Managing People at Work: Three Employee Activities that Enhance an Organisation's Competitive Advantage
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Managing People at Work 700030Assessment 3: Essay (25%)Due Week 9Write a 1250 (+/-10%) word essay that responds to the following question.It is often asserted that employees are a significant source of competitiveadvantage. Analyse three human resource activities that can impact on employeeperformance and consequently enhance an organisations competitive advantage.InstructionsStudents are required to write a 1250 word essay that includes scholarly research and followsformal essay structure. Students are expected to present an essay with an introduction that includes a clear position onthe question and supporting arguments (thesis and preview of essay), a series of bodyparagraphs which include evidence and evaluation, and, a conclusion which sums up eachargument and the overall position and provides a final comment on the topic. The essay must include a reference list and in-text citations. The reference list should follow theessay on a separate page, titled - References. The reference list should be listed in alphabeticalorder, in single line spacing and each entry on the reference list must be cited within the essay. Students are required to use at least 5 scholarly journal articles. Students can supplement thisresearch with textbooks and edited book chapters; government, industry, organisational anduniversity websites; and, where appropriate, newspaper articles.The essay should be completed with double line spacing, Arial 12pt font, & left justified.Students must complete the assessment in this template which includes the marking guide.Students are required to download, complete and attach a cover sheet. Students are required to upload an electronic copy of their assessment to the appropriateTurnitin assignment drop box in the Managing People at Work vUWS site no later than 12 noonon the day before their week 9 tutorial. Students must submit a hard copy in their week 9tutorials. Students must attach the full Turnitin pdf report to the back of their assessment forsubmission, where there is no Turnitin report attached the tutor will return the assessment andthe student may incur late penalties.Start your essay on the following page
HUMAN RESOURCEACTIVITIES
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................1MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................1Recruitment...............................................................................................................2Training......................................................................................................................3Performance appraisal..............................................................................................4CONCLUSION...................................................................................................................5REFERENCES..................................................................................................................6
INTRODUCTIONHuman resource is a functional unit of an organisation which deals with the employees and problems that arises within workplace for improving work performance and to have competitive advantage. There are some functions of human resource management like recruitment and selection, training and development, reward management, performance appraisal and making policies and laws. These all functions are for welfare of both employees and organisation. This essay is about the human resource activities that impact on performance of employees and for having competitive advantage for company. Organisation development and growth is indirectly in hands of the human resource because choosing right candidate is their responsibility.MAIN BODYHuman resource management is a practice in organisation where HR managers fulfil requirements and needs of company. For having stability and growth in organisation, HRM tries to win competition, which is one of the tools that result in having more profitability. Competitive advantages take a company to higher level and one of the favourable brands among the public. Employee performance is measured through number of achieved business objectives. Their leaders to them give these objectives and a deadline is assigned for completion of that task. Under this deadline, of employee-achieved objectives then their performance is ranked in high priority. Work is assigned according to their capabilities and their area of interest. This is all about in benefit of employees and now for organisation, competition is measurable growth. Among them, three human resource activities are explained below:oRecruitmentIt is one of the human resource activity of HR manager where they hire number of employee who work in favour of organisation. This activity deals with filling vacancies in organisation, all functional unit informs HR department about the need of extra candidate for the improvement in work and for completing the work (Ekwoaba, Ikeije and Ufoma, 2015). It becomes a responsibility and duty of HR for searching and selecting a right candidate who
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