Chapter # 1

Human Resource
Management
Introduction to HRM
By:
Saba Gulzar

Jack Welch- Winning

Elevate HR to a position of power and
primacy in the organization, and make sure
HR people have the special qualities to help
managers build leaders and careers. In fact,
the best HR types are pastors in the same
package.
The head of human resources at any
company should be at least as important as
the CFO.

Definition of HRM
QUESTION 1
The policies and practices involved in
maintaining the
human
resource
aspects
of
a
management position,
including
staffing,
training
&
development,
appraising
and
compensating.

Objectives of HRM
QUESTION 2
Strategic:

Coherent:

Ownership:

Integrate business and

HR strategy

Integrated and
mutually supporting
HR policies and
practices

Emphasis on gaining
commitment and
ownwership to the
organizations mission
and values

People treated as
assets:
Focus on developing
human capital

Aligning individual
goals with
organizational goal:
Management and
employees share the same
interests

Line managers
deliver HRM:
Belief that HRM is
essentially the
responsibility of line
managers

HRM
QUESTION 3
HR Planning
Recruitment &

Selection
Training and
Development
Performance
Management
Compensation
Management
Employee Health,

1) Human Resource Planning

Human resource planning is a process

by which an organization ensures that

it has the right number and kinds of people
at the right place
at the right time
capable of effectively and efficiently

completing those tasks that will help the

organization achieve its overall strategic
objectives.

2) Recruitment and
Selection
Recruitment - Process of attracting
individuals on a timely basis, in
sufficient numbers, and with
appropriate qualifications, to apply
jobs with
an organization
for
Selection
- Process
of choosing

from a group of applicants the

individual best suited for a
particular position and the
organization

3) Training &
Development
Training
Development
Career Management

Training & Development

Training - Designed to provide

learners with knowledge and
skills needed for their present
jobs
Development - Involves learning
that goes beyond today's job;
more long-term focus
Career Management- Ongoing
process whereby individual sets
career goals and identifies means
to achieve them

Training & Development

Definition
The systematic acquisition of attitudes, concepts, knowledge,

roles, or skills, that result in improved performance at work.

Training
skill enhancement processes for non-managerial jobs
Development
skill enhancement processes for managerial jobs
MAAM WORDING: DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES CAREER LADDER,

CAREER PATHS TO EMPLOYEES LIKE YOU TELL HIERARCHY

FOR THE UPCOMING POSITIONS.
DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE CAN BE TAKEN AS PREVIOUSLY
WE USED TO DO PROPER DOCUMENTATION WORK NOW
THE TECHNOILOGY HAS CAME, NEW MACHINES, PEOPLE
SOFT, SAP ETC.

Chapter # 8

Human Resource Management

Career Management
By
Saba Gulzar

What Is Career Management?

Career management is the process

through which employees:

Become aware of their own interests, values,

strengths, and weaknesses

Obtain information about job opportunities
within the company
Identify career goals
Establish action plans to achieve career
goals

Why Is Career Management

Important?
From the companys perspective,
perspective the

failure to motivate employees to plan their

careers can result in:
a shortage of employees to fill open positions
lower employee commitment
inappropriate use of monies allocated for

training and development programs

4) Performance Management
Performance Management

The process employers use

to make sure employees are
working toward
organizational goals.
Performance Appraisal
Evaluating an employees
current and/or past
performance relative to his or
her performance standards.

5) Compensation
All rewards that individuals
receive as a result of their
employment.

Compensation
Direct Financial Compensation Pay that person receives in form
of wages, salaries, bonuses, and
commissions
Indirect Financial Compensation
(Benefits) - All financial rewards
not included in direct
compensation such as paid
vacations, sick leave, holidays, and
medical insurance

6) Health, Safety & Security

Employees who work
in safe environment
and enjoy good
health are more
likely to be
productive and yield
long-term benefits
to organization.

Industrial Relations
Deals with all types of employment
relationships, whether they are
unionized or not. This type of
relationship focused the
stakeholders.

Labour Relations
A field of study which focuses

exclusively on employment
relationships in a unionized
environment.
Studies the relationship between
labour (unions) and management.

The Changing Environment

Of
HR Management
QUESTION 4
Globalization
Technological Advancement
The Nature of Work
Workforce Diversity

Changing Roles of HR Management

Note: Example percentages are based on various surveys.

HRs Changing Role: Who

Performs

Human Resource Managers

HR Outsourcing
Line Managers

Line Managers HRM Responsibilities

5 on the right job
1.QUESTION
Placing the right person
Starting new employees in the organization
(orientation)
3. Training employees for jobs new to them
4. Improving the job performance of each person
5. Gaining cooperation & developing smooth working
relationship
6. Interpreting the firms policies and procedures
7. Controlling labor costs
8. Developing the abilities of each person
9. Creating and maintaining department morale
10. Protecting employees health and physical condition
2.

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