Human resource management Assignment PDF

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Human resource management
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Table of ContentsIntroduction.................................................................................................................................................2
Part 1...........................................................................................................................................................2
Answer 1.................................................................................................................................................2
Answer 2.................................................................................................................................................3
Answer 3.................................................................................................................................................4
Part 2...........................................................................................................................................................6
Answer 1.................................................................................................................................................6
Part 3...........................................................................................................................................................7
Answer 1.................................................................................................................................................7
Answer 2.................................................................................................................................................8
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................8
References.................................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
The paper will reflect upon the major functions of Human Resource Management (HRM) in
business. It will discuss the role of competency model in the Human resource (HR) department.
It will provide with information based on changing roles of HRM within the organization.
Moreover, it will discuss the operational and strategical role of the HR team that helps in
maintaining, controlling and monitoring the organizational activities. The primary aim is to focus
on the two case scenarios that are based on the functions of HRM. Furthermore, it will discuss
the factors that are important for the managers to manage the organizational activities.
Part 1
Answer 1
A competency model is considered to be the framework that defines the knowledge and skill
requirements of a job. It is mainly a set of competencies that together define an effective
performance of a job. The competency models are used in business to a great extent to define and
assess competencies within an organization in both soft and hard skills (Albrecht et al., 2015).
They present a major element of hiring and recruitment as well as the management of
performance and talent based activities of the Human resource (HR) department. The assessment
based on competencies often helps in forming the basis for learning content and training
programs both for informal and formal. This effective models also creates a basis for linking the
competencies with the advice of the training consultant, a significant best practice and
organizational strategy. It also helps an organization to link the expertise with the HR processes,
productivity goals, and evaluation (Stone et al., 2015). This particular model not only provides
training to the junior but also to the senior employees in the HR department. It recognizes the
requirements of training and helps in enhancing the personal development of the staff. It also

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develops relevant training methodology and materials within the organization. It is useful as it
develops a specific strategy of the program or project. In the HR department forming a
framework of competency is an efficient method to monitor, maintain and assess the attributes,
skills, and knowledge of the members within the organization. It helps in recognizing the
particular skills and behaviors required for a specific role an enables Human resource
management (HRM) team to plan and budget for the training and development of the
organization that is required (Bakker and Demerouti, 2014). It ensures an employer in the HR
department that the organization’s funded professional and training development are not only
productive, goal oriented but also cost-effective.
Answer 2
In every organization, the HR department plays a vital role in managing the working hours,
payrolls, salary management, interviews, and hiring. The role of HR is not limited to this it also
looks upon the retention and performance, implementing new processes and ideas, employee
engagement and appraisals. HR is determined to be a specific department where its functionality
involves two types they are operational and strategic (Sheehan, 2014). An efficient and good HR
team is one who handles all the responsibilities of both the types methodically. In today's
context, the increased growth and advancement in the technology has created certain software
that plays a major of the responsibilities that are handled by the HR. This, in turn, helps the HR
to be more productive to structure out a bright future not only for the organization but also for its
employees. In any company, the major activities of HR are based on operational and strategic
management that includes employee engagement and performance management, training and
orientation, benefits and compensation as well as recruitment (Ellinger and Ellinger, 2014). The
management of the employee relation includes operational activities like complaint management,