BUS297 HRM Principles: A Comprehensive Review of HRM Components

This essay provides a comprehensive overview of key Human Resource Management (HRM) principles, including recruitment, selection, training, development, and performance management. It references various academic articles to explore the factors influencing recruitment processes, the significance of effective selection methods, the impact of training and development investments on organizational learning and innovation, and the role of performance management in enhancing employee outcomes. The essay synthesizes different perspectives on each topic, highlighting both the benefits and challenges associated with each HRM function. It also identifies gaps in existing knowledge and suggests areas for future research. The analysis draws upon a range of sources, including research studies, policy documents, and case studies from diverse organizational settings, offering a well-rounded perspective on the complexities of HRM.

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a) Recruitment
Newington, Lisa, and Alison Metcalfe. "Factors influencing recruitment to research: qualitative
study of the experiences and perceptions of research teams." BMC medical research
methodology 14, no. 1 (2014): 10.
The works of Lisa and Alison as seen in this article helps in the elaboration and provision
of diversity to issues associated with company recruitment processes globally. To achieve its
purpose, the article incorporates a methodology study that mostly entertains the collection of
secondary data from various reference book journals as well as magazines. The whole work
creates an elaborate foundation of substantial evidence for the establishment of proof that is
relevant in relation to the entire development of the article. The general critique of the
publication revolves around the realization of thorough and elaborate techniques employable in
any recruitment set up. The paper provides a terse and pithy outline of factors that influence
recruitment research processes alongside providing scrutiny of the numerous factors that might
derail the entire process.
Cascio, Wayne. Managing human resources. McGraw-Hill Education, 2018.
The article’s general scope encompasses an elaborate outline of the various factors that
greatly influence the unfolding of any given recruitment process within an organization. The
factors outlined by Wayne are also supported by several other researchers in line with the normal
recruitment guidelines of participants within a particular and specific area. Wayne used results
obtained from three clinical research teams who carried out semi-structured interviews in
London. According to the results, an elaborate combination of convenience and purposive
alongside effectiveness and efficiency were important during such interview process. The article
also accounts for the use of a framework method in the analysis of audio-recorded interviews

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already used. Numerous conclusions were established but the most crucial ones revolve around
the idea of the negative influences to recruitment that included language barrier and long journey
times not only in London but in the varying utmost parts of the diverse world. Elaborate
integration of various academic teams would on the other hand influence positively the
recruitment process.
b) Selection
Brewster, Chris. "The integration of human resource management and corporate strategy." In
Policy and practice in European human resource management, pp. 22-35. Routledge, 2017.
Chris, in his article, elaborates the numerous significances of effective and efficient
selection processes within any given elaborate organization. Several other articles agree with his
idea in that there are thorough and elaborate significances which are associated with good hires.
On the contrary, high costs of recruitment processes are usually linked to bad hires that
negatively affect the overall performance of any organization involved is such selection
processes. Through the provision of an elaborate research, substantial evidence is brought to
light in supporting the entire development of Chris’ article. The close and effective scrutiny was
also conducted with regard to the collection of numerous data from associated sites as well as
from relevant documentation of numerous establishments across the world. The general
overview of the publication is that the involved author has vividly and outrightly outlined the
crucial and vital entailments that are usually associated with the selection process with a
thorough and elaborate emphasis on the most appropriate selection criteria to be used in any
given business set up in the world over.
Chelladurai, Packianathan, and Shannon Kerwin. Human resource management in sport and
recreation. Human Kinetics, 2017.

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Two authors combine in one resourceful publication to portray the basic and most
important elements that make up the entire selection process within an organization. The
mentioned elements are linked and associated with Human Resource Departments in numerous
organizations all over the world. Some of the major areas touched by the authors include criteria
development, resume review, interviewing as well as the actual test administration. The areas
have also been effectively and efficiently addressed. The methods employed by this abled team
towards the safe and most appropriate development of this article with regard to the elaborate
collection of information revolve around the general overview of several successful
organizations’ literature as well as effective data collection in the very same business entities.
With regard to the evaluation of the significance and relevance of the article, the authors have
greatly and comprehensively addressed the main elements of the selection process. They have
however left out the drawbacks and challenges that are normally associated with this particular
process with regard to the human resource management in the involved organizations.
c) Training
Sung, Sun Young, and Jin Nam Choi. "Do organizations spend wisely on employees? Effects of
training and development investments on learning and innovation in organizations." Journal of
organizational behavior 35, no. 3 (2014): 393-412.
Sun and Choi’s main purpose, in this article, is to address the limited labor force that is
greatly ailing and adversely affecting the basic health care facilities in across the varying parts of
the world. According to the authors, however, such issues are mainly experienced in the limited
countries especially with regard to maternal, newborn and child health care services. The
development of this article has incorporated numerous methods with the sole intent and purpose
of facilitating the scoping review of the training and deployment policies for human resources.
Effective searching of the peer-reviewed papers with regard to health records was effectively

