HR’s Role and Corporate Social in Management of Downsizing Use Responsibility and Sustainability By Elaine Cohen‚ Sully Taylor‚ Ph.D.‚ and Michael Muller-Camen‚ Ph.D. SHRM Foundation Executive Briefing Produced in partnership with the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) and the North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) Overview Organizations are increasingly concerned with sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The HR function is uniquely
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days. The decline in strike activity over recent years sparks a heated argument that conflict between employers and workers is no longer a significant feature of current human resource management. This article will also discuss this topic and find out if the conflict is still the significant feature of current human resource management. Stroh‚ Northcraft & Neale (2003) defined that conflict is the opposition interaction within or between interdependent individuals or entities when the goals‚ purposes
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ancient Greece‚ India or china. The philosophy of managing human being‚ as a concept was found developed in ancient literatures in general and in Indian philosophy in particular. Personnel functions: Till 1930s‚ it was not felt necessary to have a separate discipline of management called “Personnel management”. In fact‚ this job was assigned as part of the factory manager. Adam Smith’s concept of factory was that it consists of three resources‚ land‚ labour and capital. This factory manager is expected
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT 1 Human Resource Management (HRM) comprises of planning‚ organizing‚ directing‚ controlling for procurement(recruitment and staffing)‚ development‚ compensating and maintenance to achieve individual objectives‚ organizational objectives and societal objectives. HRM is the process of managing people in organizations in a structured and thorough manner. HRM is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation‚ hiring‚ performance
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Executive summary There are various functions of human resources management and there are different approaches taken by the management in terms of managing the human capital. The soft and hard approaches are often implemented by different organisations depending on their structure. As such‚ this paper sought to compare these two philosophies in a bid to establish the advantage as well as disadvantages of each approach. A critical analysis of the case study of Toyota which uses the soft approach
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Human resources in Russia: The greatest opportunity‚ the greatest challenge A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit Sponsored by 1 Contents Russian human resources today The best in the world? Educated and cultured Quality is deteriorating at the margins Which are the difficult positions to full? 3 3 3 4 6 Salaries – what do you pay? The role of pay in staff motivation Competition for talent forcing pay rises The battle with HQ The dollar peg: weak US dollar – what currency
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Planning: the core function of Human Resource Department Page � PAGE �1� ABSTRACT Human Resource planning is a process of identifying current and future human resources needs for an organization to achieve its goals and strategic objective. It involves‚ but not limited to forecasting an organization’s future demand and supply for different types of employees directly linked to its business needs. Implementation of gap analysis between future HR supply and future demand is taking place first. Strategies
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Human resource also known as manpower or human capital can be defined as the staffs recruited by the organization for them to work. Human resource management (HRM) is a complex issue and many authors have tried to explain it and some definitions are below: “HRM is a distinctive approach to employment management which seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce‚ using an array of cultural‚ structural and personnel techniques
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Human Resource Planning Definition: Human Resources Planning is defined as the process of assessing an organization’s human resources needs in the light of organizational goals and changing condition and making plans to ensure that a competent‚ stable workforce is employed. The actual planning process will vary a great deal from organization to organization As defined by Bulla and Scott (1994)‚ human resource planning is ‘the process for ensuring that the human resource requirements of an
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Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of‚ management of‚ and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. HRM can also be performed by line managers. HRM is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation‚ hiring‚ performance management‚ organization development‚ safety‚ wellness‚ benefits‚ employee motivation‚ communication‚ administration‚ and training. HRM is also a strategic
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