Report on Resource Management at Disqus: Functions and Practices

This report delves into the realm of resource management, exploring its core functions and practical applications within an organization. It begins with an introduction to the concept of resource management, emphasizing the significance of both tangible and intangible resources. The report then examines the human resource function, outlining key aspects such as recruitment, selection, and performance management. It further investigates traditional and contemporary recruitment approaches, providing insights into different methods for attracting and selecting qualified candidates. The report also highlights the importance of performance management practices, including feedback mechanisms and performance evaluation tools. A case study of Disqus is used to exemplify the practical application of these concepts, offering a comprehensive overview of resource management strategies. This report is designed to provide students with a detailed understanding of resource management principles and practices.

RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT
◦ INTRODUCTION
◦ Human resource function
◦ Traditional and contemporary approaches of recruitment.
◦ Practices of performance management.
◦ CONCLUSION
◦ REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
◦ Resource Management is the process of managing the utilization of resources and using the resources of
an organization in effective manner. Resources can be tangible or intangible. Like, people, finance,
equipment's, material etc.
◦ DISQUS is a private company. It was founded on 30th October 2007. The headquarter of company is
located in San Francisco, California, U.S.
◦ It provides its services worldwide. The company provide services like, social networking, analytics, and
social networking etc. The parent website of Disqus is Zeta Global.
◦ Key peoples of the company are Jason Yan, Daniel Ha.

Human resource function
◦ Orientation
◦ Recruitment and selection
◦ Open Communications
◦ Compensation
◦ Training and development

Traditional and contemporary approaches of
recruitment
◦ Traditional approaches of recruitment
◦ •Human Resource Department of Disqus can print advertisement in local or national newspaper for
filling the vacant job positions in the company. So that, company will receive applications from large
number of applicants(Singh, 2016).
◦ •Company can put the notice of vacancy at factory gate for filling vacant job position it is also called
gate hiring.
◦ •Manager of Disqus can ask existing employees to refer the names of their friends or family members.

Practises of performance management
◦ Feedback- The company should implement a system of feedback.
Communicating the targets to employees is important but, getting
feedback regarding their performance is also essential.
◦ So that, the deviation between actual and standard performance can
be reduced. Manager of Disqus can use checklist for getting
feedback from staff. Company can also install a performance
management software.

CONCLUSION
◦ The above Report has explained the term Human Resource and Resource Management.
◦ The Report has summarized the functions of Human Resource functions. The Report has also described
the traditional and contemporary methods of recruitment and selection that can be used by the company.
◦ The Report also described the practices of performance management which can be used by the company.

REFERENCES
◦ Banfield, P., Kay, R. and Royles, D. 2018. Introduction to human resource management. Oxford
University Press.
◦ Bratton, J. and Gold, J. 2017. Human resource management: theory and practice. Palgrave.
◦ Cleaver, F, 2017. Development through bricolage: rethinking institutions for natural resource
management. Routledge.
◦ Singh, S. and Chana, I. 2016. QoS-aware autonomic resource management in cloud computing: a
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