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conducted. Elaborate systematic searches were also conducted on non-peer reviewed literature
and policy documents within selected international organizations and government websites. The
major conclusions made revolved around the issue of the lack of available documentation
presenting the need of stabilizing the human resource policy development in Africa. An
improvement with regard to the relationship between the policymakers and independent research
developers is also very vital for the realization of this training.
Murphy, Gail Tomblin, Fastone Goma, Adrian MacKenzie, Stephanie Bradish, Sheri Price,
Selestine Nzala, Annette Elliott Rose et al. "A scoping review of training and deployment
policies for human resources for health for maternal, newborn, and child health in rural Africa."
Human resources for health 12, no. 1 (2014): 72.
The article’s elaborate agenda revolves around the idea of the positive effects that are
normally experienced and enjoyed within organizations that comprehensively invest in the
training and development of its esteemed workforce. The methods rolled into action towards the
development of the article encompassed the sourcing of elaborate data from numerous
companies representing different industries in the diverse global business world. The eventual
conclusions exhibited outrightly and vividly by the article bring to light the idea of improved in
innovative performance within numerous business entities being associated with the improved
relationship between organizational and interpersonal learning practices. There are however,
elaborate mechanisms that should be rolled into play towards the effective and efficient
establishment of these elaborate learning practices. There are drawbacks associated with
financial support for education outside an organization.
d) Development
Kerzner, Harold, and Harold R. Kerzner. Project management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons, 2017.

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Harold, in this publication, elaborates on the general idea of recruitment alongside the
development of programs which are involved in equipping the workforce with skills of
productivity. Ideas are also provided regarding the preparation of workers for future jobs.
According to the seasoned author, this will serve the purpose of placing the involved entities that
these elaborate employees work under in the international business world as they will usher in
the required elaborate competition.
Elaborate research has been conducted by the highly esteemed author with the sole
purpose of getting the actual evidence that has been tremendously used in the development of
this article. Several theories and models have been incorporated in the development of this
training program that basically revolves around educational approaches that are very effective in
instilling in the employees the necessary skills and expertise required for the performance of
their current jobs as well as other emerging works within the involved organizations.
Bolden, Richard. "Leadership, management and organisational development." In Gower
handbook of leadership and management development, pp. 143-158. Routledge, 2016.
According to the effective and efficient author of this elaborate article, development as a
human resource process revolves around the idea of creating awareness with regard to the
organizational literature with regard to any given organization that will greatly enhance and
improve the developmental process. The development of the entire study is based and well
founded on a case study that has been effectively approved and confirmed. Elaborate
brainstorming with regard to other experts has also been greatly incorporated in the efficient
publication of the article. Two developments are greatly put under close consideration with one
being placed under the absolute control over the other. Faculty and organizational sections make
up the developments with the former being placed under the later. However elaborate policies

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must be put into place to guarantee the eventual effectiveness and efficiency of human resource
development within any given organization.
e) Performance management
Guest, David E. "Human resource management and performance: a review and research agenda."
International journal of human resource management 8, no. 3 (1997): 263-276.
The underlying purpose of the effective development and establishment of the article
according to the author revolves around the idea of several definitions with regard to the various
dimensions of effective and efficient performance evaluation within numerous organizations
across the utmost parts of the world. An elaborate analysis of data within a specific and exact
timeline serves the purpose of outline and bringing to light the method incorporated in the
elaborate collection of the information that pertains to the current area of study.
An elaborate test was conducted between performance management as well as employee
performance using Kruskal-Wallis strategy resulting in outright and clear results. Several
activities according to the author necessitate effective performance management. The eventual
outcomes of the test bring to light the idea of there not being any elaborate relationship between
the performance management system as well as the employee performance.
Van Dooren, Wouter, Geert Bouckaert, and John Halligan. Performance management in the
public sector. Routledge, 2015.
With regard to this elaborate article, there is a close association between the high-
performance practices as well as the various measures of organizational performance. According
to the authors of this publication, this close relationship is affirmed and confirmed through the
elaborate use of theoretical and analytical frameworks within any given organization. This

