Human resource management
Transcript: Tom: Professor, I would like your advice on selecting a major field of study. Right now, I just don’t know what to do. Professor: Tom, just let me say that you are making an important decision, and your concern is justified. How many courses have you taken in the School of Business Administration. Tom: Only your introductory course in management, a basic course in marketing, and a Statistics course, I do know that I don’t want to major in statistics! Professor: How about majoring in human resource management? Tom: I don’t think so. That is basically a staff job that can’t really lead anywhere. Professor: Hold on, Tom, I think I’d better tell you a little more about human resource management. 3. If you were in this situation, what type of organizational structure would you propose? 1. The managing partner is convinced the problem is not salary, because a recent survey indicated that the firm’s salary structure is competitive with that of other major firms. 2. For example, Human Resource Management and Professionals Tom Russel is a junior in the school of business administration at a large Midwestern university. Tom, who is an honor student, hasn’t fully decided what his major should be. He has considered Majoring in management, but just can’t get excited about the field; it seems to be too general. Tom’s first course in management did appeal to him; however, this was laegely because of the Professor. Tom decided to talk to this professor about his dilemma. The following conversation Occurred: Incident 1.1 After getting settled in Raleigh, one of your first projects is to meet with the four senior managers to determine why the branch has had such a high attrition rate among the younger staff. Harding Smith, age 45, tastes that the younger staff lacks dedication and fails to appreciate the career opportunities the firm provides. Wilma Thompson, age 50, says the younger staff members are always complaining about the lack of meaningful feedback on their performance, and many have mentioned that they would like to have a sponsor in the organization to assist with their development. Thompson further explains that the firm does provide policy. Brian Scott, age 40, says he has received complaints that training is not relevant and is generally dull. He explains that various persons in the firm who worked with training from time to time acted mainly on guidance from New York. Denise Rutherford, age 38, says she believes the root of the problem is the lack of a human resource department. However she says that when the idea was mentioned to the managing partner in New York, it was totally rejected. You are a senior member if a national law firm in New York City. The managing partner of the firm has asked you to head up the southern branch in Raleigh, North Carolina. This branch is 1 of 10 under the main office. On the whole, the firm has been successful since its establishment in the mid-1950s, left in the last five years, many of the younger staff have elected to leave the firm. The managing partner is convinced the problem is not salary, because a recent survey indicated that the firm’s salary structure is competitive with that of other major firms. However, he requests that you study this matter firsthand in your new assignment. 1. What do you think about the idea of a human resource department in a professional office? 2. Specifically, what future trends do you see that might help persuade Tom to major in HRM? Human resource managers should also become fully knowledgeable about present and future trends and issues in HR and other related fields. This will help them guard against becoming enamored with passing fads or ineffective techniques. So, it is very important to know the trends in Human Resource Management. 21st century is the era of strategic human resource management. Employee participation is Increasing about development and execution of the company strategy. That is, the employee is the core competitiveness of the organization. Also, the rewards focused on Ability and performance, Horizontal partnerships, interactive communication and so on, as these HRM paradigms are developed, employees can use their talents. Also, talents of them will be more used because this paradigms are being developing. Finally, this is my answer. In the future, individual personality will become more apparent. So, the talents of each people Will be diverse, and proper HRM will lead to the full capabilities of them. For this reason, the Efficiency of HRM will be the competitiveness, also the importance of HRM will be more highlited. 1. If you were the professor, what would you tell Tom? HRM is not just staff job. Have you heard people business? It is management philosophy of the McDonald’s and new trend of many Korean company. People business means people-oriented business. Not just hire, put to work and fire them. How recruit for proper human resource, give them right position and train the skills to improve productivity. And set