Ch 1 fundamentals of hrm

HUMAN
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Kokab Manzoor
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Course Outlines
 Fundamentals of HRM
 Managing diversity
 Human Resource Planning
 Recruiting & Selection
 Talent Management
 Training & development
 Appraisals & performance Management
 Developing careers
 Employee Relations Function
 HR polices, procedures and information system
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Human Resource
Management
 Text Book:
Human Resource Management
By David A Decenzo; Stephen P Robins 10th
Ed.
 Reference Book:
Human Resource Management
By Garry Dessler 9th Edition
Managing Human Resources
By Luis Gomez & David Balkin 7th Edition

Chapter`s Outlines
 Recap of previous course
 Definition of HRM
 Emergence of HRM
 Strategic HRM
 Basic four functions of HRM
 HRM in dynamic Environment
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Management?
 Management is the process of reaching
organizational goals by working with and through
people and other organizational resources.
OR
 Management is the process of getting activities
completed effectively and efficiently with and
through people and other organizational
resources.

Functions of Management
 Planning
 Organizing
 Staffing
 Leading
 Controlling

Functions of Management…
 Planning
 Goals and standards
 Rules and procedures
 Plans and Strategies.
 Organizing
 Tasks
 Departments
 Delegating
 Authority and communication
 Coordinating

 Staffing
 Hiring
 Recruiting
 Selecting
 Performance standards
 Compensation
 Evaluating performance
 Counseling
 Training and developing

 Leading
 Getting the job done
 Motivation
 Communications
 Controlling
 Setting standards
 Comparing actual performance to standards
 Corrective action

Personnel and HRM concepts
 Before1960s, the staffing function was
commonly known as “Personnel
Department”.
 Personnel departments had a limited role in
organizational planning and performed few
functions such as planning picnics,
scheduling vacations, organizing retirement
parties, and health care issues.

Emergence of HRM Concept
 HRM concept emerged during the 1970s
 Won final acceptance when ASPA (American
Society for Personnel Administration) voted to
change its name to the SHRM (Society for
Human Resource Management).
 The name change was more than a simple
change of name.
 Personnel concept symbolize a liability on
organization whereas, HRM concept recognizes
employee as the most important Asset of an
organization.

HRM Definition
Human Resource Management is the
process of
acquiring (getting), training, appraising
(assessing),
and compensating (paying) employees and
attending to their labor relations, health and
safety and fairness concerns.

Strategic HRM Definition
 Strategic human resource management
can be defined as the linking of the
HRM function with strategic goals
and objectives to improve business
performance and develop
organizational cultures fostering
(encouraging) innovation and flexibility.

HR Department
Organizational Chart

Four Basic Functions of HRM
The four basic functions of HRM consists of:
 Staffing (sourcing and hiring qualified
employees)
 Training and Development (Assisting
employees to develop up-to-date skills,
knowledge, and abilities)
 Motivation (helping employees exert high
energy levels)
 Maintenance (maintaining employee’s
commitment and loyalty to organization)

HRM Functions (Roles of
HRM):
 Staffing/Employment
 Job Analysis
 Recruitment and
Selection
 Orientation
 Compensation/
Wages and salaries
 Incentives and
benefits
 Performance
Evaluation
 Training and
development
 Health and safety
 Grievances/labor
relations

HRM Functions…
 Staffing / Employment Function
 Activities in HRM concerned with sourcing
and hiring qualified employees.
 Three major activities include:
I. HR/Employment Planning,
II. Recruitment, and
III. Selection
 Job Analysis Function
 A systematic exploration of activities within a
job.
 Major activities Include: Job description, Job
Specification, Job Evaluation

HRM Functions…
 Training and Development
Function
HR department is frequently involved in
new-employee orientation training,
supervisory-skill training, and various
management development activities.
HR dept may also be involved in
assessing training needs of the
organization and evaluating the
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HRM Functions…
Motivation
 Motivation is a function of willingness and
ability(skills) to do the job.
 Efficiency and effectiveness of employees highly
depends upon motivation.
 The goal of motivation is to Provide employees with
an environment that encourages them to exert high
energy levels.

HRM Functions…
Maintenance
 Maintenance function include activities in
HRM concerned with;
 Maintaining employees commitment, morale and
loyalty to the organization.
 HRM must ensure that the working environment is
safe and healthy, caring for employees.

HRM Functions…
 Performance Evaluation Function
After the Human Resources are hired
their performance is evaluated by their
respective department heads to see
how the employee had been doing at
his/her job.
HR department assumes responsibility
for developing effective performance
appraisal forms and assessment
procedures, and for ensuring uniform
performance evaluation

HRM Functions…
 Compensation and Benefits
Function
Line managers also decide whether to
reward the employee for good
performance (such as as salary increase,
promotion etc) or to sometimes punish for
consistently bad performance (issuing
notice, termination, transfer etc)
Typically line managers are responsible for
recommending wage increases, and the
HR department is responsible for

 Safety and Health Function
It is the major responsibility of HR
department to provide safety
training to its employees and to
identify and correct unsafe
conditions, and to report accidents
and injuries
HRM Functions…

HRM Functions…
 Employee Relations Function
In unionized organizations, the HR
department takes an active role in
negotiating and administering the labor
agreement
Labor unions are founded in organizations to
assist workers in dealing with management
of an organization.
The unions act on behalf of its members to
secure wages and other terms of conditions
of employment.

HRM in a Dynamic Environment
 Globalization
 World has become a global village
 The rise of multinational corporations places new
requirements on human resource managers
 for example they must ensure that the appropriate mix
of employees in terms of knowledge, skills, and cultural
adaptability is available to handle global assignments.
 HRM must also ensure that workers going
oversees must understand the host country’s
culture. All countries have different values,
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HRM in a Dynamic
Environment…
 Technology
 What ways does Technology affect HRM
Practices??
 Information can be disseminated more quickly
 With that information, human resource plans can
be better facilitated, decision can be made faster,
jobs more clearly defined, and communications
with the external community and internal
employees can be enhanced

HRM in a Dynamic
Environment…
 Work Force Diversity
 Varied personal characteristics that make the
workforce heterogeneous
Males, Females, Minorities, Immigrants,
People wishing to work post retirement
Diversity in terms of gender, race,
age, and ethnicity

Choose any one case and give your
reply.
 You have been offered
two positions in HRM.
One is a generalist
position in a smaller
business, and one is a
recruiting position in a
large corporation. Which
of the two jobs do you
believe will give you
more involvement in a
variety of HRM
activities? Defend your
 “Employers only need to
provide employees with
enough information so
they can effectively and
efficiently get their jobs
done. Beyond that,
employees don’t have a
need to know.” Do you
agree or disagree with
the statement? Defend
your answer
Case 1 Case 2

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