MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Talent Manager, Organisation Climate, Hawthorne Effect
6 Dec 2017
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Common hr misconceptions: hr is a useless department, hr doesn"t understand business, people go into hr because they like working with people. Hrm human resource management: management of people in organizations to help drive successful organizations performance and achievement of organizations strategic goals. Human capital: knowledge, education, training, skills and expertise of an organizations workforce. Functional areas of hr: job analysis and job design, compensation, recruitment and selection, talent management and succession planning, employee engagement, innovation and wellness, performance appraisals, discipline discharge, labor relations. The hawthorne studies: studies concerned with impact of fatigue, rest pauses and lighting on employee productivity, study shows how psychological and social process affect productivity and work adjustment. Phase 2: (1930s to 1950s: union liaison, compliance with new laws, orientation, performance appraisals, employee relations. Phase 3: (1960s to 1980s: hrm, outsourcing of many functions, emphasis on contribution and productive management of people.
