Introduction To Human Resource Flashcards
What is management
Management is the process of designing and maintaining an environment in which individuals working together in groups
What is hrm?
The process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees, and of attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns.
What is organisation
People with formally assigned roles who work together to achieve the organization’s goals.
Manager
The person responsible for accomplishing the organization’s goals, and who does so by managing the efforts of the organization’s people.
The management process
Planning Organising Staffing Leading Controlling
Characteristics of hrm
Pervasive force Action-oriented Individually oriented People-Oriented Future –Oriented Development-Oriented Integrating mechanism Comprehensive function Auxiliary service Inter-disciplinary function Continuous function
Scope of HRM
Personnel Aspect
Welfare Aspect
Industrial Relations Aspect
Objectives of hrm
To help the organisation reach its goals
To employ the skills and abilities of the workforce effectively
To provide the organisation with well-trained and well-motivated employees
To increase to the fullest the employees job satisfaction and self-actualisation
To develop and maintain a quality of work life
To communicate HR policies to all employees
To be ethically and socially responsible to the needs of society
In order to achieve the above objectives, HRM undertakes the following activities
(i) Human ResourcePlanning,i.e.,determiningthe numberand kinds of personnel required to fill various positions in the organisation.
(ii) Recruitment, selection and placement of personnel, i.e., employment function.
(iii) Training and development of employees for their efficient performance and growth.
(iv) Appraisal of performance of employees and taking corrective steps such as transfer from one job to another
(v) Motivation of workforce by providing financial incentives and avenues of promotion.
(vi) Remuneration of employees. The employees must be given sufficient wages and fringe benefits to achieve higher standard of living and to motivate them to show higher productivity.
(vii) Social security and welfare of employees
Human resource management processes
Acquisition Training Appraisal Compensation Labour relations Health and safety Fairness
Importance of hrm
GOOD HR PRACTICES HELP:
Attract and retain talent
Train people for challenging roles Develops skills and competencies Promote team spirit Develop loyalty and commitment Increase productivity and profits Improve job satisfaction Enhance standard of living Generate employment opportunities
What is personnel management
Personnel management is the planning, organizing, compensation, integration and maintenance of people for the purpose of contributing to organizational, individual and societal goals.
Difference between human resource management and personal management
Object
HM- concerned with development of skills of employees
P- managing people at work
Treatment
HM- employees are treated as a resource and an asset
P- employees are treated like other components such as machine equipments etc
Significance
HM- employees are treated as economic social and psychological men
P- employees are taken as economic men.
Personal aspects of a managers job
Conducting job analyses Planning labor needs and recruiting job candidates Selecting job candidates Orienting and training new employees Managing wages and salaries Providing incentives and benefits Appraising performance Communicating Training and developing managers Building employee commitment
Personnel mistakes
Hire the wrong person for the job
Experience high turnover
Have your people not doing their best
Waste time with useless interviews
Have your firm in court because of discriminatory actions
Have some employees think their salaries are unfair and inequitable relative to others in the organization
Allow a lack of training to undermine your department’s effectiveness
Commit any unfair labor practices
