Nature and Characteristics of Human Resource Management
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Running head: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
1HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTHuman Resource Management (HRM) is the process within the organisation throughwhich the dignity of the employees are maintained (Hendry 2012). Human resource managementacquires multiple assets such as employee’s ability. Talent, potential, skills, knowledge and theattitude, values and approaches used by individuals of the organization. The HRM possessesmultidimensional prospect as nationally, it is the creative skills, ability, talent and aptitudeacquired by the population, whereas for the organization, it is the cumulative talent, knowledgeand skills of the employee working for the organization (Cascio 2018). The primary objective ofthe human resource management is to develop better human relations within an organization andfor this purpose, different policies, and procedures and approaches so that the contribution of theemployees for the attainment of organizations success can be optimized (Armstrong and Taylor2014). Therefore, the primary act of HRM within an organization is to maintain the humanrelations within an organization and optimizing better results from the collaboration of thosehuman resources (Bratton and Gold 2017). In this assignment, the nature and characteristics ofHRM will be discussed with the process, tools and strategies of managing people within theorganization will be discusses. Further, with the help of a chosen organization that is Alde UK,the current patterns and trends in human resources will be discussed. Further, a literature reviewwill be conducted to understand the effect of current human resource management approach usedby Alde to manage its human resources. Nature and characteristics Human Resource Management is generally misunderstood as the ultimate managementprocess, however, it should be understood that human resources are not the only one that isimportant and responsible for an organization’s success (Bratton and Gold 2017). Humanresource management is process, that helps to manage and control the human as well as non-
2HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENThuman assets of a company so that the cumulative inherent process of the organization can beoptimized (Brewster 2017). While analysing the nature and characteristics of the HRM, all thesefeatures should be mentioned such as its inherent presence in the management system, pervasivefunction, People cantered nature, continuous process. Further, its human relations basis,functional areas and personal activity related functions should also be mentioned (Jiang et al.2012). HRM is an integral part of the management process and all the managers perform thisprocess so that they can extract best work from their employees (Briscoe, Tarique and Schuler2012). Further, it is the pervasive function for all the managers and leaders as this responsibilityis very crucial for organizational performance. Further, this management can be applied in eachdepartment such as production, financial and marketing management and each depart headsshould implement these practices depending on their level (Berman et al. 2012). Further, fromblue collar workers, to professionals, it is implemented on each type of workplace and employeesfor resource management. Here it should be mentioned that the primary characteristics of HRMis providing motivation and influence people within the organization (Chelladurai and Kerwin2017). This is important as in organization, employees differ by their level of perception,emotional content, needs and expectations. Hereby, through HRM, managers provide proper andequal attention to these important factors so that they can deal with emergence of issues relatedto these aspects of employees. Therefore, through these human relation skills, managers andleaders build a relationship among employees for production, training, appraisal and promotionalpurposes (Alfes et al. 2013). People management strategies, procedures and tools
3HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWhile managing an organization, there are several tools, procedures and strategies thatare implemented by the leaders or managers so that a harmonious environment can be createdwithin the organization (Cascio 2014). The HRM strategies should be inclusive of four factorssuch as organization, people, processes and systems. These are the HR related dimensionsdepending on which tools and strategies to manage the human resources should be implemented(Deery and Jago 2015). According to Certo (2018), there are five main people management strategies andprocesses that could be implemented within any organization. The first strategy is related torecruitment and selection. The primary aspect of successful human resource management isrecruiting perfect and positive person in the process. It is important for the managers to predictthe positions that will be crucial for attaining success in future and then recruiting importantprofessionals in the position so that organizational growth can be planned and implemented(Maital and Seshadri 2012). In this aspect, the knowledge, ability, skills and core competenciesof the personnel to be hired on the position is assessed. For example, conduction of interviewsshould be done for proper and appropriate selection of personnel (Deery and Jago 2015).Secondly, training and development should be strategy to manage employees within anyorganization. As the employees are the primary asset of the organization, managers and leadersshould focus on continuous development for organizational development (Goetsch and Davis2014). Further, as per the strategy, annual assessment should also be implemented to assess theemployee’s compatibility and capability within the process. Employee engagement is anotherimportant aspect for understanding the level of satisfaction within the organization. Themanagers generally conduct surveys and interviews to understand the satisfaction level ofemployees however, bias is the prime hurdle in this process. Therefore, the leaders should be
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