Strategic Management of Human Resources Name: Michael Lenz Address: Rosenstraße 22 91489 Wilhelmsdorf Germany Email Address: lenz-michi@web.de Telephone: 09104/2078 Module Name: HRM 325: Strategic Management of Human Resources Submission Date: 06.01.2015 Module Leader: Lynne Powell Student-ID: 139184754 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Question 1: 3 2.1 Strategic Need: Time 3 2.2 Strategic Need: Quality 4 2.3 Strategic Need: Profit 5 2.4. Conclusion 6 3. Question 2 6 3.1 Changes in Selection 8 3.2. Changes in Rewards 9 4. List of Figurs 10 5. Reference List 11 1. Introduction The case study is analysing the performance of Watsons Engine …show more content…
If every worker on the shop floor is familiar with every machine, there can be developed schedules for a better arragement of the whole working power. By involving the staff more into decissions, a manager could find more easy a way to solve time during the manufacturing process and be able to produce more parts and be more flexible with shorter getting order times. This could be achieved by placing a letterbox somewhere in the company and every worker is allowed to throw in letter with an idea to improve something in the organisation. Suggestions which are really helpfull for the companys performance get a little price like a day off. 2.2 Strategic Need: Quality Because of the big competition on todays markets, the quality of your manufactured products plays a major role in aquiring or keeping customers. „Managing quality is crucial for small businesses. Quality products help to maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty and reduce the risk and cost of replacing faulty goods.“ (www.smallbusiness.chron.com, 2014) It is neccessary to offer a high quality product to secure the future of a producing company. In case of Watsons the business environment also changes to the need of higher expected quality. The company has some good starting points, for example they are spending a lot of money to departmental managers to train the workforce and the staff is regulary sent away to train courses. But these invested money into the employees does
This may be overcome through supervision and better training to the lower skills employees. By implement these alternatives, material price can be controlled and reduced in future purchases and direct labour costs can be reduced by employed cheaper labour and provide better training to improve their work skills in order to efficient souring of materials and reduced hours per order
While costs need to be cut, CGMS is also concerned with preserving human capital. This is reiterated by Flynn (2009), warning employers to be mindful of prematurely cutting staff, as it can be challenging and expensive finding qualified employees when the economy rebounds.
Through this case study I will be discussing strategic management. Strategic management can be defined as a process where an organization attempts to determine what actions need to be taken to achieve the overall objectives and more importantly how to meet them (Mello, 2015, p. 114). For a company to strive and meet their goals, deadlines, and missions they must stay conscious of the strategic plan put in place for the success of the company. If the company does not have a good strategic plan the company could fail. With correct planning a company could succeed without fail. Something that needs to be taken into consideration in the strategic plan should be investing into the company’s human assets. At first it may look like it is causing the company more issues however in the long run it will strengthen the company and moral making a more successful company. This could help with customer relations, and the organization status which will help produce additional revenue for the company.
In this principle, the staff is obliged to make a small improvement in their point of operation constantly. The total outcome when each employee does this is a total benefit for the firm from unending improvement. This is applied in all aspects of production as well as the supply process.
An effective human resources (HR) strategy is the complete design, or strategic plan, that directs the engagement of specific HR functional areas. Subsequently, HR strategies will guide decisions about company personnel to make sure they are best suited for the company. For this to be successful, all of the functional areas of HR strategies must be directly compatible with the entire business strategy of the company (Wright, Snell, & Jacobsen, 2003). One such company that has been very successful in developing an HR strategy to support the overall business strategy, is the United Services Automobile Association, or more commonly known as USAA.
This exam has two (2) parts – multiple choice and short answer essay. Circle the correct answers
2. Give some examples of ethical issues that you have experienced in jobs, and explain how HR did or did not help resolve them.
Although production needs are being met, improvements in productivity are always at the forefront of management’s thoughts. Doing more with less is a constant effort for middle management and hourly laborers. Over all the
Aim to train, encourage and provide opportunities for willing people. Make training the last thing your company cuts back, never the first. Try to allocate a percentage of revenues to train employees.
A manager must recognize the employees with knowledge and skills and encourage them to use their abilities. Organization and managers should recognize their successful business which this success depends on human capital and
Netcare participates in employer surveys, internal surveys gets feedback from patients with patient feedback forms. These results help identify employment issues and are also used to reward and recognise individuals. Managers are even required to wear their name badges, thus enforcing them to lead by example.
Within this essay an in depth analysis will be conducted on the difference between Human Resource Management and Strategic Human Resource Management using contemporary perspectives. Human Resource Management (HRM) is the process of managing human resources in a systematic way. It is a practice devised to maximise the performance of employees and is concerned with the application of management principles to manage organisational personnel while paying attention to the policies and systems of the entity (Delaney & Huselid, 1996). Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) is a function of management which entails development of policies, programmes and practices related to human resources, which are aligned with business strategy so as to achieve the strategic objectives of the organisation (Patrick M. Wright, 1992). Its primary purpose is to improve the performance of the business and maintain a culture that encourages innovation and works continuously to gain competitive advantage. In this essay the Resource-Based View, High Performance Management and High Commitment Management perspectives of Strategic Human Resource Management and Traditional and Collaborative
The table below gives us a glimpse into the main functions of SHRM and its differences from traditional functions and responsibilities of HRM:
Managing director- The managing director is a leader of college, as position of marketing director is on the top of an organisation and he/she generally focus on business development, employee recruitment, and student’s welfare. He/she also deal with banking, marketing, advertisement, and government sector. The most important work of managing director is to develop a strategy to boost profits and efficiency of business.
Company X is one of the largest convenience chain stores in the world, which owns over 60,000 stores in 18 different countries among Americas, Europe, East and Southeast Asia and so on. The aim of the Company X is to delivery superb services to customers with healthy and safety products in 24 hours of seven days in a week.