DISCUSS HARD AND SOFT MODELS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Literature Review of Soft and Hard HRM Models 6 3. Discussion on Soft and Hard HRM Models 10 4. Conclusion 12 5. References 13 DISCUSS HARD AND SOFT MODELS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Introduction Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization ’s most valued assets - the people working there who individually and
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[pic] “Investing in Africa’s Future” FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION COURSE TITLE: MMS505 HRM & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SEMESTER II: EMBA ASSIGNMENT - JANUARY 2012 LECTURER: MUSHONGA A D 1. Case Study: Paula was a secretary who had returned to work for her former employers. She was reckoned to be one of the best: a fast‚ accurate typist‚ intelligent‚ and willing. On her return‚ she acquired a word processing system‚ and was sent on a course. She was enthusiastic
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Definition of HRM ’A philosophy of people management based on the belief that human resources are uniquely important in sustained business success. An organization gains competitive advantage by using its people effectively‚ drawing on their expertise and ingenuity to meet clearly defined objectives. HRM is aimed at recruiting capable‚ flexible and committed people‚ managing and rewarding their performance and developing key competencies. ’ Lack of a universally agreed definition of HRM lies in the
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What is the difference between hard and soft Human Resource Management? Improve HRM is an essential and vital function for organizational success. Areas within HRM like Manpower planning‚ Job analysis‚ Selection and Recruitment‚ Compensation and Benefits‚ Performance evaluations‚ Contract negotiations and Labor legislations are parts of hard HRM whereas functions like Organizational development‚ conflict management‚ human resource education‚ leadership development‚ organizational culture
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approaches to HRM which are explained further below: • “Hard” HR • “Soft” HR However‚ it is important to remember that‚ in reality‚ these two approaches are somewhat academic in nature. In real businesses‚ an HR department or manager would be likely to adopt elements of both soft and hard HR‚ and in many cases would not be interested in the slightest in the distinction! The key features of the hard and soft approach to HR can be summarised as follows: Hard HR Management Soft HR Management
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Managing People at Work- Hard or Soft HRM Report The following report will present the hard and soft HRM practices performed by the primary stakeholders of the UK based retail store‚ RetailCom and its frontline manager. Hard and Soft HRM practices focus upon the interdependent organisational issues of a business and its management. Human resource management is a unitarist approach which is used to emphasise the connection between an individual and its organisation. To assess this‚ we must distinguish
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HRM: Beyond Soft and Hard Dichotomy‚ towards a new HRM model Document Actions Print this page One of the ‘real puzzles’ confronting HRM writers today is the problem of ‘evidence’ gap (otherwise known as the ‘Rhetoric- Reality’ problem of HRM). On one side of the spectrum‚ there is the claim of the strong ‘marching on’ of HRM as well as the rich people management rhetoric of the ‘soft’ HRM model (e.g.‚ it is people that make the difference; the workforce is the most vital asset; human resources
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described as a concept with two distinct forms: soft and hard. These are diametrically opposed along a number of dimensions‚ and they have been used by many commentators as devices to categorize approaches to managing people according to developmental-humanist or utilitarian-instrumentalist principles (Legge 1995 b). The terms have gained some currency although‚ from a theoretical point of view‚ the underlying conflicts and tensions contained within the models have not been sufficiently explored and‚
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1. (A) Soft HR treats employees as the most important resource in the business and a source of competitive advantage Employees are treated as individuals and their needs are planned accordingly whereas hard HR treats employees simply as a resource of the business like machinery and buildings. • Soft HR concentrates on the needs of employees; their roles‚ rewards‚ motivation where as hard HR identifies workforce needs of the business and recruits and manages accordingly. • Soft HR Strategic
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philanthropic employers began to develop a paternalistic care and concern for their employees. From the 1890s Quaker employers‚ for example‚ Cadbury and Rowntree‚ began to emphasize welfare by appointing ’industrial welfare ’ workers and building model factory villages. It was estimated that by 1914 there were probably between 60 and 70 welfare workers in Britain (Farnham‚ 1990). In the USA‚ Henry Ford ’s autoplant‚ for example‚ established a ’Sociological Department ’ to administer personnel
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