Human resources - Assignment PDF

Running head: HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMAN RESOURCES
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HUMAN RESOURCES
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Human resources personnel are responsible directly as well as indirectly related to the
development of leadership qualities among the staff (Noe et al. 2014). This practice is called HR
practices. There are various functions and practices that human resource management carries out.
In this paper, the link between the HR practices and organizational outcome is explored. It
discusses the factors of HR practices that bring a positive result in an organization.
Linking HR practices with positive organizational outcomes
As per the research, there are various positive business outcomes that are associated with
engaged employees. The companies such as 3M, Infosys and Schlumberger have shown great
changes in the organization. Lower turnover rate, absenteeism, higher productivity and increased
innovation are some of the features these companies have been showing. These changes are seen
due to the HR practices that have been implemented in the company. Firstly, the work condition
is one of the mandatory for higher levels of employee engagement as well as business outcomes.
Work factors matter as it makes the employee comfortable in the workplace where he can work
without much stress. Secondly, the importance of securing funding to launch an organization’s
initial engagement initiative as well as ongoing funding for gathering feedbacks from employee
where each one would be able to demonstrate their unique ideas. Monetary benefits help
retaining employees (APQC 2010).
What are the key messages from the report?
From the report, the key messages are several in relations to HR practices and positive
organizational outcome. The report helps in understanding that there is a general link between
the engagement and business outcome. Good HR practices help to develop employees with a