Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management Part 1

Human Resource Management (HRM)

HRM is concerned with the personnel policies and managerial practices and systems that influence the workforce.

HRM 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.

In broader terms, all decisions that affect the workforce of the organization concern the HRM function.

Focus Area of Human Resource

• Planning

• Staffing

• Compensation & Benefit

• Training & Development

• Performance Appraisal

Planning

Making sure there is a person-job fit for the jobs in the organization to fulfill the organizational goals.

Associated practices are human resource planning and job analysis.

Staffing

Recruiting people with appropriate skills, abilities, knowledge, and experience to fill jobs in the work organization.

Associated practices are recruitment and selection.

Reward Systems, Benefits, and Compliance

HR responsible for the design and administration of reward systems.

Associated practices include job evaluation, direct and indirect employee benefits, and compensation, and legal environment of HRM.

Training & Development

Analyzing training requirements to ensure that employees possess the knowledge and skills to perform satisfactorily in their jobs or to advance in the organization.

Performance Management and Appraisal

 Performance Evaluation is a tool the organization can use to help enhance the efficiency of the work unit.

This tool is a means to help ensure that employees are being utilized effectively.

Multiple Choice

Planning in HRM is to make sure there is a person-job fit for the jobs in the organization to fulfill the organizational goals.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Recruiting people with appropriate skills, abilities, knowledge, and experience to fill jobs in the work organization.

• Planning

• Staffing

Multiple Choice

Performance Evaluation is a tool the organization can use to help enhance the efficiency of the work unit.

• True

• False