To achieve the objectives of organization people performs certain activities; they are the one who made up organization and known as the human resource of an organization. The main concern of HRM is with establishing policies, managerial practices and workflow systems which influence the human resource of the organization. In other words, all decisions which influence the workforce of an organization are concerned with the HRM function within the company (Bernadin, 2007).
Human Resource Management function includes these basic activities selection and recruitment, training and development, performance appraisal, work design creation, job analysis, compensation system, Health and Safety benefit policies, succession planning and team-building of employees (Michael C. C. SZE, 1995).
Line managers use the tools, data and processes provided by HRM department in related area of job (Bernadin, 2007).
Organizational design and analysis of the firm starts Human resource acquirement. Organizational design is associated the placement of work tasks abided through interaction of people, technology and tasks executed retaining the strategic aims in focus.
Main HR function of staffing headed the Recruitment, employee selection, promotion and termination. To improve employee performance; team building etc the activities performed are part of performance management. Training and development of its employees is the another major activity of HRM, foster and maintain employees by building their skills while serving to the organizational needs (SZE, 1995).
Lastly, HRM function established the reward systems, health and safety benefits, labor policies and other benefits and compliances. (Bernadin, 2007)
Summary:
In a bantering way, Hammonds seeks to explain how come the promise to become a strategic partner by Human Resource function has not extradited and that is the reason why organizations and their employees have little, if any, honour for the work
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