MN7181 - Key Characteristics of Human Resources Management

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Key Features of Human Resources Management

Human resources management in easy words that the managing of employees in an organization while engaging correct people in correct task and make its maximum out the employees talents and abilities to achieve desired goals and targets.
Edwin Flippo defines- HRM as “planning, organizing, directing, controlling of procurement, development, compensation, integration, maintenance and separation of human resources to the end that individual, organizational and social objectives are achieved.”
 (whatishumanresource.com, n.d.)

Figure 1 – HRM Process
                
Key features of Human Resources Management can be classified in to below topics

1. Strategic Management

If the company bottom line is strengthened with HR and it will affect the organizational success with no word.  Corporate decision making authorities with expertise HR Strategic Management can direct on enhancing or decreasing staff while targeting future demands arise from its company business.

 2. Wages and Salaries

HR expertise used to develop a particular structure on compensating employees in the competitive business field on the same industry type or same company modules. Also it considered on same employee with its similar skills and manage widespread wages and salaries structure while line up with organizational current financials markups and its revenue.

3. Analyzing Benefits

Experts on benefit analyzers can manage company cost relates to its business turnover while firing, hiring and replacement of employees. Employee skills and proficiency in the job are really vital to negotiate benefit packages while managing company budgets. Also, employee benefits can enhance its interest in their main work roles and help to retain them accordingly. Again, its another advantage on minimizing company cost associated turnover on recruiting and firing procedural expenses.

 

4. Safety and Risk Management


Employers one of the main obligations is to provide safe working conditions with employees. And should maintain accurate work logs and records while educating to minimize workplace injuries and fatal incidents. At the same time, experts should enhance awareness on safe handling of dangerous equipment and hazardous chemicals

Figure 2 – Risk Management


5. Minimizing Liability Issues

Employee liability related issues on wrong employment practices should be minimized by employer experts by identifying, investigating and resolving issues.

6. Training and Development

Training and development is really essential to make a strong bind between employer-employee relationship. Good employment practices and employee development is highly supported by provided training.   

 7. Employee Satisfaction

By achieving company high performance, morale and satisfaction levels in the workforce is creating an opportunity to strengthen the employer-employee relationship.

 8. Recruitment and Onboarding

Resumes and scheduled interviews to process new employees, establish the most effective methods to hire applicants, including assessing to select best suited for the company needs.
(TechTarget, 2018)







Figure 3: How Recruitment works

9. Hiring Processes

Providing guidance to superiors who aren't familiar with HR or standard recruitment processes to ensure that the company enhanced offers to suitable applicants.

10. Maintaining Compliance

Monitor and maintain proper compliance with appropriate laws may effective at success organizational existence.
Reference
What is recruitment? - Definition from WhatIs.com (2018). What is recruitment? - Definition from WhatIs.com. [online] SearchHRSoftware. Available at: https://searchhrsoftware.techtarget.com/definition/recruiter [Accessed 24 Nov. 2019].

Whatishumanresource.com. (2008). Human Resource Management - What is HRM? - Definitions - Functions - Objectives - Importance - Evolution of HRM from Personnel management - What is Human Resource? (Defined) Human Resource Management Topics - Labour Laws - High Courts & Supreme Court Citation. [online] Available at: http://www.whatishumanresource.com/human-resource-management.


Comments

  1. Mahesh SeelarathnaOctober 27, 2019 at 2:35 AM

    Nalaka you have explained well about key characteristics of HRM. Good start.

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  2. sanjayaOctober 27, 2019 at 3:06 AM

    Clearly explained about the topic.
    Good job

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  3. Lasitha IndrapalaOctober 27, 2019 at 3:56 AM

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  4. Lasitha IndrapalaOctober 27, 2019 at 4:00 AM

    excellent nalaka,explaind well,very useful articl for me

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  5. Anfas Shareef October 27, 2019 at 8:21 AM

    It's a very detailed article on hrm for anyone to get the idea quickly.
    Good move.

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  6. VirajOctober 27, 2019 at 8:42 AM

    Well done In overall the points are quite detailed and well explained.

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  7. Thilina RajapakseOctober 29, 2019 at 9:45 AM

    You have explained really well Nalaka.good job.

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  8. Sandeep WarakagodaOctober 29, 2019 at 9:51 AM

    Good job Nalaka!! keep it up!!

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  9. Maduka Harshani October 29, 2019 at 11:16 AM

    Well explained about characteristics of HRM.Keep it up

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  10. Dhaupadhi WijayarathneOctober 29, 2019 at 3:04 PM

    Good job Nalaka,Valuable article

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  11. Yohan MBAOctober 29, 2019 at 8:06 PM

    Well explained good article

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  12. Chandana kumaraNovember 2, 2019 at 12:57 AM

    Clearly explained about the topic.

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  13. Janith PrabashaNovember 2, 2019 at 8:24 AM

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  14. Prasad KarunarathneNovember 8, 2019 at 11:07 AM

    Attractive.

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  15. Dr Amila Shashanka RatnayakeJanuary 9, 2020 at 7:05 AM

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  16. Dr Amila Shashanka RatnayakeJanuary 9, 2020 at 11:27 PM

    Key characteristics of HRM concisely stated. Hope this was written relevant to your trade.

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  17. Janith PrabashaJanuary 10, 2020 at 8:35 AM

    Defining the characteristics of HRM is no an easy task as its running towards a vast area. However, the characteristics which you have brought in to discussion have more importance & you have briefly explained the definitions. Apart from these, HRM can be viewed as a psychological contract & employee relations perspective as well.

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  18. Mufthas RasikimJanuary 15, 2020 at 6:56 AM

    All organizations have people – they have human resources. Organisations survive and thrive only because of HRM. Important characteristics that enable HRM are clearly explained.

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