Ways HRM Makes a Difference in the Workplace

In what ways can Human
Resource Management make
a difference in the workplace

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In what ways can Human Resource Management make a difference in the
workplace
Human resource management is essential for effective management of human
resource in a business corporation. It is quite significant for bridging the gap amid the
performance of the workers and the strategic objectives of the organization. it can be
attributed that it is the human resource management that makes the difference in the
workplace (Agarwal and Gupta, 2018). Considering this, the main aim of the current essay is
to focus on different areas of HRM and ascertain the role being played by them by
considering the examples from different industries. In addition to this, the essay will also be
going to throw some light on relevant theories and concepts in the context of the topic and
will state limitation and explanation of that theory. The final section of the essay will
conclude the findings.
Employee engagement & Voice
Employee engagement is being regarded as a human resource concept that describes
the level of enthusiasm as well as dedication an employee feels in regards with their job. The
workers who are more engaged can care more about their work and performance of the firm.
Further, employee engagement is very crucial because it either support in generating higher
amount of profit for the firm and cause the firm to suffer losses (Kok, Sarikaya and Coban,
2016). On the other hand, employee voice is the medium by which the workers communicate
their opinions and ideas to the employers and impacts the matter that influences them at
workplace. Employee engagement and employee voice is positively related with each other
as workers will speak up more if they are more engaged.
Goal setting theory is an employee engagement tactic which comprises establishing
particular measurable targets for improving the productivity. It is being developed by Edwin
A. Locke and is being based on the five major principles that is commitment, clarity,
challenge, task complexity and feedback (Lycette and Herniman, 2018). For making use of
goal setting theory in the workplace it is crucial to determine the goal, meet the workers,
develop a plan and offer regular feedback. Other than this, as per (Gardner and et.al, 2016)
this theory is very useful in increasing the engagement level of the workers and enhancing
their performance of the workers significantly.
An example of the organization that follows the goal setting theory for engaging more
and more employees and increasing the employee voice in the organization is FedEx. The
company sets goals, challenges and objectives for the workers that meets their expectations
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