Human Resource Management at Samsung Company

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Introduction
Human resource management is crucial in ensuring success of an organization. For a
company to have a competitive edge over its rivals, its human resource management system
should be effective. Samsung has understood the significance of this and has engaged in
improving the skills of its employees through training and offering incentives and rewards.
Through this, the workers are motivated to work efficiently thereby achieving the set goals. This
paper discusses the human resource management at Samsung company putting into consideration
the training and development strategies used, motivation, types of flexibility employed,
performance and rewards, and their job design.
Training, development, and learning in Samsung Company
Samsung is an international company based in South Korea and has branches worldwide.
Due to its diverse workforce, training becomes important to equip employees with knowledge
and skills necessary for the development of the company (Chang, 2012). Samsung has employed
various training procedures for various categories of its employees. For instance, Chemical
Safety and Health Training involves teaching semiconductor employees how they ought to
conduct themselves when handling hazardous chemical materials. Several education and training
programs have been developed covering every department and division so that every personnel
in the organization are up-to-date with the current technological changes. Hands-on training and
use of the Virtual Reality (VR) in training has brought immense improvement within the
Samsung company (Poppe, Gilgen, & Safrudin, 2017). Through the Virtual Reality training
program, the employee works through the manufacturing process by use of a headset and a
specially designed utensil. It is of significance as it allows the trainee to go through the

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manufacturing process physically and have an experience as if you have undergone through the
actual manufacturing process.
Benefits of the training process to employer and employee
The VR training system offers an easy way for managers through which they can assess
the performance of each employee fairly based on their work results. The employees as well
have an advantage of getting a chance to physically interact with the most crucial steps of the
manufacturing process.
How the training leads to profitability and productivity?
The training will lead to high accuracy in the manufacturing process by limiting the
occurrence of errors in calculations. The VR also is less costly compared to the conventional
method that used a lot of resources (money and space). As such, the company expects to have a
high return of their money and increase their sales.
Motivation at Samsung
Motivation is the driving force that encourages employees to pursue company goals and
achieve the set target. Samsung uses the McClelland’s Learned Need Theory to motivate their
employee. It involves affiliation, achievement, and power. In terms of affiliation, Samsung
provides a conducive work environment for all its employees. Samsung has gained great
achievement for the past many years. The employees are proud to be associated with Samsung
since they are involved in the manufacture of the goods sold. Lastly, promotions of the
employees are encompassed by the power (Khurana & Joshi, 2017). Samsung offers equal and
fair promotion opportunities for every hard working employee without discrimination or favor.