Monday, 26 August 2019



Leadership vs Management




 Different Characteristics of Leader and Manager

Further to definitions above, the differences between Leadership and the Management can be identified as per below attributes.




Conclusion
In this complex and volatile business environment, the need to demonstrate both leadership and management in perfect situational relationships has been more critical for success. Being able to blend these two styles is truly a unique skill set.
At present context there is an abundance of managers in the world but very few exemplfy the characteristics of leaders...


References


Hyacinth, B., 2015. a Leader Or Manager; Why not both? [Online] Available at: http://www.mbacaribbean.org/index.php/mba-articles/54-are-you-a-leader-or-manager-why-not-both [Accessed 26 August 2019].
Koontz, H. & Weihrich, H., 2009. Essentials of Management, An International Perspective. 8th ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Sinek, S., n.d. How to be a great leader - Simon Sinek. [Online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woLxCaXA6Zw.
Wills, G., 1994. CERTAIN TRUMPETS The Call of Leaders. New York London Toronto Sydney Singapore: Simon & Schuster.
Winston, B. & Patterson, K., 2006. An Integrative Definition of Leadership. International Journal of Leadership Studies, I(2).





Thursday, 22 August 2019

Strategic Employee Resourcing and Talent Management



 
Introduction to strategic employee resourcing and talent management


Strategic Employee Resourcing is attracting both internal and external talented carder to pressure and achieve organizations business goals in an effective and efficient manner. Further Talent Management is the science of using Strategic Human Resource planning to improve business value and to make it possible for organizations to reach future goals.



Definitions for Strategic Human Resourcing

As described Armstrong, (2006) Strategic Employee Resourcing is using sophisticated selection procedures for recruiting people with high quality and with innovative skills and a good track record in innovation. Further would add values to the organization. Further Strategic Employee Resourcing can be break in to five components

Millmore, (2003)  identifies that strategic employee resourcing is should exhibit three primary interdependent features consisting strategic integration, having a long term focus and a mechanism for translating strategic demands into an appropriate recruitment and selection specification.



Components of Employee Resourcing Strategy

Employee Resourcing Strategy can be further described as a means available to meet the needs of the organization for certain skills and behaviors. Further would contain following components.







Definitions for Talent Management


As per Armstrong, (2006) Talent Management can be defined as the process to ensure that the organization attracts, retains, motivates and develops the talented people it needs for the present and the future. Following components are containing in of talent management.

As described by Cappelli, (2009) Talent management can be described as the process which an organization meets and anticipate their needs of human capital and getting right people with the right skills into the right jobs.

Trank, Ryne & Bretz, (2002) defines Talent Management as winning mechanism of “The war for talent” which refers to an increasingly competitive setting for recruiting and retaining talented employees. With a mindset that highlights the importance of talent to the success of organizations.

Components of Talent Management Strategy

In order to retain and attract quality talents to an organization following strategies are adopted, further in long term the organization can plan on its way forward with time to time changing goals with making sure that it have the right people at right places at right time to have the edge over the competitors simultaneously the employee is getting the benefit developing carrier opportunities with further upgrading skills with new values. 





References 

Armstrong, M 2006, Strategic Human Resource Management A Guide to Action, 3rd edn, Kogan Page, London and Philadelphia.
Cappelli, P 2009, 'A Supply Chain Model for Talent Management', Perspectives, vol XXXII, no. 3.
Millmore, Mike; 2003, 'Just How Extensive is the Practice of Stratergic Recruitment and Selection ?', The Irish Journal of Management, vol XXIV, no. 1.
Trank, CQ, Rynes, S & Bretz, R 2002, 'Attracting Applicants in the War for Talent: Differences in Work Preferences Among High Achievers', Journal of Business and Psychology, vol XVI, no. 3.

Saturday, 10 August 2019


Evolution of Human Resources Management





Introduction to Human Resources Management
Human resources Management is a function that brings both the organization as well as the employees into a strategically win-win situation. Human resource is the most significant and valuable asset of an organization. In the present context the Human Resources Management (HRM) roll is to strategically nurtures and develops the employee’s capacity, ability and the skills at the mean time retaining and attracting skilled carder to active the organizational goal.



Definitions of Human Resources Management

As described by Armstrong, (2014) Human Resources Management is an approach to the management of an organization’s valued asset – the people in tactical, logical and a consistent way to achieve its objectives. Further described that HRM can be regarded as a philosophy about how people should be managed, which is underpinned by a number of theories relating to the behavior of people and organizations.

Storey, (1995) Identified and described that the Human Resources Management is an unique approach to management of employment with the scope of achieving competitive advantage through strategic development of a highly capable and committed workforce by means of cultural, structural and personnel techniques. 

According to Dessler & Varkkey, (2011) Human Resource Management is a practice involves five functions of management process (Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Leading and Controlling) to achieve organizational goals. Further describes that Human Resource management consist of process of acquiring, training, appraising, compensating while attending to their labor relations, health and safety.

Bratton & Gold, (2007) describes (Bratton & Gold 2017) HRM as a strategic approach to managing employment relations which emphasizes that leveraging people’s capabilities is critical to achieving competitive advantage, while this being achieved through a distinctive set of integrated employment policies, programs and practices.



Evolution of Human Resources Management

Figure 1:The evolution of human resource management (Adapted from Itika (2011))


Managing human aspect is long standing quest over 5000 years. The ideology of human resources management have ascended into the management concepts with the industrial revolution which is a mass shift from farming and house hold production to massive production with industries and factories in the beginning of 19th century.  With the rising of complexity of the production and services also the changes in human behaviors and needs, the human resource management have evolved through different eras. 






Figure 2: Different Era's

At present the Human Recourse Management has evolved to Strategic Human Resources Management. With evolution of the Human Resources Management, it can be divided into three segment as Personal Management, Human Resource Management, Strategic Human Resource Management which having different features.


Figure 3: Different features of PM, HRM & SHRM

Conclusion
Evolution of Human Resources Management is an ongoing process which is affected due to ever changing organizational strategies and human behaviors, expectations and desires. In a nut shell it can be described as the equation point between Organization and the Human Resource.

References

Armstrong, M 2014, A Handbook of HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICE, 10th edn, Kogan Page, London and Philadelphia.
Bratton, J & Gold, J 2017, Human Resource Management, Theory and Practice, 6th edn, PALGRAVE.
Dessler, G & Varkkey, B 2011, Human Resources Management, 12th edn, Pearson Education, Inc.
Storey, J 1995, Human Resource Management: A Critical Text, International Thomson Business Press.

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