Jon M. Werner and Randy L. DeSimone in their book Human Resource Management defined Human Resource Development as a set of systematic and planned activities designed by an organization to provide its members with the opportunity to learn necessary skills to meet current and future job demands. The business dictionary defines it as training an individual after he/she is first hired‚ providing opportunities to learn new skills‚ distributing resources that are beneficial for the employee ’s tasks‚ and
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SCIENCES HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT NAME: MAPONGA MERCURY REG No/ R12023Q MODULE: (HRM 213) HRPP LEVEL: 2:1 LECTURER: MRS CHIRASHA DUE DATE: 8 FEBRUARY 2013 QUESTION: “HRM MUST BE COMMITED TO ENSURING A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT IS ANTI DISCRIMINATORY‚ DEMOCRATIC‚ RESPECTIFUL OF RIGHTS‚ MINDFUL OF DIGNITY AND LEGALLY SOUND OR LEGITIMATE.” NEL ET AL (2004). DISCUSS THIS STATEMENT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO HRM POLICIES. Armstrong‚ (2006) defined Human Resource policies
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primary actions and responsibilities of the Human Resource Management team‚ and the significant aspects that all come together for optimal functioning. I will address how my new found understanding of human resources will lead me to better relate to my own career path. I started this class without any knowledge of just how essential human resource management is‚ and now I have a new found respect for it. I will describe the multi-faceted aspects of human resource management and how it relates to the organization
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Diversity in human resources management is extremely important. First we need to establish just what exactly diversity is. Diversity is the sum total of all the differences which make individuals who they are and their ability to contribute to the goals of an organization. Managing diversity is a commitment and a conscious choice by an organization to value these differences by using diversity as a source of strength to achieve certain goals. According to Ruth Mayhew‚ “Workplace diversity affects
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Theories of HRM Equity theory Equity theory is a theory that attempts to explain relational satisfaction in terms of perceptions of fair/unfair distributions of resources within interpersonal relationships. Considered one of the justice theories‚ equity theory was first developed in 1963 by John Stacey Adams. Employees seek to maintain equity between the inputs that they bring to a job and the outcomes that they receive from it against the perceived inputs and outcomes of others. Equity theory
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Environmental scanning is one essential component of the global environmental analysis. Environmental monitoring‚ environmental forecasting and environmental assessment complete the global environmental analysis. The global environment refers to the macro environment which comprises industries‚ markets‚ companies‚ clients and competitors. Consequently‚ there exist corresponding analyses on the micro-level. Suppliers‚ customers and competitors representing the micro environment of a company are analyzed
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Resources: Ch. 7 of Human Services in Contemporary America Use the information you gathered for the Week Two assignment and research government regulations and standards that affect the policy and target population you chose. You can research your state’s legislative department or the Web sites listed in Appendix G‚ for example‚ for laws‚ regulations‚ and standards affecting human service organizations. Describe the current government regulations or standards you researched. What kind of impact
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Trace the phases of evolution of human resource management. Answer: Human resource management consists of all the activities undertaken by an enterprise to ensure the effective utilization of employees toward the attainment of individual‚ group‚ and organizational goals. It consists of practices that help the organization to deal effectively with its people during the various phases of the employment cycle‚ including pre-hire‚ staffing‚ and post-hire. Human resource has a historical background since
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produce good results but also tend to stay with the organisation longer. In such circumstances‚ the organisation’s initial and ongoing investment in them is well rewarded. An organisation may have all of the latest technology and the best physical resources‚ but if it does not have the right people it will struggle to achieve the results it requires. This is true across the whole spectrum of business activity e.g. schools‚ hospitals‚ legal practices‚ restaurants‚ airlines‚ and insurance companies.
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The Human Resources Specialist< You are a Human Resources Specialist and work for a staffing services company. Early Monday morning you receive a phone call from one of your most important clients. They want to get rid of one of your assignment employees (is a temporary employee of your company). The employee has been absent for several days because she is pregnant. She has been working as a banking receptionist‚ a position that requires
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