The completion of job descriptions and job specifications, based on job analysis, is at the heart of many other HR activities, as Figure indicates. But even if legal requirements did not force employers to do job analysis, effective HR management would demand it. HR Planning HR planning requires auditing of current jobs. Current job descriptions […]
What is meant by Strategy? Strategy is a multi-dimensional concept going well beyond traditional competitive strategy concepts. Strategies are broad statements that set a direction. Strategies are a specific, measurable, obtainable set of plans carefully developed with involvement by an institution’s stakeholders. These action statements are linked to an individual or individuals who are accountable […]
Let us go through various ways by which an employee can boost his/her human capital. Every employee should strive hard to increase his/her value in the organization. One should contribute his/her level best to accomplish goals and objectives of the organization. Don’t just treat your organization as a mere source of earning money. Remember there […]
Why Knowledge and Gig Economy Workers have not been unionized yet? Unlike the Manufacturing Sector Firms that are heavily unionized and where the workers in such firms belong to formal and informal as well as recognized and unrecognized unions, no such unions are present in the so-called Knowledge Economy and Gig Economy firms. Typically, the […]
The How, What, and Why of Employee Activism at Google In recent months, the preeminent Tech Firm and Silicon Valley Behemoth has been in the news for how its employees have become activists and are forcing its management to jettison some projects as well as lead walkout protests against what they perceive as a former […]
How do firms recruit employees in the age of Big Data? While this might seem to be a question with a simple and obvious answer, the reality is that the entire recruitment process is a complex and detailed activity that needs close analysis and deep explanation to understand what is that firms do when they […]
What is the Standard Causal Model of HRM The Standard Causal Model of HRM is outstanding amongst other known models of HRM. This model has been gotten from numerous comparative models that were distributed all through the 90’s and mid 2000’s. The model portrays a causal chain that has the beginning stage as business procedure […]
What does the HR value chain resemble? It’s a three-advance procedure that starts with HRM exercises, trailed by HRM results and hierarchical targets. It obviously portrays how HR exercises lead to hierarchical objectives. What value does HR add to an association? The inquiry “What value does HR add to an association?” has consistently been hard […]
A Human Resource strategy is a business’s overall plan for managing its human capital to align it with its organization goals. The Human Resource strategy sets the direction for all the key areas of HR, including hiring, performance appraisal, development, and compensation. The HR strategy is thus a long-term plan that dictates HR practices throughout […]
Human Resource Automation (HR Automation) is the technology that automates repetitive HR processes and streamlines time-consuming tasks, like recruitment, payroll, attendance management, benefits administration, and employee operations. This frees up time for the HR department to focus on complex and strategic tasks that are more valuable to the company, without sacrificing on quality and reducing […]
The Reasons for Attrition In recent months, there has been a spate of news items about how attrition is taking its toll on many organizations in Asia and especially in the IT sector in India. Whereas in the west, because of the recession and the gloomy economic conditions, attrition is no longer an issue and […]
The previous article on personality briefly discussed how organizations and the HRD function determine the fit between the employee and his or her role. This article looks at this topic in depth with specific reference to the role of the HRD function and the managers in this alignment. For starters, whenever an employee is hired, […]
When employees and their managers have mutually respectful and cooperative relationships, the workplace is a happier and more productive place. If you feel that manager-employee relationships are not as strong as they could be within your workplace, select some areas of focus relating to the development of these relationships. After selecting topics upon which to […]
