Contemporary Issues in HRM

Contemporary Issues in HRM
Presentation Made By: Saumya Prakhar Anil Yadav Duugi
Contemporary Issues in HRM

Human resource managers face a myriad challenges with todays workforce. There are issues concerning the diverse workforce, legislation affecting the workplace and technology matters that rise to the top of the list of challenges. Major Contemporary issues in HRM are:
Green HRM
IHRM
Chronic Health Issues
Career management and Development
SHRM
Organizational Development and Change
Employee Benefits and Compensation
International Human Resource Management (IHRM)

International Human Resource Management is the process of procuring, allocating and effectively utilising human resources in an international business.
Procuring
Allocating
Effectiveness
Managing expatriates
Need for IHRM
Globalization has forced HRM to have international orientation
Effectively utilise services of people at both the corporate office and at the foreign plants
Models of IHRM
HR Activities
Procure & Utilize Host & Home Country Host & Home Countries Allocate
Types of Employee
Countries
Third Country
Third Countries
Characteristics of IHRM
More HR activities Need for a broader perspective More involvement in employee personal lives Industrial Equal treatment to Relations different nationalities
Performance Management
Human Resource Planning
Employee Hiring
Compensation
Training and Development
Basic Steps in IHRM

Human Resource Planning
Remuneration
Repatriation
Recruitment and Selection
Expatriation
Employee Relations
Training and Development
Performance Management
Multicultural Management
Reasons for Growing Interest in IHRM
Globalization of Business
Effective HRM
Indirect cost of poor performance
Movement to network organisation
Significance in implementing and control of strategies
Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Strategic human resource management
Formulating and executing HR systems that produce the employee competencies and behaviors the company needs to achieve its strategic aims
Taking a strategic HRM approach means:

Making human resources management a top priority Integrating HRM with the companys strategy, mission, and goals
HRM can make significant contributions if included in the strategic planning process from the outset.
The strategic management process helps determine: What must be done to achieve priority objectives How they will be achieved
SHRM: A Key to Success

Three levels of strategy apply to HRM activities: Strategic (Long Term) Manageria l (Medium Term) Operation al (Short Term)
The HRM activities involved are: Employe e Selectio Rewards n/ Placeme nt
Appraisa l
Develop ment
SHRM: A Key to Success
Strategic HRM planning leads to:
Growth Profits Survival
Planning also:
Expands awareness of possibilities Identifies strengths and weaknesses Reveals opportunities Points to the need to evaluate the impact of internal and external forces
Traditional HRM v.s. SHRM

Point of distinction Focus Role of HR Traditional HR Employee Relations Transactional change follower and respondent Slow, reactive, fragmented Short-term Bureaucratic-roles, policies, procedures Tight division of labor; independence, specialization Strategic HR Partnerships with internal and external customers Transformational change leader and initiator. Fast, proactive and integrated Short, medium and long (as required) Organic-flexible, whatever is necessary to succeed Broad, flexible, cross-training teams
Initiatives Time horizon Control Job design
Key investments Accountability Responsibility for HR
Capital, products Cost centre Staff specialists
People, knowledge Investment centre Line managers
Shifts in HR management in India

Traditional HR practice Administrative role Emerging HR practice Strategic role
Reactive
Separate, isolated from company mission Production focus Functional organization Individuals encouraged, singled out for praise, rewards
Proactive
Key part of organizational mission
Service focus Process-based organization Cross-functional teams, teamwork most important
People as expenses
People as key investments/assets
Human Resource Management
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Strategic Management Process
Environmental Scanning Strategy Formulation

Corporate level Business unit level Functional level
Strategy Implementation
Strategy Evaluation
HR Role in Strategic Management

In strategy formulation HR manager supplies competitive intelligence that is useful In strategy implementation Encouraging proactive behavior Explicit communication goals Stimulate critical thinking Productivity Quality and Service Proficient strategic management
Types of Strategies
Business
Operations Resource View
Corporate level Business Level Functional Level
HR PRACTICES LINKED WITH COMPETITIVE STRATEGY

Recruitment
Training
Openness
Career Path & Promotions
Socialization
The Matching Model
The Integrative Model
SHRM MODELS
The control based Model
The Resource based Model
The Matching Model
The Control Based Models
Process Based
Outcome Based
The Resource based Model
The Integrative Model
Green Human Resource Management (GHRM)

Green HR is one which involves two essential elements: environmentally friendly HR practices and the preservation of knowledge capital.Green HR involves reducing your carbon footprint via less printing of paper, video conferencing and interviews, etc.
The kinds of action taken within green HRM initiatives include educating employees about climate change and other environmental issues, training in working methods that reduce the use of energy and other resources, promoting and incentivizing more sustainable means of travel to work (e.g. car sharing, cycling, public transport), and auditing employee benefits to eliminate those that are environmentally damaging (e.g. unnecessary provision of a high powered company car)
Essential Green HR Activities

Corporate Office Building Separate Department Conduct A Research
Decreased Printing
Recycling
Cleanliness Drive
Reusable Articles
Power Savings
Impact of Green HRM

Gaining perception, reputation and good will. Economically useful, hence direct impact on profit and enhances the return on investments. Better Power Utility Better Utilization of Resources Cost Effective Smarter Performance translated into Cheaper Products.
During the past 2 decades, a worldwide consensus has begun to emerge around the need for pro-active environmental management.in Response , scholars from management systems as diverse as accounting , marketing and Supply-chain Management have been analyzing how managerial practices in these areas can contribute to environmental management Goals.
Companies who Have adopted GREEN HRM

General Electrics
Uses six sigma technique for optimizing their operations to improve environmental and social outcomes in a manner that increases overall performance.
Google
Uses green recruiting technique- Believes that most talented people get attracted because of it.
Infosys
eRecruiting Staffing Solutions
Hewlett Packard
Product take-Back programs, green packaging and integrating desgins.

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What are the characteristics of international HRM?

Contemporary Issues in HRM

Presentation Made By: Saumya Prakhar Anil Yadav Duugi

Contemporary Issues in HRM

Chronic Health Issues

Career management and Development

Organizational Development and Change

Employee Benefits and Compensation

International Human Resource Management (IHRM)

Need for IHRM

Globalization has forced HRM to have international orientation

Human Resource Planning

Training and Development

Basic Steps in IHRM

Recruitment and Selection

Training and Development

Reasons for Growing Interest in IHRM

Indirect cost of poor performance

Movement to network organisation

Significance in implementing and control of strategies

Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Taking a strategic HRM approach means:

SHRM: A Key to Success

The HRM activities involved are: Employe e Selectio Rewards n/ Placeme nt

SHRM: A Key to Success

Strategic HRM planning leads to:

Growth Profits Survival

Traditional HRM v.s. SHRM

Initiatives Time horizon Control Job design

Key investments Accountability Responsibility for HR

Capital, products Cost centre Staff specialists

People, knowledge Investment centre Line managers

Shifts in HR management in India

Service focus Process-based organization Cross-functional teams, teamwork most important

People as key investments/assets

Human Resource Management

Strategic Management Process

Environmental Scanning Strategy Formulation

HR Role in Strategic Management

HR PRACTICES LINKED WITH COMPETITIVE STRATEGY

Career Path & Promotions

The Matching Model

The Integrative Model

The control based Model

The Resource based Model

The Matching Model

The Control Based Models

The Resource based Model

The Integrative Model

Green Human Resource Management (GHRM)

Essential Green HR Activities

Impact of Green HRM

Companies who Have adopted GREEN HRM

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