HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Human Resource Management



Human Resource Management

Introduction

There are a number of roles of Human Resource Management which are critical to the success of the organization. One of those roles is the management of the workforce. There are many reasons due to which Human Resource Management is critical towards the success of an organization and for meeting its goals and objectives. First of all, it is essential to understand the concept of Human Resource Management. Human Resource Management is developed to assist companies in meeting the needs of their employees and the goals of the company. The discipline of Human resource management is concerned with all the issues of a business that influence matters regarding employees, hiring and firing, remuneration, compensation and benefits, training, and administration (Marc 2008, pp. 63-117).

Discussion

Human Resource Management

The role of Human Resource Department of any company is to offer work incentives, information regarding safety procedures and sick or vacation leaves. The basic concept of Human Resource management is the proper management of people. It necessitates planning ahead for the betterment of the company also tries to meet the needs of employees in the best possible way. This certainly changes the way activities are performed at a business site. It brings lots of improvement in the selection of employees and the training programs for the proper assessment of techniques and discipline.

HRM is concerned with how organizations manage their workforce. The process of managing workforce involves all active members of the company to understand general management and control tasks. It is essential for an organization to establish effective management systems, to understand and manage the implementation of measures aimed at the achievement of an undertaking or business profitability, and taking people as active resources of the organizations. Therefore, human resource management is a set of activities put in place, which develops and mobilizes people an organization needs to achieve its goals. Furthermore, in order to manage workforce, organizations need to have clear personnel policies, and coordinate social functions considering the goals of the organization. However, an organization also needs methods to obtain, retain and develop these resources. This is where the function of HRM becomes significant for organizations to manage its workforce.

Strategic Human Resource Management

Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) is said to be the paradigm of human resource management block. It focuses on the integration of all business functions of human resource management organization, with emphasis on its strategic role in setting and achieving business goals. SHRM is a competitive advantage because it offers a unique contribution to the company. Although, some argue that it is not much different from its predecessor, HRM has a competitive advantage, as the central issue of SHRM, which is extremely specific and not transferable (Evans 2002, pp. 71-99). SHRM must include the above and other issues in an integrated strategy to an entrepreneurial approach to improve performance.

Recruitment and Selection

Staff Recruitment

Organizations seek to attract individuals and obtain information about them to decide on the need to hire them or ...