HRM in the workplace Flashcards
What is Human Resource Management (HRM)?
The process of acquiring, training, appraising, compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns.
Define ‘Organization’.
People with formally assigned roles who work together to achieve the organization’s goals.
Who is a Manager?
The person responsible for accomplishing the organization’s goals by managing the efforts of its people.
What are the main Human Resource Management Processes?
Conduct job analyses, plan labor needs and recruitment, select job candidates, orient and train new employees, manage wages and salaries, provide incentives and benefits, appraise performance, communicate, train and develop managers, and build employee commitment.
List some common Personnel Mistakes.
Wrong hires, high turnover, poor performance, ineffective interviews, legal issues (discrimination), OSHA citations, perceived salary inequities, lack of training, unfair labor practices.
What is the bottom line of managing in HRM?
Getting results.
How does HR create value?
By engaging in activities that produce employee behaviors needed to achieve strategic goals.
What is the purpose of evidence-based HRM?
To measure the value of HR activities in achieving organizational goals.
What is the role of a Line Manager?
Authorized to direct subordinates and responsible for accomplishing the organization’s tasks.
What is a Staff Manager’s role?
Assists and advises line managers, coordinating personnel activities and enforcing organizational policies.
Name key HRM responsibilities of Line Managers.
Placing the right person in the right job, orientation for new employees, training, improving job performance, fostering relationships, interpreting policies, controlling costs, developing abilities, maintaining morale, protecting health.
What are Human Resource Managers’ Duties?
Overseeing HR activities and ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
What are some Human Resource Specialties?
Recruitment, training, employee relations, compensation, performance management.
Identify important trends shaping Human Resource Management.
Increased focus on productivity, employee engagement, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
What are High-Performance Work Systems?
Systems that aim to increase productivity and performance through effective recruitment, better training, higher wages, safer work environments, and linking pay to performance.
Define Ethics in the context of HRM.
Standards used to decide one’s conduct.
List HRM-related Ethical Issues.
Workplace safety, security of employee records, employee theft, affirmative action, comparable work, employee privacy rights.
How can HRM meet today’s challenges?
By adapting to workforce changes, leveraging technology, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
What does Evidence-Based HRM involve?
Utilizing data and metrics to evaluate HR effectiveness and make informed decisions.
