Human Resource Management Work Book

Human Resource Management Work Book



Human Resource Management Work Book

Week 1: Human Resource Management and its Organisational Context

Introduction to course and assessment, overview of human resource management, the business context, the role of managers and HR specialists

Q1. Consider the terms 'personnel' and 'human resource management.'

In all organizations, there should be someone concerned with the welfare and performance of persons who are a part of the operation. When an individual or a team of individuals takes on this task of seeing to programs and setting policies that impact everyone associated with the company, they are engaged in the process of personnel management, sometimes referred to as human resources (HR) management.

The function of a personnel manager usually begins with the staffing process. The manager may be focused on screening and interviewing applicants, with an eye to placing individuals with the right skill sets in the right position within the company. Along with placement, the HR manager may also oversee, or at least be involved in, the creation of entry level training programs, as well as continuing education opportunities for existing employees.

Q2. From your own work experience, or from your reading, to what extent should peoplemanagement be performed by HR specialists or line managers?

From a manager stand point, hiring is not just about finding a candidate to ill in the job vacancies, but also about how to help company to find the best person to join. As a result, this is a process to increase team efficiency & hence become more productive and leads higher profitability. In fact, it is very costly to have the wrong person in the job and to have to replace them.

The critical factor in assuring manager makes the right employee selection for hiring or promotion or lateral move is the ability to accurately predict the cultural & soft skill fit of the candidates with the job and at the same time, it is the line manager role to think of the 'hard skills needed on the job', that is job analyst and it's another strategic plan for companies to attract potential talent person to join the team.

Q3. HRM operates within the immediate local/organisational context and the wider/global context.

Human resource management focuses on securing, maintaining, and utilizing an effective work force, which organizations cannot survive without. Human resource management involves a variety of activities, which include recruitment, and screening of prospective employees, the study of training needs, preparing human resource forecasts, the development of compensation systems, and an understanding of the laws that effect the performance of these activities. The human resource management function has evolved significantly since the early 1900s. The need to deal with labor unions and the human relations movement has increased the need for competent human resource professionals.

Week 2: Theories and models of HRM and Practising HRM

Please read: Chapters 1 and 2 (Beardwell & Claydon 2007) or similar chapters in other texts

Q1. How helpful are the various models of HRM?

Human resource planning is usually seen as an essential ...