Chan ging

Envi ronm

ent of

HR M:
We all need to consider

the environment al factors when wanting to implement anything.We

all require a contingency approach to be more effective in the present world.

Thesame holds true for organization s. The purpose of this topic is

to unravel the mysterysurr ounding external and internal factors that

complicate the job of an HR manager inactual practice.Thu s you see, an HR

manager works in a varied environment . He can only do his dutieswell if

he is updated with the changing needs of the employees. And for this he

naturallyhas to keep himself abreast with not only the environment in which the

organization exists, but of the environment from which the employees

are coming to work.Here, lets take few of the environment al factors

which have significant impact on theorganizati on. The term 'environment ' here refers

to the "totality of all factors whileinfluen ce both the organization and

personnel sub-system"

External Factors influenci

ng the Personn el

Function :

Technologica l Factors

Economic Challenges

Political Factors

Social Factors

Local and Governmenta l Issues

Unions

Employers Demands

Workforce Diversity

Internal Factors influenci ng the

Personn el Function :

Mission

Policies

Organization al Culture

Organization Structure

HR System Each of the external factors

separately or in combination can influence the HR functionof

any organization . The job of a HR manager is to balance the demands

and expectations of the external groups with the internal requirements

and achieve the assigned goals in anefficient and effective manner. Likewise,

the internal environment also affects the job of a HR manager. The

functional areas, structural changes, specific cultural issues

peculiar to a unit, HR systems, corporate policies and a lot of other factors

influence the way the