The case ‘A New Mandate for Human Resources’ by Dave Ulrich has so much potential information that explains how the Human Resource were used to be managed earlier, how it is accepted now and in what ways it can be put into fine use to the growth of the company in all departments. The case talks about the importance that Human Resources holds and how it can be utilized in this ever so competitive market, where every organization has to compete both locally and globally at the same time. It also talks about how Human Resource used to be considered as a loose end and was often thought about getting rid from the company and how no one including the top management took it seriously. No one actually took the initiative to prove to the companies of how important a Human Resource link can be. It was just considered to be a small part that is there just for the sake of it.
Part I) a) For many businesses a key factor in continued success and profitability depends on a committed and interested staff body. It is therefore essential that the recruitment process successfully targets and selects the most suitable candidates thus leading to lasting retention of staff. In order to successfully achieve this, the recruitment process should be viewed as and structured as a two-way process. This two-way structure is an opportunity for both parties to present information on what each has to offer, to consider if entering into the relationship will be beneficial and also to consider whether their expectations are met by the reality of what is on offer. By externalising the recruitment process the army faces various opportunities and threats.
PMP Certification: an add-on on the PMs for better career future: Today the jobs are based on various projects and the success of that projects depend upon the Project Manager. But there have many situations in the companies where even the experience manager fail to lead a project or the project is a complete failure. There are many times that projects are handled in proper way, but it always better to have your experience formalized with a certification. And the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification would be the best choice for you. There are few people who would ask why to have a PMP when you earn a good pay and is at good post.
Change Process Sequence MBA 6240 Facilitating Change Introduction Change is an inevitable component of any organization. It is also a primary task of leaders. To evolve in the global, technical marketplace of modern times…organizational change demands engaged employees that have bought into the process… if the changes are to become institutionalized. In his book, Good to Great, Jim Collins professes that “Good is the enemy of great” (Collins, 2001, p. 1). Collins and his team of experts focused on those attributes that good-to-great companies have in common that distinguished them from those companies that failed to transform.
With that being said it becomes important to set values that everyone will work by. This will help when new employees are added to the team and will also help ensure that the behaviors within the organization are acceptable and beneficial to the overall outcome of the business. The culture should be determined right from the start so the right employees are hired. It becomes important to make sure there is a way of identifying the people that truly allow the company to be successful and not just hire the superstar, not everyone will fit in to all of the different type of organizational cultures. Determining which type of culture to work in will help tremendously when trying to find an ideal business to work for.
The key is defining the right competencies and behaviors beforehand so that the exercises will facilitate the relevant behavior. Bench marking existing employees who are regarded as above average performers is one way of doing this, but for a start up operation it is a bit more difficult and requires more research and planning to identify the right skills. It then becomes a matter of designing exercises that will measure a number of different candidates objectively against the same criteria. Employability or genetic skills such as communication, teamwork, initiative, customer focus, influencing and negotiating, technology skills and leadership would be assessed along with specific job role skills. All attendees
Usually when employers are looking to fill positions within there organizations they usually like to search within the company first. Organizations recruit existing employees through job posting, or communicating information about the vacancy on company bulletin boards, in employee publications, on corporate intranets, and any where else the organization communicates with employees (Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart & Wright 2011). After all the people that are currently working for the organization would be the best most likely be the best candidates for the positions. Next, would be to do referrals because it would be more cost efficient for the organization. Also, if the organization already has a good group of people working for them than the current employees already have an idea of what kind of attributes the organization looks for in its employees.
The main reason for the appointment is that departmental productivity (outputs) has not been meeting the organization's expectations and with this, different problems in team were identified. Therefore, I have the opportunity to suggest strategies or the steps that may help in developing a competent team. Every workplace setting expects the quality performance coming from the contributions of the individuals. However, the idea of teamwork as an excellent way in increasing the performance became one of the trends or strategies to maximize the capability of the organization. It is also part of the strategic and scientific approach of the organizations that can be traced back from the traditional type of organizations up until the present or modern-type of organization.
Frito Lay Human Resource Functions When taking a look at Frito Lay, I think the company is on the right track when it comes to human resource function in a workforce environment. It can be very challenging in today’s society. This paper will describe and identify the important HR functions and analyze how I view these other human resources activities as essential for growth in Frito-Lay. We will talk about different functions like recruitment and employee selection, utilization of human capital resources, balancing the needs of the organization with those of the employees and advising organizational leadership on all aspects of human resources. I hope this paper will help you to critique human resources as they relate to both objective and subjective elements of managing human capital and apply effective human resources staffing management techniques as they apply to individual performance.
For an assortment of employees to function effectively as an organization, human resource professionals need to effectively deal with issues such as communication, adaptability and change. This paper will discuss the benefits of providing a diversified workforce, compared to maintaining a workforce that only thinks one dimensional. In addition to discussing the benefits of a diversified work place this paper will also discuss some of the drawback that may arise within the scope of diversity in the workplace. Diversity in the Workplace Government Enforcement An organizations total success is built around the operation of its employees. The employees are key to providing excellent ideas that allows the company to grow and prosper in ways that may be unimaginable to those who refuse to allow thinking outside the box.