Human Resources

and Organizations
Nicole Eddy
HRM 400 - Human Resources Development and Management
Michael Campo
December 3, 2016

What is Human Resource

Management?
Help achieve their organizational goals
This is achieved by:
Hiring Employees
Identifying Employees
Recruiting Employees

Grow tactics and strategies

Challenges
Challenges in the Environment
The challenges will include:
Skill Shortages
Globalization
Workforce Diversity
Legislation
Rapid Technological Change

Challenges
Challenges in the Organization
Which include:
Restructuring
Decentralization
Downsizing
Product Integrity
Outsourcing

Challenges
Challenges with the Individual
Which include:
Productivity
Ethics
Empowerment
Job Security
Social Responsibility

Solutions and
Strategies
Strategies can assist an organization by:
Increasing overall performance
Benefiting from their strength

External and Internal analysis needs

implemented
Strategies need to fit the organizations
needs

Solutions and
Strategies
Strategic Planning Benefits
Perspective - identify planning deficiencies
Goals - communicate company goals
Behavior - forward thinking and proactive
Critical Thinking

Solutions and
Strategies
Benefits continued
Manager Participation
Analysis - finding HR opportunities
Strengthen workplace culture

Solutions and
Strategies
HR Tactics
Policies and Programs
This will help improve:
Employee separations
Workflows
Training
Performance reviews
Staffing
Employee relations

Solutions and
Strategies
Individual jobs analyzed by HR
Specific requirements defined
Now they can:
Compensate Employees
Select and Train
Hire Effectively

Job Characteristic
Theory
Job Characteristic Theory
Five Core Job Dimensions
Feedback
Task Significance
Skill Variety
Autonomy
Task Identify

Job Characteristic
Theory
Job Characteristic Theory continued
Effects employee attitudes by
Task Significance
Skill Variety
Task Identity

Job Characteristic
Theory
Job Characteristic Theory continued
Employees feel responsible for
better quality work
Employees can judge their work
results accurately

Strategic Human Resource

Development
Strategic Human Resource Development
(STRD)
Demographics and Company position
Operation environment fueled demand
Knowledge related to people and
operations

Continuous Human Resource

Management
Designed to improve organizational
strategy
Created to better economic outcomes
Developed in the late 1970s and 80s
Helps manage employees
even in a fast-changing uncertain environment

Continuous Human Resource

Management
Alternative approach to People
Management
Contributes to Financial Outcomes
Evolves with changes in:
Ecological Climate
Global Economy
Social Climate

Reference Page
Gomez-Mejia, L., Balkin, D., & Cardy, R. (2016). Managing human resources (8th ed.). Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 9780133029697
The Role of Human Resource Management in Organizations. (n.d.). Retrieved December 08,
2016, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/role-human-resource-management-organizations21077.html
What is Human Resources (n.d.). Retrieved December 08, 2016, from
http://www.humanresourcesedu.org/what-is-human-resources/