Human Resource Management and Performance

This assignment explores the connection between human resource management (HRM) strategies, practices, and organizational performance. It delves into various HRM theories and concepts, analyzing their impact on employee attitudes, behaviors, and ultimately, business success. The provided resources include academic articles, textbooks, and online materials that shed light on the importance of aligning HRM initiatives with overall strategic goals.

MANAGING ORGANIZATION
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................3
ESSAY..................................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................8
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Topic of essay :- Discuss the extent to which Human Resource
Managers can contribute to the overall performance of an
organisation.
INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is defined as system adopted for managing and organizing
manpower inventory of the organization in successful manner. Employees are msot significant asset
of the company that supports in accomplishing desired aims and objectives of business. It is vital
that effective strategies should be formed by management of the comapny for providing better and
conductive environment to the staff members. There are various areas that are included under the
humna resource management and it includes recruitement and selection, training and development
of staff members, wages and compensation, employee welfare programs and task allocation are
done under human resource maangement. Performence of the company can be enhanced by
maximizing skills and capabilities of the staff members. Human resource management is about
providing better working environment to the staff members. Approperiate and effective strategies
formed by human resource department aids in improving the overall performence of the company.
Present essay describes about effectiveness of contribution that an HR manger can play in making
significant improvements in performence of the company.
ESSAY
Critical review of management theories :- According to Armstrong and Taylor, (2014) human
resource manager can paly a effective role in making policies and strategies for the enterprise.
Positive contribution given by Human resource department aids in meeting the required aims and
objectives of enterprise in successful manner. Moreover it is required that effective strategies should
be formulated for managing manpower of the organization. Buller and McEvoy, ( 2012) has
described that management theories supports in accomplishing desired objectives of the enterprise
in effectual manner. It si critiacal that guidelines and instructions mentioned in this theories should
be implemented in effective mode. It will aid in gaining required objectives of enterprise in
successful mode. Kehoe and Wright, (2013) has described that proper management of man power
aids in completing better work and tasks in effectual mode. In addition to that it is required that
employees should be made aware about the policies, norms and regulations that are formed by the
enterprise. It is also required that equal job opportunities should be provided to the staff members.
Overall management of the company gets affected if proper strategies and policies will not
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be formed by top management of the enterprise for providing better support and regulations to the
staff members. There are various management theories which provides better and effective ways to
manage and organize staff members of the company. The major objective behind using management
theories is to enhance productivity and performence of the staff members. Juniper is a leading
recruitment and consultancy firm that provides services to its clients by hiring suitable and talented
employees for them. Management of the company can take significant initiatives for improving the
human resource managing in the company.
Management theories aids in making appropriate strategies and policies for the enterprise
anmd it will provide a better medium for carrying out required business functions in effective
manner. However on a critical note Armstrong and Taylor, (2014) .has mentioned that it is vital that
suitable approach should be used for implementing the theories otherwise required outcomes will
not be gained. Contingency management theory describes that decisions for the enterprise can be
taken on the basis of situation. It aids in resolving the matter in effectual manner and subordinates
can be provided better directions and instructions by making use of this approach. HR manager of
Juniper company can make use of contingencty approach for solving the matter in more effective
manner. Contingency approach aids in providing better leadership on the basis of situation and it is
vital that participation of workers should be involved in this approach.
In addition to that system theory describes that overall activities of business are needed to be
arranged in systamatic order so that required objectives can be acheived. Banfield and Kay, (2012)
has described that it is vital that all the programs should be coordinated to acheive the overall goal.
Small term objectives can be formed for completing the long term goals of the enterprise. In
addition to that small subsystems can be created in the Juniper company for accomplishing required
objectives. Moreover Kehoe and Wright, (2013) has mentioned that Theory X and Theory Y is also
a effective theory that describes that some individuals in the company likes to work but some
people lacks proper ambition to work. It is vital that effective initiatives should be taken for riving
these people towards work. All the management theories provides a effective framework for
carrying out the functions of enterprise in successful manner.
Analytical discussion of topic with relevant examples :- Different types of maangement styles can
be adopted by manager of Juniper firm for managing the manpower of the company. Autocratic
leadership styles is adopted when there is need for giving commands and orders to the subordinates.
Participative leadership style is used when there is need to involve staff members in the decision
making and strategy formulation process of the company (Seeley, 2013). Managers play a
significant role in running the operational activities of business in effectual manner. Strategies that
are formed by top management of the comapny are implemented by effective leadership given by
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managers of the company.
Leadership given by managers aids in rendering proper directions and instructions to the
subordinates. There are some ethical issues that are related with maangement and it is required that
all the staff members should be provided with equal job opportunities so that better and conductive
work environment can be created in the enterprise. It is vital that managers should have good and
effective communication skills (Budhwar and Debrah, 2013). It is required that presentations should
be done and meetings should be organized so that required information should be communicated to
the subordinates. There is need that managers in Human resource department should have good
communication skills so that they can provide better directions to the subordinates.
