AABPS LEVEL 5 DIPLOMAS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDIES
ASSIGNMENT 4
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Discuss why some companies view training as a valueadit activity where as other companies see it as an expensive.
SUBMITTED TO: DR.IBIM ALFRED
SUBMITTED BY: NAVJOT
STUDENT ID: FGS
DATE: 2012
AIM: The aim of this assignment is to explain the importance of human resources development in an organization and discuss why some companies view training as a value-added activity where as other companies see it as an expensive.
Introduction:
The human resources function in an enterprise is concerned with ensuring that an organization is able to acquire, retain and use the human resources required by it effectively and efficiently. It is now recognized that the most effective way of doing this is to follow the human resources development (HRD) strategy. This strategy recognizes that human resources is an asset that is capable of appreciating over time as people gain more experience and gain better knowledge and skill by various means. Further HRD strategy just does not focuses on acquiring the right kind of people from outside the organization but also lays a great emphasis in developing the skills and capabilities of the persons employed by various means. This kind of development is aimed at individual effectiveness as well as group effectiveness.
The HRD approach to human resources management improves the kind of human talents and capabilities available in the organization, improves the motivation of people, and provides an environment in which the people and groups are able to work more effectively. The better individual development and more harmonious group working also improves the job satisfaction of employees. In this way way HRM strategy also contributes to better retention of human resources in the organization.
Human resource development in the organization context is a process by which the employees of an organization are