MHR 523 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Human Resource Management, Knowledge Worker, Job Design
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26 Mar 2014
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What is hrm: leadership and management of people within an organization using systems, methods, procedures, and process that enables employee to optimize their contribution to goals, supports and enables organization to meet its long and short term goals. The role of the hr department: staff authority: Authority to advice not to direct: line authority. Authority of make decision about production, performance, and people: functional authority. Authority that allows staff experts to make decision and take actions normally reserved for line or top managers. Why study hrm: people (hr) are common element in all social organizations, they create the objective, innovation and accomplishment, organizational success is depend on careful attention to hr. Step 1: environmental scan: continuous monitoring the business environment for economic, technological, demographic, legal and cultural forces. Economic force: economic cycle: canadian economy goes through boom and bust cycle. During the boom cycle, hr must consider how to convert and develop talent: during recessionary period, hr faces special challenges.