HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SMEs: AN OVERVIEW Dr.R.SEENIVASAGALU Associate Professor‚ PG & Research Dept.of commerce‚ Government Arts college(Autonomous)‚ Nandanam‚ Chennai- 600 035. Abstract In this article‚ the current state of Human Resources Management practices in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is explored. The owner-managers play important roles in managing human resources in SMEs. This study specifically examines
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role of human resource management is to plan‚ develop and administer policies and programmes designed to make expeditious use of an organisation’s human rusources. It is that part of management which is concerned with the people at work and with their relationship within an enterprise. The major functional areas in human resource management are: 1. Planning‚ 2. Staffing‚ 3. Employee development‚ and 4. Employee maintenance. A brief description of usual human resource functions are Human Resource
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The Art of Hard Human Resource Management The financial crisis began in 2008 has given rise to the deterioration of global economics. An increasing number of firms had gone bankrupt while others are fighting for survival. A variety of aspects have great dominations on the fate of the firm‚ with human resource management being one of the most crucial principles. Human resource managers should resort to certain managements to impinge upon the firm. Be it Michigan Model or Harvard Model (which are
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HRM Early studies on human resource management can be traced under the field of the studies of personnel management (Scott‚ 1915; Asher‚ 1972; Campbell et al.‚ 1970). However a shift from personnel management to HRM occurred in the early 1980’s. Some authors (Storey‚ 1994; Torrington et al.‚ 2008) argue that human resource management has two meanings. According to one of them‚ human resource management covers the same activities that personnel management used to before the shift in
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functions‚ and how human resources management is being strategically positioned‚ one must first define what human resources management is‚ and state what the philosophy of personnel management. Human resources management is the strategic and logical approach to the management of people within the organization who individually or collectively contribute to the attainment of the objectives of the business. Human resources management is the strategic and logical approach to the management of the people within
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learning from course of Human Resource Management (HRM)? “Employees are the greatest asset of the organization and managing them effectively is the most difficult task for a manager”. So identifying the various ways HR professionals can support organization strategies for quality‚ growth and efficiency is of utmost importance. It is not just the duty of the HR people but also the responsibility of the managers at all levels to know about these practices. Human Resource Management‚ a course which has
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needs human resource (manpower) for the conduct of different business activities. In fact‚ no organisation can exist or operate efficiently without the support of human resource. Such human resource includes top level managers‚ executives‚ supervisors and other subordinate / lower level staff / employees. A business organisation has to estimate its future manpower needs and adjust its manpower planning and development programmes accordingly. This is called ’staffing’ function of management. Human
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Human Resource Management Roles Ebony Mills- Bynum HCS/341 10/13/2014 Alejandra Sipion Human Resource Management Roles Human Resource Management is a major component of any manager’s job. Human Resources is used as a component to ensure that a company or organization effectively uses their employees to accomplish their mission (Vermeeren‚ Steijn‚ & Tummers‚ 2014). The Human Resource department helps managers implement strategies within the company. Human Resource managers generally focus on staffing
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Introduction The essay will introduce the reader to the framework of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices that can help companies deal with sustainability‚ globalization and technology challenges. The essay is divided into 4 broad sections which are the four dimensions that form the framework of HRM practices. In each of the sections‚ there will be examples of HRM practices within each area. Managing the Human Resource Environment Noe et al (2010) mention that managing internal and external
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION AND THE CONCEPT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: {IHRM} 2 Definition of International Human Resources Management {IHRM} 2 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS:- 3 Expatriate‚ 3 Multinational Corporations {MNCs}‚ 3 International Corporations:- 3 Transnational Corporation 3 Cultural differences 4 Host country nationals {HCN} 4 Home country or Parent country: 4 Third country nationals {TCN}:- 4 Globalization: 5 RESONS FOR INTERNATIONAL HRM 5 MANAGERIAL FUCTIONS
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