There is need to make proper records of subordinates so and it is also required that required
information and details should be transferred to the subordinates. Oral and written communication
skills are most significant leadership styles that are needed in a leader so that required activities of
the enterprise should be executed in effectual manner (Performence reward system . 2016). Human
resource manager of Juniper firm are responsible for recruiting talented and capable staff members
in the company. It is vital that number of vaacnt job positions should be identified in the company
so that required number of employees can be appointed in proper manner (Siegel and Korniewicz,
2015). Moreover it is needed that newly recruited staff members should be provided with training
for imparting required skills and caapbilities that are required for carrying out necessary business
functions. HR manger of Juniper company can take significant initiatives for making significant
improvements in skills and capabilities of the staff members. HR manager needs to have effective
decision making skills, leadership skills, good communication skills, time management skills and
strategy formulation skills (Sharma and Goyal, 2013). All the capabilities will aid in executing the
desired business functions in effectual manner and it will also aid in providing better leadership to
the subordinates. Human resource manager can also develop effective reward system so that good
work done by a staff member can be duly recognized and appreciated. Employees who perform
better than others needs to given rewards so that their morale and motivation level can be enhanced
and they perform their work with more enthusism.
leadership is a complex and tough task and it is required that leaders should have proper
skills so that subordintaes can be provided with better directions. Human resource managers can
develop an effective framework for doing performence appraisel of staff member. It will aid in
identifying weak performing areas and HR manger can take significant initiaves for making
improvements in skills and capabilities of staff members (Storey, 2014). Team working is defined as
process in which individuals combine together for completing a specific task. All the group
members combine together for carrying out a required business function. Moreover team work aids
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in completing a work at faster pace and all the group members support each other for completing an
assigned task. Juniper company's maangement has given directions to the employees that they
should work in a team so that required functions of business can be performed in effective manner.
Team work supports in carrying out required business function in effectual manner and overall
performence of the comapny also has been improved due to that (Hill, Jones and Schilling, 2014).
Human resource management is a complex process and it is vital that effective strategies should be
formed by management of the company.
Team working has many advantages assosiated with it and it provides better opportunity for
accomplishing desired goals of firm by involving positive support of staff members (Sharma and
Goyal, 2013). Tuckman's teamwork theory describes about there are two significant elements that
are common in team working and it includes group structure and task activity. Four phases of team
formation have been described under Tuckman's teamwork theory and it includes forming,
storming, norming and performing (Bratton and Gold, 2011). Initially a group is made and thsi
stage is known as forming. In second stage while performing in a team people feels issues with each
other and this stage is known as storming. After resolving the issues people start working together
and this stage is known as performing. while working in a group there are various issues that rise
among group members and it is required that this isues should be resolved properly so that all the
group members should complete their assigned work in proper manner (Vanhala and Ritala, 2016).
Team work supports in connecting people with each other and all group members combine
together for acheiving their ultimate goal (Seeley, 2013). Management of Juniper firm takes
significant initives for encouraging team work among staff members and role playing sessions and
management games are organized with objective to increse understanding among staff member.
Human resource manager takes crucial steps for organizing activities through which coordination
among staff members increses (Budhwar and Debrah, 2013). Record keeping is also a significant
function that is done by HR department and data nad information of company is properly stored and
organized for ensuring protection and safe keeping of data. HRM also supports in developing
organizational culture and structure and overall operational activitries of business can be carried out
by positive efforts taken by HR manager. Semianrs and conferences are organized by Juniper firm
for adding new knowledge among staff members. Wages and compensation policy is also
formulated and proper monetary incentives are paid to the employees of Juniper firm. It aids in
fulfilling basic needs of employees (Banfield and Kay, 2012). Overall performence of the company
is improved by making effective and better strategies for business.
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CONCLUSION
Summing up the present essay it can be concluded that human resource management can
play a significant role in improving overall performance of the company. HR department of
company can make effective strategies, policies and norms which will support in carrying out
business functions in effective manner. Proper action plans made for recruitment, selection, training
and development, job appraisal will aid in managing the manpower of the company in systematic
and effective manner. Record keeping is also a vary important function of HR and it is required that
all the data and information should be kept safe and protective. HRM supports a business in
accomplishing overall goals and objectives of the firm. Positive initiatives taken by managers aids
in running daily activities of business in effectual manner. It is vital that necessary improvements
should be done in existing skills ans capabilities of staff members so that required objectives of
enterprise can be achieved.
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REFERENCES
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Buller, P.F. and McEvoy, G.M., 2012. Strategy, human resource management and performance:
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Kehoe, R.R. and Wright, P.M., 2013. The impact of high-performance human resource practices on
employees’ attitudes and behaviors. Journal of management. 39(2). pp.366-391.
Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S., 2014. Armstrong's handbook of human resource management
practice. Kogan Page Publishers.
Banfield, P. and Kay, R., 2012. Introduction to human resource management. Oxford University
Press.
Bratton, J. and Gold, J., 2012. Human resource management: theory and practice. Palgrave
Macmillan.
Hill, C. W., Jones, G. R. and Schilling, M. A., 2014. Strategic management: theory: an integrated
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Sharma, D. K. and Goyal, R. C., 2013. Hospital administration and human resource management
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Storey, J., 2014. New Perspectives on Human Resource Management (Routledge Revivals).
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Townley, B., 2014. Selection and appraisal: reconstituting. New Perspectives on Human Resource
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