BUSS 1701 Human Resources Management Homework- Middele East College
Learning Outcomes
o Critically appraise the process of evolution of Human resources management.
o Analyse and discuss the context of HR, with specific reference to current form of work and employment.
Homework Objective
o To examine the student understanding on Human Resources management and its functions. 2- To evaluate the students understanding on different approaches of HRM.
o To evaluate the student knowledge on how the Human Resources Management helps to achieve organization goals.
Task I
Read the Case provided by Chaudhary on Human Resource Management and answer the questions below related to the
case.
Case on HRM
Mr. Amit Sharma has finished a BBA from Tribhuvan University in 2013. He joined as a management trainee at Prakash Cable Company to supervise a group of employees. He was asked to report to Mr. Arun Chaudhary HR manager of company. On the first day, Arun assigned Amit to a small group of workers who were responsible for binding the cables to be supplied to the market for sale.
Mr. Amit as BBA graduate had a supervisory role and was surprised to find workers not doing things properly. They were carrying out instructions at a low pace, including gossip and even wasting time wherever there was lot of work to do. Mr. Amit often found himself alone binding cables while other members of the group were wasting time elsewhere.
Mr. Amit was quick to indicate this to his team members. He said to the team members that he did not like this kind of wastage of time in the workplace. He tried to motivate them by saying that this type of wasteful activities would have a negative impact on organizational performance and ultimately on their bonus and other incentives. Other team members started to make arguments with Mr. Amit that they did not care about his instructions, and that if he wanted to complain to upper levels of management he could. They also said that he may find himself out of work.
After the unhappy exchange of arguments and counter arguments, the team members practically boycotted Mr. Amit in their social network, in things such as taking tea, having lunch together, and other recreational activities. Such types of behavior become hard for Mr. Amit to put up with, and one day he approached Mr. Ram Thapa, one of the senior workers for advice. Mr. Amit explained to Mr. Ram that he was doing his job for which he was paid and as a new BBA graduate he wanted to be a creative and responsible in carrying out job. He questioned why other team members were not supporting him along as well as Mr. Ram himself. Mr. Ram replied that if he had been in the company as long as they had, he would be just like them. He said the company did not have any kind of incentives on the basis of performance and profitability of the company, and that they were just doing a few works and passing time. It was a clear indication of unhappiness by employees and a cause for great concern and disgruntlement.
Refrence : Chaudhary, R. K., n.d. academia.
Questions:
o Write a brief about Mr. Amit Sharma and his job.
o What did Mr. Amit face within the team?
o How did Mr. Amit want to motivate team members? And what was the result? As HRM student provide your opinion on what is the best way that Mr. Amit could approach to motivate employee.
o Do you agree with Mr. Ram Thapa's statement? If your answer is Yes provide your opinion and if it's No provide your opinion.
o What is the major issue of HRM in the case? And what is your opinion regarding the issue?
Task II
You are requested to read the summary provided by IBS Center for Management Research (ICMR) on Human Resources Management and Human Resources planning and answer the questions below.
Introduction to HRM
Human resources management is one of the most complex and challenging fields of management. It deals with the people dimension in management. Over the past eighty years, various approaches to human resource management have been adopted by companies. The human resource approach which is currently in vogue, has redefined the way people are treated and managed in the organizational context.
This approach requires that employees or the work force be treated as resources and not just as factors of production (as in the scientific approach) or emotional beings with psychological needs (as in the human relations approach). Basically, HRM includes the four functions of acquiring, developing, motivating and managing the human resources.
Refrence :- IBS Center for Management Research, n.d. IBS Center for Management Research (ICMR).
Human Resource Planning
Definition of Human Resource Planning, Objectives of Human Resource Planning, Human Resource Planning at Different Levels, The Process of Human Resource Planning, Assessing Current Human Resources and Making an Inventory, Forecasting, Matching the Inventory with Future Requirements, Managing the Forecasted Demand/ Surplus, Managing Future Demand, Managing Future Surplus, Dealing with Surplus Manpower, Growing Importance of Human Resource Planning, Current Trends.
HRP is the process by which an organization ensures that it has the right number and kinds of people, at the right places, at the right time and that these people are capable of performing their tasks effectively and efficiently. This helps the organization to achieve its overall objectives. Two major ways in which societal trends affect employment is through consumer markets, which affect the demand for goods and services, and labor markets, which affect the supply of people needed to produce goods and services.
A human resource professional would be better equipped for human resource planning if he has a good understanding of the market dynamics, changes in the economy, organizational processes and technological developments. The process of HRP involves three key steps - assessing and making an inventory of the current human resources, forecasting the organization's human resource needs and matching the demand and supply of human resources.
Questions:
o Explain Human Resource management according to your understanding. (You are requested to support your answer with 2 in-text citation).
o Discuss the scientific approach and Human relations approach of human resource management compare it with today's Human Resource approach. (You are requested to support your answer with 2 in-text citation related to today's HRM approach).
o Define Human Resources Planning (You are requested to support your answer with 2 in-text citation).
o Outline and explain the processes involved in Human Resources Planning.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.