This document discusses key tasks and areas of focus for human resource management (HRM) such as attracting and motivating the right employees, measuring productivity, and developing potential. It notes missing focus areas for HR like improving productivity, quality, and facilitating mergers. The document also covers the differences between line and staff authority, the role of line managers in HR functions, and how the environment is changing HR with more external executives, globalization, technology, and tying HR to performance metrics. Core HR competencies discussed include employment law knowledge, leadership skills, ethics, and technology skills.
This document discusses key tasks and areas of focus for human resource management (HRM) such as attracting and motivating the right employees, measuring productivity, and developing potential. It notes missing focus areas for HR like improving productivity, quality, and facilitating mergers. The document also covers the differences between line and staff authority, the role of line managers in HR functions, and how the environment is changing HR with more external executives, globalization, technology, and tying HR to performance metrics. Core HR competencies discussed include employment law knowledge, leadership skills, ethics, and technology skills.
This document discusses key tasks and areas of focus for human resource management (HRM) such as attracting and motivating the right employees, measuring productivity, and developing potential. It notes missing focus areas for HR like improving productivity, quality, and facilitating mergers. The document also covers the differences between line and staff authority, the role of line managers in HR functions, and how the environment is changing HR with more external executives, globalization, technology, and tying HR to performance metrics. Core HR competencies discussed include employment law knowledge, leadership skills, ethics, and technology skills.
This document discusses key tasks and areas of focus for human resource management (HRM) such as attracting and motivating the right employees, measuring productivity, and developing potential. It notes missing focus areas for HR like improving productivity, quality, and facilitating mergers. The document also covers the differences between line and staff authority, the role of line managers in HR functions, and how the environment is changing HR with more external executives, globalization, technology, and tying HR to performance metrics. Core HR competencies discussed include employment law knowledge, leadership skills, ethics, and technology skills.
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SPECIAL TOPICS IN HRM
Main Tasks of HRM
• Right results – Through people • Right people for the right jobs • Motivating these folks • Measuring their productivity • Develop their full potential Missing Focus for HR • Improving productivity • Increasing quality • Facilitating mergers and acquisitions • Managing knowledge • Improving organizations ability to bring new product/services to market Line versus Staff Authority • Line Managers • Carry the burden of the bottom line • HRM • Lightens the load from a people perspective • Implied or borrowed authority • Functional control (speaks for management) • Employee advocate (conscious of the organization) Role of Line Managers in HR functions • See page 6 for the list of ten activities that are clearly HR in nature. Changing Environment • More HR executives come from outside the field (25%) • Globalization • Technology (IT will play an important role. Moving traditional HR functions to the Intranet) • HR being tied to performance metrics Core Competencies • Knowledge of Employment Law • Soft Leadership Skills • High ethical standards • Technology skills (Human Resources Information Systems