development. It is the management of people/staff in order for them to make contributions to the objectives of the organisation. “HRM is the body of management activities and used in this way HRM is really no more than a more modern and supposedly imposing name for what has long been labelled personnel management” (Torrington et al‚ 2009). The best way to describe HRM is to look at what it aims to achieve i.e. its four key objectives: 1) Staffing – includes recruiting staff‚ up-skilling of staff
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CHANGING ROLE OF HRM In an organization‚ there are tall people‚ short people‚ fat people‚ thin people‚ black people‚ white people‚ elderly people‚ young people and so on. Even within each category there are enormous individual differences. Some will be intelligent‚ others not so intelligent‚ some are committed to jobs‚ others are not‚ some will be outgoing‚ others reserved and so on. “The point is that these differences demand attention so that each person can maximize his or her potential‚ so that
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References: Beer M. and Guest D. (1984)‚ A concise introduction: Human and Resource Management‚ Chapter 1‚pp 6. Legge K. (1995)‚ HRM: rethoric‚ reality and hidden agendas‚ in J. Storey (ed.) Human Resource Management: A critical text‚ London : Routledge. Maatman M Purcell‚ J.‚ Kinnie‚ N.‚ Hutchinson‚ S. et al. (2003) Understanding the People and Performance Link: Unlocking the Black
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HISTORY OF HRM HRM is traced back to the 19th century with the beginning of the Welfare System. The Welfare System was an important development in terms of voluntary initiatives undertaken to improve conditions of factory workers‚ in relation to pay‚ working hours and health and safety. The voluntary initiative originated from Quakers. Welfare officers were appointed and became the forerunner to HR practitioners. The early 1900’s saw the appointment of welfare officers in Irish companies
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2009 ABOUT AUTHORS We are Ammarah Mahmood‚ Samiya Fatima and Shehzania. We have been given a project “RELATIONSHIP B/W INTEREST RATE & INFLATION IN PAKISTAN” to study and analyze that importance of HRM in any Organization and how HR-Managers use HRM methods to create high-performance. We are students of MBA in IQRA University in the year 2009. Presently we are getting through our 4rd semester from IUGC and we are assigned to prepare this report. Every project needs a lot
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defined objectives. HRM is aimed at recruiting competent‚ flexible and committed people‚ managing and rewarding their performance and developing key competencies. The rise of modern human resource management is more than just a change in terminology from personnel management to human resource management. There have been many changes in HRM which relocate the mindsets of employers to look at their employees as a unique‚ valued asset and not as an expense to condense. Modern HRM wants the workforce
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Management Challenges and Concerns Report HRM/498 September 15‚ 2014 Organizational Focus and Goals The purpose of the Management Challenges and Concerns Report is to indicate the responsibilities of management and how to meet or exceed company goals. Some of the responsibilities of human resource management consist of providing employees with information on the company’s vision‚ goal‚ HIPPA privacy rights‚ and mission statement. In addition‚ employees receive information on safety rules‚ insurance
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by the senior managers‚ in addition‚ it has to share responsibilities with line managers‚ sometimes it takes more work than it is expected. Actions should be taken to help the Cinderella find her glass shoes. 2. THE ROLE OF THE HRM Human resource management (HRM)‚ as defined by Bratton‚ J. & Gold‚ J. (2003)‚ is “A strategic approach to managing employment relations which emphasizes that leveraging people’s capabilities is critical to achieving sustainable competitive advantage‚ this being
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HRM/498 STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND EMERGING ISSUES Final Exam Instruction: True/False – Please mark each sentence with the appropriate answer 1. An organization’s human resources are a means by which the firm fosters a sustained competitive advantage. ____TRUE______ 2. To achieve sustainable competitive advantage through people‚ an organization’s employees’ skills‚ knowledge‚ and abilities
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4C’s of HRM 4/21/2013 For any organization‚ it is important to identify where it stands in the 4 C’s of strategically planning the direction of the organization; managing human labor force and goals of the organization; and then sustaining the momentum required during the goal achievement process. The following are basic questions that should be asked: 1. Competence: How competent are employees in their work? Do they need additional training? 2. Commitment: How committed are employees to
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