Human Resource Management: An Annotated Bibliography

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Human Resource Management
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For the given study the subject of human resource management is chosen, on
which 5 articles has been selected. Annotated bibliography of five relevant
journal articles will be done, which will mainly focus upon theories of
Human Resource Management and the ways that are implemented to
motivate employees at work places. Summary of the theories that are used in
each article will be mentioned alongside with the research methods used for
the same.
The challenges that are faced by the employees due to low motivational
factor and high stress level at workplace will be given special focus for each
chosen article.
Article 1 Vermeeren, B., Steijn, B., Tummers, L., Lankhaar, M., Poerstamper, R.J.
and Van Beek, S., 2014. HRM and its effect on employee, organizational
and financial outcomes in health care organizations. Human resources for
health, 12(1), p.35.
Key words: HRM, Health care, Job satisfaction, Financial outcome,
Organizational outcome, Employee outcome, Net margin, Client
satisfaction, Sick absenteeism
The given article attempts to improve techniques that can be implemented in
Human Resource Management department within an organisation for
improving performance level of employees. Relevant findings are added

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from the existing literature which can help to improve the financial and
Healthcare performance of an organisation. Special focus is also given to
ensure that high employee performances are related to greater level of job
satisfaction. The method used for the given study is the use of unique data
sets based on ActiZ benchmark in Healthcare. Essential data are therefore
being collected from 162 organisations in Netherlands. Survey has been
conducted from 61,000 individuals, 42% response rate was obtained.
Essential financial data are also collected for monitoring the financial
performance. The major findings of the article suggest that HR practice in an
organisation is directly related to financial outcomes, which indicates the net
profit margin; organisational outcomes, which indicates the client
satisfaction rate; and performance outcomes, which indicates the job
satisfaction rate of employees. It can also be noted that that level of job
satisfaction is related to the health status of employees. Hence, from the
findings of the given article it can be concluded that high level of job
satisfaction is directly related to health status of the employees and financial
outcomes of an organisation.
It can often be said that with better level of job satisfaction it is possible to
achieve higher organisational performance. The mental and Physical health
status of every employee is highly important as it decides on the level of
performance level and skills that are improved with time. This relationship
between HRM performance and organisational performance is highly
essential to understand that contemporary issues in a business organisation.
High performance of employees is an important function of market position
of an organisation in the contemporary period. It is also one of the important

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ethical duty of every organisation to ensure proper physical and mental
health are maintained by every employees. Hence, from the findings of the
given article it is possible to establish effective relationship between the
health status and financial outcomes of employees in an organisation. It is
also essential to timely collect information about the performance level of
every employee This will help to highlight upon the causes of poor
performance.
From the findings I will be able to incorporate new methods of financial
startegies that can help in the process of job motivation for the employees. It
will therefore be possible to implement better sustainnbility at workplace.
Article 2 Zarei, E., Najafi, M., Rajaee, R. and Shamseddini, A., 2016. Determinants of
job motivation among frontline employees at hospitals in Tehran. Electronic
physician, 8(4), p.2249.
Key words: job motivation, work motivation, frontline employee, teaching
hospital
The given article has attempted to determine the motivational factors that
affect Frontline employees in ShahidBeheshti University of Medical
Sciences (SBMU) in Tehran, Iran. Investigators had used the method of
cross sectional study in order to collect information from 300 employees of
the hospital in the form of random sampling method. Questionnaires was
framed, which consisted of 42 survey questions within the 7 domains of
motivational factors. The analysis of the collected data was done in the form
of independent sample T test and SPSS software was used for the same.