2 Human Resources
2.1 What is Human Resources? ........................................................ 2
2.1.1 Job Analysis ........................................................ 3 2.1.2 Training and Development ....................................................... 3 2.1.3 Performance Appraisal ........................................................ 4 2.1.4 Compensation, Benefits and Incentives .................................... 4 2.1.5 Selection ......................................................... 5
3 Recruitment 3.1 What is Recruitment? ...................................................................... 6
3.2 External Recruitment ............ ........................................................... 6 3.2.1 Employee Referrals ....................................................... 7 3.2.2 Advertising ....................................................... 7 3.2.3 Open House ....................................................... 8 3.2.4 Internet ....................................................... 8
3.3 Internal Recruitment ....................................................................... 8
3.4 How is Recruitment Strategic? ................................................................... 9
4 Why is Human Resources Important? ....................................................................... 10
5 How Does Human Resources Contribute Strategically? ............................................. 13
6 Conclusion ................................................................................................. 16
1 Introduction An organization can be defined as social entities, with the sole purpose of achieving goals that have some form of interaction with their environment (Karakowsky, 2007, 133). As well, it is composed of
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