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analytical hypothesis calls for deep and substantial research for the efficient unraveling of the
underlying details that serve the purpose of confirming this general assumption.
Elaborate reviews have also been comprehensively and conclusively used as an
accompaniment to the earlier on mentioned research agenda so as to get to the overall truth of
how human resource management affects positively or even negatively the performance of any
given organization. The eventuality of this elaborate development in the name of an article is the
realization and revelation of very vital gaps in knowledge that serves the purpose of derailing the
entire human resource management.
Authors Topic Major Themes
Newington, Lisa, and
Alison Metcalfe
Factors influencing
recruitment to research
Techniques of recruitment
Cascio Wayne. Managing human resources Factors that influence
recruitment process in
organizations
Brewster Chris. The integration of human
resource management and
corporate strategy
Significances of effective
and efficient selection
processes in an organization
Chelladurai Packianathan,
and Shannon Kerwin.
Human resource
management in sport and
recreation.
Elements that make up the
selection process within an
organization.
Sung Sun Young and Jin
Nam Choi
Do organizations spend
wisely on employees?
Effects of training and
development investments
on learning and innovation
in organizations
Murphy Gail Tomblin,
Fastone Goma, Adrian
MacKenzie, Stephanie
A scoping review of
training and deployment
policies for human
Positive effects that are
experienced and enjoyed

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Bradish, Sheri Price,
Selestine Nzala, and
Annette Elliott Rose
resources for health for
maternal, newborn, and
child health in rural Africa
within organizations.
Kerzner Harold and Harold
R. Kerzner.
Project management General idea of recruitment
alongside the development
of programs in equipping
the workforce with skills of
productivity.
Bolden Richard. Leadership, management
and organizational
development.
Creating awareness with
regard to the organizational
literature with regard to any
given organization that will
greatly enhance and
improve the developmental
process.
David E. Human resource
management and
performance
Definitions with regard to
the various dimensions of
effective and efficient
performance evaluation
within numerous
organizations across the
utmost parts of the world.
Van Dooren, Wouter Geert
Bouckaert, and John
Halligan.
Performance management
in the public sector.
Association between the
high-performance practices
and measures of
organizational performance

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Bibliography
Bolden, Richard. "Leadership, management and organisational development." In Gower
handbook of leadership and management development, pp. 143-158. Routledge, 2016.
Brewster, Chris. "The integration of human resource management and corporate strategy." In
Policy and practice in European human resource management, pp. 22-35. Routledge, 2017.
Cascio, Wayne. Managing human resources. McGraw-Hill Education, 2018..
Chelladurai, Packianathan, and Shannon Kerwin. Human resource management in sport and
recreation. Human Kinetics, 2017.
Guest, David E. "Human resource management and performance: a review and research agenda."
International journal of human resource management 8, no. 3 (1997): 263-276.
Kerzner, Harold, and Harold R. Kerzner. Project management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons, 2017.
Murphy, G. T., Goma, F., MacKenzie, A., Bradish, S., Price, S., Nzala, S. & Carey, A. (2014). A
scoping review of training and deployment policies for human resources for health for maternal,
newborn, and child health in rural Africa. Human resources for health, 12(1), 72.
Newington, Lisa, and Alison Metcalfe. "Factors influencing recruitment to research: qualitative
study of the experiences and perceptions of research teams." BMC medical research
methodology 14, no. 1 (2014): 10.
Sung, Sun Young, and Jin Nam Choi. "Do organizations spend wisely on employees? Effects of
training and development investments on learning and innovation in organizations." Journal of
organizational behavior 35, no. 3 (2014): 393-412.
Van Dooren, Wouter, Geert Bouckaert, and John Halligan. Performance management in the
public sector. Routledge, 2015.

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