Role of
Human Resource
Management
Raymond J. Stone, Human Resources Management, 8th Edition, 2014
The Manager’s Human Resource
Management Jobs
Management process
– The five basic functions of planning,
organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling.
Human resource management (HRM)
– The policies and practices involved in
carrying out the “people” or human
resource aspects of a management position,
including recruiting, screening, training,
rewarding, and appraising.
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Personnel Aspects Of A Manager’s
Job
Conducting job analyses (determining the nature of each
employee’s job)
Planning labor needs and recruiting job candidates
Selecting job candidates
Orienting and training new employees
Managing wages and salaries (compensating employees)
Providing incentives and benefits
Appraising performance
Communicating (interviewing, counseling, disciplining)
Training and developing managers
Building employee commitment
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Personnel Mistakes
Hire the wrong person for the job
Experience high turnover
Have your people not doing their best
Waste time with useless interviews
Have your company in court because of discriminatory actions
Have your company cited by OHS for unsafe practices
Have some employees think their salaries are unfair and
inequitable relative to others in the organization
Allow a lack of training to undermine your department’s
effectiveness
Commit any unfair labor practices
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Basic HR Concepts
Getting results
– The bottom line of managing
HR creates value by engaging
in activities that produce
the employee behaviors
the company needs to
achieve its strategic
goals.
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Line and Staff Aspects of HRM
Line manager
– A manager who is authorized to direct the
work of subordinates and is responsible for
accomplishing the organization’s tasks.
Staff manager
– A...