Ch 1: Human Resource Management in Organizations
CHAPTER
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS
Learning Objectives
After students have read this chapter, they should be able to: Define human capital and identify the seven categories of HR activities.
Discuss how organizational culture and HR are related and identify four areas that are part of these relationships.
Explain how organizational ethical issues affect HR management.
Provide an overview of six challenges facing HR today.
Describe how the major roles of HR management are being transformed. Explain the key competencies needed by HR professionals and why certification is important. CHAPTER 1: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter Overview
This chapter provides an overview of Human Resource Management by describing seven important considerations: HR as Organizational Core Competency, HR Management as Organizational Contributor, Organizational Ethics and HR Management, Current and Future HR Management Challenges, Managing HR in Organizations, HR Management Roles, and HR Management Competencies and Careers.
Many organizations today are looking at the management of human capital in their organizations. The importance of measuring the value of human capital and viewing human resources as a core competency for an organization is explored in the beginning of this chapter. A conceptual model is presented that shows that HR management is composed of seven interlinked activities that are significantly impacted by external forces (legal, economic, technological, global, environmental, cultural/geographic, political, and social). These seven activities are identified and briefly described: (1) strategic HR management, (2) equal employment opportunity, (3) staffing, (4) talent management and development, (5) total rewards, (6) risk management and worker protection, and (7) employee and labor relations.
HR can contribute to organizational
1
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS
Learning Objectives
After students have read this chapter, they should be able to: Define human capital and identify the seven categories of HR activities.
Discuss how organizational culture and HR are related and identify four areas that are part of these relationships.
Explain how organizational ethical issues affect HR management.
Provide an overview of six challenges facing HR today.
Describe how the major roles of HR management are being transformed. Explain the key competencies needed by HR professionals and why certification is important. CHAPTER 1: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter Overview
This chapter provides an overview of Human Resource Management by describing seven important considerations: HR as Organizational Core Competency, HR Management as Organizational Contributor, Organizational Ethics and HR Management, Current and Future HR Management Challenges, Managing HR in Organizations, HR Management Roles, and HR Management Competencies and Careers.
Many organizations today are looking at the management of human capital in their organizations. The importance of measuring the value of human capital and viewing human resources as a core competency for an organization is explored in the beginning of this chapter. A conceptual model is presented that shows that HR management is composed of seven interlinked activities that are significantly impacted by external forces (legal, economic, technological, global, environmental, cultural/geographic, political, and social). These seven activities are identified and briefly described: (1) strategic HR management, (2) equal employment opportunity, (3) staffing, (4) talent management and development, (5) total rewards, (6) risk management and worker protection, and (7) employee and labor relations.
HR can contribute to organizational