Human Resource
Management
BSE-8
Lec -1
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Course OBJECTIVES
To understand and comprehend:
What is HRM?
What is the importance of HRM?
HRM Process and Functions
Recruitment and selection
Orientation and Training
Performance management
Compensation and benefits
Career Development
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Course content
Recommended text:
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, By David A. DeCenzo, Stephen P.
Robbins and Susan L. Verhulst.
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Course Topics
UNDERSTANDING HRM
The Dynamic Environment of HRM
Fundamentals of HRM
STAFFING THE ORGANIZATION
Human Resource Planning and Job Analysis
Recruitment
Selection
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Course Topics
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Socializing, Orienting, and Developing Employees
Managing Careers
MAINTAINING HIGH PERFORMANCE
Establishing the Performance Management System
Establishing Rewards and Pay Plans
Employee Benefits
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Lecture outline
Introduction to Human Resource Management (HRM)
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Introduction to HRM
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Organization and HRM
Organizations have different departments.
Finance
Marketing
Research and Development
Human Resource Management
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Human Resource Management
No universal definition
Term originated in the USA
Initially interchangeable with ‘Personnel Management’
Managing Humans (Employees)
The management of people to do the work. (Boxall and Purcell 2012)
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Human Resource Management
Human resource management is the management of an organization's
workforce, or human resources.
The process by which managers ensure that they have the right number and kinds
of people in the right places, and at the right times, who are capable of
effectively and efficiently performing their tasks.
Managerial Concerns
Efficiency
Getting the most output for the least inputs
Effectiveness
Attaining organizational goals
Human Resource Management Process
Human Resource (HR)
Planning
Assessing current human resources
Assessing future needs for human resources
Demand – supply = Gap(surplus/shortage)
Recruitment and Decruitment
Recruitment
The process of identifying, locating and
attracting capable applicants to an
organization.
Decruitment
The process of reducing a surplus of employees
in the workforce of an organization.
Selection
Selection Process
The process of screening job applicants to ensure that the
most appropriate candidates are hired.
Orientation
Planned introduction of new employee to his/her job, co-worker and the
organization.
Employee Training
Employee Training is a learning experience designed to
achieve a relatively permanent change in an individual that will
improve the ability to perform on the job.
Up-to dated Skills.
Employee Performance
Management
A process of establishing performance standards and appraising employee
performance.
To provide documentation in support of decisions made under performance
evaluation.
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation is the total amount of the monetary and non-monetary
pay provided to an employee by an employer in return for work
performed as required.
Internal equity/External Equity
Career Development
Career Defined
The sequence of positions held by a person during his or her lifetime is called
career.
The Importance of Human Resource
Management (HRM)
As a necessary part of the organizing function of management
Selecting, training, and evaluating the work force
As an important strategic tool
HRM helps establish an organization’s sustainable competitive advantage.
Adds value to the firm
High performance work practices lead to both high individual and high
organizational performance.
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Summary
Title and Course Code
Introduction
Text Book
Course Topics
What is HRM (managing people/ employees)
The importance of HRM (Important function)
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