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Human Resource Management at Work
• What Is Human Resource Management
(HRM)?
 The policies and practices involved in carrying out
the “people” or human resource aspects of a
management position, including recruiting,
screening, training, rewarding, and appraising.
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–2
Basic HR Concepts
• The bottom line of managing:
Getting results
• HR creates value by engaging
in activities that produce the
employee behaviors that the
company needs to achieve
its strategic goals.
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–3
Line and Staff Aspects of HRM
• Line manager
 A manager who is authorized to direct the work of
subordinates and is responsible for accomplishing
the organization’s tasks.
• Staff manager
 A manager who assists and advises line managers.
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–4
Line Managers’ HRM Responsibilities
1. Placing the right person on the right job
2. Starting new employees in the organization (orientation)
3. Training employees for jobs that are new to them
4. Improving the job performance of each person
5. Gaining creative cooperation and developing smooth working
relationships
6. Interpreting the firm’s policies and procedures
7. Controlling labor costs
8. Developing the abilities of each person
9. Creating and maintaining department morale
10. Protecting employees’ health and physical condition
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–5
High-Performance Work System Practices
• Employment security
• Selective hiring
• Extensive training
• Self-managed teams/decentralized decision making
• Reduced status distinctions
• Information sharing
• Contingent (pay-for-performance) rewards
• Transformational leadership
• Measurement of management practices
• Emphasis on high-quality work
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–6
High-Performance Work System Practices
• Employment security
• Selective hiring
• Extensive training
• Self-managed teams/decentralized decision making
• Reduced status distinctions
• Information sharing
• Contingent (pay-for-performance) rewards
• Transformational leadership
• Measurement of management practices
• Emphasis on high-quality work
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–7
Benefits of a High-Performance
Work System (HPWS)
• Generate more job applicants
• Screen candidates more effectively
• Provide more and better training
• Link pay more explicitly to performance
• Provide a safer work environment
• Produce more qualified applicants per position
• Hiring based on validated selection tests
• Provide more hours of training for new employees
• Conduct more performance appraisals
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–8
Measuring HR’s Contribution
• The HR Scorecard
 Shows the quantitative standards,
or “metrics” the firm uses to
measure HR activities.
 Measures the employee behaviors
resulting from these activities.
 Measures the strategically relevant
organizational outcomes of those
employee behaviors.
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–9
The Human Resource Manager’s
Proficiencies
• New Proficiencies
 HR proficiencies
 Business proficiencies
 Leadership proficiencies
 Learning proficiencies
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–10
HR Certification
• HR is becoming more professionalized.
• Society for Human Resource Management
(SHRM)
 SHRM’s Human Resource Certification
Institute (HRCI)
 SPHR (senior professional in HR)
certificate
 PHR (professional in HR)
certificate
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–11
HR Certification
• HR is becoming more professionalized.
• Society for Human Resource Management
(SHRM)
 SHRM’s Human Resource Certification
Institute (HRCI)
 SPHR (senior professional in HR)
certificate
 PHR (professional in HR)
certificate
© 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–12
The Human Resource Manager’s
Proficiencies (cont’d)
• Managing within the Law
 Equal employment laws
 Occupational safety and health laws
 Labor laws
• Managing Ethics
 Ethical lapses
 Sarbanes-Oxley in 2003

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Human Resource Management M-Dessl-12.ppt

  • 1. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–1 Human Resource Management at Work • What Is Human Resource Management (HRM)?  The policies and practices involved in carrying out the “people” or human resource aspects of a management position, including recruiting, screening, training, rewarding, and appraising.
  • 2. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–2 Basic HR Concepts • The bottom line of managing: Getting results • HR creates value by engaging in activities that produce the employee behaviors that the company needs to achieve its strategic goals.
  • 3. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–3 Line and Staff Aspects of HRM • Line manager  A manager who is authorized to direct the work of subordinates and is responsible for accomplishing the organization’s tasks. • Staff manager  A manager who assists and advises line managers.
  • 4. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–4 Line Managers’ HRM Responsibilities 1. Placing the right person on the right job 2. Starting new employees in the organization (orientation) 3. Training employees for jobs that are new to them 4. Improving the job performance of each person 5. Gaining creative cooperation and developing smooth working relationships 6. Interpreting the firm’s policies and procedures 7. Controlling labor costs 8. Developing the abilities of each person 9. Creating and maintaining department morale 10. Protecting employees’ health and physical condition
  • 5. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–5 High-Performance Work System Practices • Employment security • Selective hiring • Extensive training • Self-managed teams/decentralized decision making • Reduced status distinctions • Information sharing • Contingent (pay-for-performance) rewards • Transformational leadership • Measurement of management practices • Emphasis on high-quality work
  • 6. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–6 High-Performance Work System Practices • Employment security • Selective hiring • Extensive training • Self-managed teams/decentralized decision making • Reduced status distinctions • Information sharing • Contingent (pay-for-performance) rewards • Transformational leadership • Measurement of management practices • Emphasis on high-quality work
  • 7. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–7 Benefits of a High-Performance Work System (HPWS) • Generate more job applicants • Screen candidates more effectively • Provide more and better training • Link pay more explicitly to performance • Provide a safer work environment • Produce more qualified applicants per position • Hiring based on validated selection tests • Provide more hours of training for new employees • Conduct more performance appraisals
  • 8. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–8 Measuring HR’s Contribution • The HR Scorecard  Shows the quantitative standards, or “metrics” the firm uses to measure HR activities.  Measures the employee behaviors resulting from these activities.  Measures the strategically relevant organizational outcomes of those employee behaviors.
  • 9. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–9 The Human Resource Manager’s Proficiencies • New Proficiencies  HR proficiencies  Business proficiencies  Leadership proficiencies  Learning proficiencies
  • 10. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–10 HR Certification • HR is becoming more professionalized. • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)  SHRM’s Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI)  SPHR (senior professional in HR) certificate  PHR (professional in HR) certificate
  • 11. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–11 HR Certification • HR is becoming more professionalized. • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)  SHRM’s Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI)  SPHR (senior professional in HR) certificate  PHR (professional in HR) certificate
  • 12. © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 1–12 The Human Resource Manager’s Proficiencies (cont’d) • Managing within the Law  Equal employment laws  Occupational safety and health laws  Labor laws • Managing Ethics  Ethical lapses  Sarbanes-Oxley in 2003