2 GOVERNANCE IN A HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION. BEST PRACTICE‚ BEST FIT‚ OR RELIANCE ON IDEALISM? 6 Abstract Humanitarian organizations are pressured to professionalize and streamline their Human Resource Management (HRM) governance structure as a means to improve humanitarian aid provision. In the HRM literature‚ two perspectives advocate different ways to achieve this: the universalist (best practices) and the contingency (best fit) approach. Since the humanitarian sector is historically known
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INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The Concept of Human Resource Management Human resources is a term used to refer to how people are managed by organizations. It was basically a traditionally administrative function but with time it focuses and recognizes talented and engaged people and organizational success. Human resources has at least two related interpretations depending on context. The original usage was traditionally called labour. It is a measure of the work done by human beings. This
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Introduction to HRM Evolution of HRM Earlier references: In western countries HRM had its primitive beginning in 1930s. Not much thought was given on this subject in particular and no written records or documents interesting to note HRM concepts was available‚ in ancient philosophies of Greek‚ Indian and Chinese. This is not to suggest that industrial establishment and factories system‚ as it is known today‚ existed in ancient Greece‚ India or china. The philosophy of managing human being‚ as a concept
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Economics and Management Sciences Vol. 1‚ No. 4‚ 2011‚ pp. 01-11 MANAGEMENT JOURNALS managementjournals.org HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA UNDER A GLOBALISED ECONOMY Francis C. Anyim Ph.D1‚ Cyril Oseloka Ikemefuna2 and Samuel E. Mbah3 FCIPM‚ FNIM‚ FABS‚ FCAI; Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management‚ Faculty of Business Administration‚ University of Lago. E-mail: chucksanyim2004@yahoo.com 2 Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management‚ Faculty
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Human Resource Management Arab World Edition Gary Dessler & Akram Al Ariss Adapted by Dr. Victor Sohmen Drexel University Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ USA. With Translating Strategy Into HR Policies and Practices: The KAMCO Case model answers provided by Dmytro Roman Kulchitsky‚ Ph.D. and Mr. Ramsey Awwad American University of Kuwait PART ONE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER T One Introduction
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT 1 Human Resource Management (HRM) comprises of planning‚ organizing‚ directing‚ controlling for procurement(recruitment and staffing)‚ development‚ compensating and maintenance to achieve individual objectives‚ organizational objectives and societal objectives. HRM is the process of managing people in organizations in a structured and thorough manner. HRM is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation‚ hiring‚ performance
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Definition: 1. Human Resource Management (HRM‚ HR) is the management of an organization’s employees. While human resource management is sometimes referred to as a "soft" management skill‚ effective practice within an organization requires a strategic focus to ensure that people resources can facilitate the achievement of organizational goals. Effective human resource management also contains an element of risk management for an organization which‚ as a minimum‚ ensures legislative compliance. 2. Human Resource
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Human Resources Management. A. B. M. Rashiduzzaman Date -28/12/12 • What is Recruitment? For the procurement of employees HRM is to do the sub-operative functions of recruitment and selection. Before doing the functions of recruitment and selection HRM is determine the standards against which recruitment and selection are to be done. For the job analysis is to be done that has been already discussed. Recruitment means the process through which employees with potentialities are
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HR’s Role and Corporate Social in Management of Downsizing Use Responsibility and Sustainability By Elaine Cohen‚ Sully Taylor‚ Ph.D.‚ and Michael Muller-Camen‚ Ph.D. SHRM Foundation Executive Briefing Produced in partnership with the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) and the North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) Overview Organizations are increasingly concerned with sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The HR function is uniquely
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Course TitleContemporary Human Resource ManagementCourse Code MGT504No of Credits/Term3Mode of TuitionSectionalTeaching Hours42 hours / 3 hours per weekCategory in Major ProgrammeCore Prerequisites(s)NilCo-requisites(s)NilExclusion(s)NilExemption Requirement(s)Nil Brief Course Description This course examines a range of contemporary human resource management (HRM) issues. To meet the challenges of todays complex and dynamic business environment‚ HRM offers a range of strategies‚ techniques and
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