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Human Resource
Management:
Overview
Management Essentials
• Management is the process of efficiently and effectively achieving the objectives of the organization with and through people.
What is an Organization?
Purpose
Structure
People
Management Essentials
• Primary Functions of Management
– Planning – establishing goals.
– Organizing – determining what activities need to be done.
– Leading – assuring the right people are on the job and motivated.
– Controlling – monitoring activities to be sure goals are met.
Human Resource Management
• process of acquiring, utilizing, improving, and preserving an organization's workforce. • set of organizational activities directed at attracting, developing, and maintaining an effective workforce.
All accomplished to achieve organizational objectives
Human Resources Process
Recruitment
Orientation/
Training
Human
Resource
Planning
Performance
Compensation
External Influences
External Influences
Disengagement
Selection
Organizational Boundaries
Organizational Boundaries
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HRM Process
1. Human Resource Planning:
– Forecasting Demand Supply and Job Analysis.
2. Staffing the Organization:
– Recruitment, Selecting, and Orientation.
3. Developing the Workforce:
– Training and Performance Appraisal.
4. Compensation and Benefit:
– Wages and Salaries, Incentive and Benefit
Programs.
Basic Functions of HRM
• Staffing
• Human Resource Development
• Compensation
• Safety and Health
• Employee and Labor Relations
Importance of HRM to an
Organization
• concerned with the “people” dimension. – it is both staff (support) function
(assists line employees) and function of every manager’s job.
Importance of HRM to an
Organization
• The Strategic Nature –
– support the business strategy;
• assist in maintaining competitive advantage.
– determines value added to the organization; Importance of HRM to an
Organization