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Principles of Management . Week 11 – Human Resource Management (HRM). Definition of HRM. Management of human resource (people) to attain organizational goals . Recruitment & Selection. Human Resource planning. Orientation & Training. Performance Management. Compensation & Benefits.
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Principles of Management Week 11 – Human Resource Management (HRM)
Definition of HRM • Management of human resource (people) to attain organizational goals Recruitment & Selection Human Resource planning Orientation & Training Performance Management Compensation & Benefits Employee Development
Definition of HRM • Management of human resource (people) to attain organizational goals
Recruitment • Identifying and attracting potential employees
Recruitment Sources • Employee referrals Adv: Disadv: 1 2 Employment Agencies e.g., US Employment Service, headhunters Adv: Disadv:
Campus recruitment e.g., job fairs, internships usually for professionals and managerial jobs Adv: 3
4 E-cruiting Adv: Disadv: 5 • Ads in newspapers & magazines • Adv: • Disadv:
Selection • Getting the best-qualified applicants • Reliability • Validity
Selection methods 1 • Interviews • prevalent • Disadv: • problem of subjectivity • should be structured • should use multiple interviewers • could consider situational interview
2 • Background information • weak predictors, why? • problems of references 3 Written tests • Cognitive ability tests (quantitative, verbal, and reasoning) • Personality tests
Work samples (Performance-simulation) • “in-basket” test, assessment center strong predictors, though expensive • Physical ability tests • Adv: • Disadv: 4 5
Orientation • Realistic job preview • the process that helps individuals develop expectations about the company, job, working conditions and interpersonal relationships • Encounter phase • Phase of socialization that occurs when an employee begins a new job
Settling-in phase • a phase where employees are comfortable with job demands and social relationships • Eventually, employees should know the following: • org history, org goals, language, politics, people, performance proficiency
Training • What to train and how to train • What to train? • Technical • Interpersonal • Mandatory
How to train? • Classroom • On-the-job training • Job rotation • Mentoring • Experiential exercises (e.g., role play, games) • Self-study materials (e.g., books, CD-ROM) • E-learning
Performance Management • Performance evaluation • Essays • Critical incidents • Graphic rating scales • Behaviorally anchored rating scales • Multi-person comparisons • Objectives met • 360-degree feedback
4 Ways of Employee Development • Formal Education (e.g, MBA, distance learning) • Assessment 1 2
Job experience • job enlargement and enhancement • Interpersonal relationship • mentoring 3 4
Compensation and Benefits • Size of company • Profit of company • Geographical location • Management philosophy • Labor or capital intensive • Unionization • Industry differences? • Skills required? • Employees’ tenure & performance