Areas of Knowledge of Hrm
INTRODUCTION
Important changes in the understanding and management of Human Resources have been developed in the past 10 to 15 years. Various researchers, practitioners and policymakers now acknowledge that Human Resources can be conceptualized from a functional perspective and that appropriate interventions involve the development of alternative measures to cope up. It was also noted that the establishment of a conducive working environment for learning and training have served effectively in lowering the prevalence of underachievement among employees. At present, this philosophical shift has extended to various settings, including multinational companies and organizations.
The activities involved in the HRM function are pervasive throughout the organisation. Line managers typically spend more than 50% of their time for HR activities such as hiring, evaluating, disciplining and scheduling employees. HRM department helps the organisations with all activities relating to staffing and maintaining an effective workforce. Major HRM responsibilities include work design and job analysis, training and development, recruiting, compensation, team building, performance management and appraisal, worker health and safety issues, as we as identifying or developing valid methods for selecting staff (all discussed at length in this paper)
Some companies call the HR managers as People Managers, People Enablers and the practice as people management. In the 21st century organizations, the HR manager or the people manager is no longer seen as someone who takes care of the activities described in the traditional way. In fact, most organizations have different departments dealing with Staffing, Payroll, and Retention etc. Instead, the HR manager is responsible for managing employee expectations vis-à-vis the management objectives and reconciling both to ensure employee fulfilment and realization of management objectives.
Now that we have defined HRM, we can now look at its
Important changes in the understanding and management of Human Resources have been developed in the past 10 to 15 years. Various researchers, practitioners and policymakers now acknowledge that Human Resources can be conceptualized from a functional perspective and that appropriate interventions involve the development of alternative measures to cope up. It was also noted that the establishment of a conducive working environment for learning and training have served effectively in lowering the prevalence of underachievement among employees. At present, this philosophical shift has extended to various settings, including multinational companies and organizations.
The activities involved in the HRM function are pervasive throughout the organisation. Line managers typically spend more than 50% of their time for HR activities such as hiring, evaluating, disciplining and scheduling employees. HRM department helps the organisations with all activities relating to staffing and maintaining an effective workforce. Major HRM responsibilities include work design and job analysis, training and development, recruiting, compensation, team building, performance management and appraisal, worker health and safety issues, as we as identifying or developing valid methods for selecting staff (all discussed at length in this paper)
Some companies call the HR managers as People Managers, People Enablers and the practice as people management. In the 21st century organizations, the HR manager or the people manager is no longer seen as someone who takes care of the activities described in the traditional way. In fact, most organizations have different departments dealing with Staffing, Payroll, and Retention etc. Instead, the HR manager is responsible for managing employee expectations vis-à-vis the management objectives and reconciling both to ensure employee fulfilment and realization of management objectives.
Now that we have defined HRM, we can now look at its