Human Capital Management
Faculty of Administrative Science
& Policy Studies
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Executive Masters of Administrative Science
EMA 700: HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Assignment submission:
Question 3
Individual Assignment
NURUL AINA JOHARI
2012560701
MAY 2013
Declaration
I hereby declare that the work contained in this research proposal is my own except those which have been duly identified and acknowledged. If I am later found to have plagiarized or to have committed other forms of academic dishonesty, action can be taken against me under the Academic Regulations of UiTM’s.
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Name: Nurul Aina Johari
Matric No.: 2012560701
QUESTION 3
“It is important for HR Management in managing the knowledge capital of an organization and aligning it with organization’s strategic plan”. Critically assess the strategic role of HCM and challenges of managing the knowledge capital in an organization that you are familiar.
The organization that I would like to choose is Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri Terengganu (JPNT). JPNT consists of more than 400 workforce and this agency is responsible for administrative and policy executioner of Ministry of Education in the whole Terengganu. In JPNT, there is a small unit of Human Resource Department and this department has 20 staffs. However, until the last day of my service there, the HR department did not establish any single policy about human capital management. Therefore I will attempt to answer this question while recommending what should be done by JPNT to succeed in maximizing their human capital. Before we discuss further the strategic role of HCM and challenges that had to be overcome by HCM specialist, let us look at the technical definition of this question. Knowledge capital is defined by Business Dictionary as the “know how” that results from the experience, information, knowledge, learning, and skills of the employees of an organization. Of all the
& Policy Studies
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Executive Masters of Administrative Science
EMA 700: HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Assignment submission:
Question 3
Individual Assignment
NURUL AINA JOHARI
2012560701
MAY 2013
Declaration
I hereby declare that the work contained in this research proposal is my own except those which have been duly identified and acknowledged. If I am later found to have plagiarized or to have committed other forms of academic dishonesty, action can be taken against me under the Academic Regulations of UiTM’s.
Signed
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Name: Nurul Aina Johari
Matric No.: 2012560701
QUESTION 3
“It is important for HR Management in managing the knowledge capital of an organization and aligning it with organization’s strategic plan”. Critically assess the strategic role of HCM and challenges of managing the knowledge capital in an organization that you are familiar.
The organization that I would like to choose is Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri Terengganu (JPNT). JPNT consists of more than 400 workforce and this agency is responsible for administrative and policy executioner of Ministry of Education in the whole Terengganu. In JPNT, there is a small unit of Human Resource Department and this department has 20 staffs. However, until the last day of my service there, the HR department did not establish any single policy about human capital management. Therefore I will attempt to answer this question while recommending what should be done by JPNT to succeed in maximizing their human capital. Before we discuss further the strategic role of HCM and challenges that had to be overcome by HCM specialist, let us look at the technical definition of this question. Knowledge capital is defined by Business Dictionary as the “know how” that results from the experience, information, knowledge, learning, and skills of the employees of an organization. Of all the
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