensures the efficiency of the work system. According to Mello (2011), “An organization is only as strong
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Strategic HR Approach Strategic HR Approach A HR Director has many job responsibilities throughout the work day. They ensure that payroll and accounting are done properly; they are in charge of the hiring and training of new employees. They must also keep up to date information and training for current employees who wish to continue to work for the company. Also HR directors also have to deal with the termination of employees. One other task which HR directors must deal with is employee safety
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Strategic HR Approach HRM-552 Professor Sherri Johnson July 21, 2013 Strategic HR Approach An employee of 25 years received cancer treatment and was hospitalized for 2 months. He or she is now asking for additional money to help pay medical bills. In this scenario, AS the HR manager, I would go over the different health benefits that the employee had prior to his or her illness. If the employee had medical insurance, I would refer them to their selected medical provider
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Strategic HR Approach Rebecca Hardy HRM/552 - Organizational Training and Development 06 April, 2015 Professor Patricia Addesso Strategic HR Approach Human Resource Managers must deal with a wide range of issues on a daily basis. They are charged with the task of determining the strategy that will best resolve the issue for the employee as well as ensuring that the organization is staying in compliance with all governmental regulations. The following scenarios will allow us to take a look
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1.4 Research terms of reference and approach 14 1.5 Report structure 15 Chapter 2: Key Concepts from the Strategic HR Literature 17 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 What is strategic HR? 17 2.3 From personnel management to strategic HRM 18 2.4 The impact of strategic HRM 21 2.5 The implementation of strategic HRM in the public sector 23 2.6 Key chapter findings 26 Chapter 3: The Developing Concept of Strategic HR in the Irish Civil Service 28 3
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Schuler and Walker define Human Resource Strategy (HRS) as “a set of processes and activities jointly shared by human resources and line managers to solve business-related problems”. I believe this definition assists on tackling the above question. However, Bamberger and Meshoulam “Conceptualise human resource strategy as an outcome: the pattern of decisions regarding the policies and practices associated with the HR system”. In my view, HRS is a set of ‘processes and activities’ that when implemented
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Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach, 5th Edition, Pearson Exploring the Relationship between Strategic Management and SHRM: The Best-Fit School of SHRM The Best-Fit (or contingency) school of SHRM explores the close link between strategic management and HRM, by assessing the extent to which there is vertical integration between an organisation’s business strategy and its HRM policies and practices. This is where an understanding of the strategic management process and context can enhance
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September 24, 2014 HR is a function within an entity that can improve and transform decision-makers and the company overall; HR have one goal in mind, focus on core capabilities. This process requires that HR possess the need to maintain a diverse group of talented employees that will one day become leaders, obtain the expertise of current and exiting employees and subcontract business activities (Fulmer, et al, 2006). Therefore, in order for HR to be an effective strategic partner two things must
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...........................................Strategic human resource management and human resource strategies 2.4.....................................................................Conclusion 2.5.....................................................................Recommendation 2.6......................................................................Bibliography LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE STRATEGIC FIT/INTEGRATION BETWEEN BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND HR STRATEGIES 2.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter
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Best Fit 3. Best approach in different contexts 4. Summary – Google case study 5. Contingency perspective of organizational theory and Justification for application Conclusion References 1. Introduction: - This report is based on a case study of Google’s HR practices. Google Inc. is located at Mountain View, California is not simply known for its unique workplace culture but it also known for its advance innovation approach and HR programs. The HR practices at Google which
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