24 Questions
What is the primary objective of Human Resource Management in terms of talent acquisition?
To acquire talent that serves the company's strategic and operational objectives
What is the focus of personnel administration?
Executing orders and distributing tasks
What is an important element of a job description?
Academic background and work experience
What is a key challenge in Human Resource Management?
Market uncertainty and rapid change
What is the focus of Human Resource Management in terms of employee performance?
Ensuring optimal employee performance through performance evaluation and skills development systems
What is an important aspect of HRM in terms of social climate?
Creating a positive social climate
What is the next step after attracting the best employees in terms of compensation?
Rewarding productive workers through internal equity
What is an element of a job description that may be optional?
Behavioral competencies
Which HRM approach focuses on the long run and seeks to increase productivity rather than reduce costs?
Strategic
What is a characteristic of the bureaucratic and centralized HRM approach?
Inflexibility in procedures
In a competency-based management approach, what is the focus of employee development and management?
Talent and skills of the employee
What is a 'core competency' in the context of HRM?
A crucial skill or ability required by the organization
What is the primary focus of the grade or rank based management approach?
Rank or grade of the employee
What is the main advantage of the strategic HRM approach?
Enhanced return on investment in employee salaries
Which HRM approach is characterized by a focus on employee empowerment and flexibility?
Self-control
What is the role of managers in the strategic HRM approach?
Specialists in HR management
What is the primary focus of Social Audit?
Assessing employee-related aspects
What is the term for reorganizing companies to increase operating efficiency?
Rationalization
What is the core competency of a university?
Professors
What is the focus of the human relations school of HRM?
The employees rather than the process
What is the term for the era of HRM that emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and shared networks?
RH 2.0
What is the primary focus of the contingency approach in HRM?
The company context and external environment
What is the primary focus of Strategic HRM?
HR practices aligned with long-term organization goals and external factors
What is the definition of Human Resource Management (HRM)?
A strategic approach that consists of nurturing and supporting employees, and ensuring a positive workplace environment
Study Notes
HRM Definition and Objectives
- HRM definition: To have in time and permanently, in sufficient numbers, of competent and motivated people, at an optimal cost, to do the necessary work, in the best possible social climate.
- HRM objectives:
- Ensure compliance with local laws
- Assist in acquiring talent that serves strategic and operational objectives
- Create a positive social climate
- Establish a harmonious relationship between employer and employee
- Ensure optimal employee performance through performance evaluation and skills development systems
HRM Challenges
- Market uncertainty and rapid change
- Selection
- Retention
- Compensation: attracting the best employees and rewarding productive workers
Elements of a Job Description
- Job title
- Job purpose/position objective
- Location
- Reports to: hierarchical position
- Roles and responsibilities
- Job profile: candidate requirements
- Academic background
- Professional trainings/certificates
- Hard/Soft skills
- Work experience
- Optional: Behavioral competencies
- Optional: Functional competencies
- Additional job dimensions and work environment info
HRM vs Personnel Administration
- Bottom-up (Personnel administration): operational, focuses on executing orders, reducing costs, and centralized
- Top-down (HRM): strategic, focuses on long-term productivity, and considers people as investments
HRM Approach Evolution
- Grade or rank-based management: traditional approach, focuses on rank/grade, not performance
- Job or position-based management: introduced the "job repository" tool, training/salary/benefit depends on position
- Competency/talent-based management: focuses on employee talent and skillset
Competency-Based Management
- Competency: ability to use specific resources to perform a job well
- Competency-based management: defines necessary competencies, and provides a framework for hiring, developing, and managing employees
- Total quality management: focuses on product and management quality
- Social audit: assess employee-related aspects
- Change management: managing organizational changes
History of HRM
- 90s/2000s: rationalization, e-commerce, and globalization
- 2012: rise of startup culture, emphasizing collaboration, innovation, and shared networks
- Summary of HRM history:
- Classical theories: focused on process, not employees
- Human relations school: focused on employees
- Neoclassical synthesis: introduced contingency approach, considers company context
- Strategic HRM: considers HR practices aligned with long-term organization goals and external factors
This quiz covers the objectives of Human Resource Management, including compliance with local laws, acquiring talent, and establishing a positive social climate.
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