Human Happiness in HRM and CPM Practices

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Contemporary People Management
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Contemporary People Management 1
“Human Happiness in HRM and CPM Practices”
The purpose of this essay is to analyse the utilitarian theory to further evaluate the principles of
ethics and understand the contemporary people management along with human resource
management practices as well. According to a statement issued which stated that utilitarianism
argues that human happiness is an ethical goal. This phrase explains that according to the theory
of utilitarianism, human happiness is the most important aspect that an organization should look
for. This activity also leads completion of ethical objective of the organization. The below
mentioned essay explain the human resource management and contemporary people
management activities that an organization should perform in order to successfully increase the
satisfaction level of the employees at workplace (van Dijk, van Engen, and Paauwe 2012).
Contemporary people management refers to process of management employees in an
organization just like the process of human resource management. CPM is a subset of HRM
process only; both of the processes face ethical issues in the environment. The below mentioned
essay explains relationship between all these aspects.
Initially the main aim of the theory of utilitarianism is to promote happiness in the environment.
According to this theory, an action is good only if it provides happiness to the mass irrespective
of the rightness or the wrongness of the event. According to this theory, the consequence of the
event is bigger that rightness of the event. So, it can be said that the main motive of this theory is
to only look for the happiness of people with the occurrence of an action in the environment.
This theory of ethics is opposed by most of the ethical theories due to changes in aspect on which
they emphasize as according to this positive utility derived from the action is most important
(Klikauer 2014). The activities that a person do take ultimately creates happiness for the society
and does not involve any sort of pain or displeasure for them. Further, this theory also states that
utility is not only measured in quality but in quantitative terms as well. The consequences of an
action can be overlooked by the effects of the action conducted. The meaning of morality
according to this theory is to increase the amount of good in the actions of the people and reduce
the level of bad actions. Good things in this case refer to the happiness whereas a bad things
according to this theory refers to the displeasure received to people with the occurrence of an
event. This theory is not based on any rule, guideline, custom or religion as it only relates to the
goodness in an event (Mackinnon 2013).

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The theory is based only on a single principle that is performance of the actions in such a way
that it satisfies the society on a whole. Irrespective of the action conducted in the environment,
the utility derived from it explains that the action implemented is right or wrong. Thus, it can be
said that this principle is based upon the greatest Happiness Principle. The law behind the action
is looked when the consequences increase the satisfaction of people (Bourke 2011). Further, it
should also be noted that this theory is everything that the society requires. In an organizational
context, it should be noted that the company would grow only under a case when the human
resource management practices of the company completely satisfies the human resource as well.
Promoting and happiness and maximizing satisfaction is the basic and most important principle
that every person or organization should follow (Bal, and de Jong 2017).
It is not important for an action to be ethical till the time it is providing satisfaction to the market
on a whole. However, the principle of happiness is considered good but it has many issues in its
accomplishment. The biggest issue in this case is that the principle does not look at the intention
to complete the action or the ethical implication behind the case. Law and ethics are two most
important aspects that judges the rightness and wrongness of an event (Virani 2014). This theory
also foregoes the interest of third party that is also getting affected with the action. This theory
aims to maximize the happiness within people even if the actions conducted are unethical or
negative. This principle does not consider the laws implemented and the future outcomes of the
actions as well. Thus, it can be said that the theory is good in terms of providing utility to the
people in the market but it does not look various other important aspects that are required in
successful completion of a positive event (Klikauer 2014).
Contemporary people management is the administration of bunch of individuals in an
association. CPM is a broadened capacity of HRM where the principle point is to enhance the
communication and resolve issues in an association by dealing with all the employees on a
whole. CPM is the administration of new HR practices that have the potential to increase the
value of the organization (Singer 2015). It should be noted that the process of CPM is to deal
with the people and manage the contemporary issues that the employees along with the managers
face in their daily course of action. The human resource leader works with the duty of keeping up
morals and humankind in an association by standing up on the moral standards and keeping up