Human Resource Management

Running head: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Human Resource Management
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
It can be suggested from the case study that Jim has been a very good and sincere
employee from his performance and overall record. In the first 9 months of the year, he was
regarded as the model employee for the organization. After these 9 months, the performance of
Jim began to slow down as he began to come to office late and he could not meet his targets
during the last three months. Something must be wrong with him as he was not able to deliver
the best performance as he did for the first nine months.
Many sessions had been taken with him and these conversations pointed out that he was
not able to get the proper motivation because of lack of rewards. His efforts and his performance
were not valued by the managers (Noe et al., 2015). He was very punctual unlike most other
employees in the office. He observed many of his colleagues came in late to office and still got
appreciations. He believed in the principle of ethical behavior, discipline and morality.
He thought these things were not effective enough to raise the reputations of the
particular organization (Shields et al., 2015). Therefore, he began to follow the footsteps of his
colleagues afterwards. The meetings and conversations with the HR department revealed this
lack of motivation was the primary reason for Jim to not work in the manner he used to do before
(Goetsch & Davis, 2014).
In this context, it must be highlighted that the overall organizational culture and
employee relations would have to be changed. The psychological approach will be very
important for the HR department to follow in case of Jim (Noe et al., 2015). The ideologies and
viewpoints of Jim should be understood by HR managers of the company and bring in some
policy changes if needed. The question of discipline within the organization should also be
treated in proper ways (Sikora & Ferris, 2014). If Jim observes his colleagues to come in time