Human Resource Management Flashcards
What are the basic functions of the management process?
Planning, organizing, leading, controlling
It is the course of action
planning
Coordination of activities
organizing
Managing, motivating
leading
Monitoring and evaluating
controlling
This is the person responsible for accomplishing an organization’s goals by managing the efforts of the organization’s people
Manager
This is the person who organize/operates business
Entrepreneur
Reports to the HR manager/director
Generalist
A function of management process that requires a manager to establish goals and standards and to develop rules and procedures
Planning
Staffing
Hiring and managing employees
A function of management process when managers use metric to asess performance and then develop strategies for corrective action
Controlling
It is an activity associated with the leading function
Motivating subordinates
What are the personnel activities in HRM
Orienting and training, appraising performance, employee commitment, enforced disciplinary activities
Responsibilities of a manager
maintaining department morale, controlling labor cost, protecting employees’ health
Sit: Maintaining contacts within the local community and travels to search for qualified job applicants
Recruiters
Analyzes, interpret, administer various labor contract (wages, pension, healthcare)
Labor relations specialist
Gathers company information, collecting information about the job
Job Analyst
3 Main Authority Types
Line authority, functional authority, staff authority
Type of authority where the manager is the one who supervises the employee
Line authority
Type of authority where the manager where the manager manages the employee with a staff
Functional Authority
The one in charge of developing the plan for how people are paid and how the employee benefits program is run
Compensation manager
Structure of HR Services
Embedded HR teams, Shared HR teams, Corporate HR Teams
The organization of the human resource function involves dedicated HR members that assist the top management in issues such as developing the personnel aspects of the company’s long term strategic plan
Corporate HR teams
A group of hr professionals who are assigned in different departments to provide special support
Embedded HR Teams
It refers to knowledge, skills, and abilities of a firm’s workers
Human Capital
Goodwill, brand recognition, copyrights, patents
Intangible Assets
Hired temporary; fixed-term contract basis
Contingent personnel
Payroll, HR admin, performance management, leadership
Outsourcing
Freelancers, independent contractors work when they can, on what they want to work on, and when the company needs them
On-demand workers
The trend where unemployment rates are low, while in other unemployement rates are still very high and recruiters in many companies can’t find candidates
Unbalanced labor force (full-time, part-time, freelance)
Best exemplifies the recent trends in technology that are affecting human resource management?
The use of gaming features to enhance training and performance appraisal
Evidence-based human resource managements relies on the following evidences
Scientific rigor, existing data, research studies
The two distinct functions carried out by human resource managers
Line function and staff function
