Being honest (page 1.

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• HR doesn’t have the best
reputation!
• Making people do what they
don’t like to do… Job application
form, performance appraisal,
feedback… completed correctly,
on time!
• Costly administrative function
that neither make or sell anything
to customers!
Why HRM is important?
• Work = f(HR)
• People needs to be…
• Hired!
• Guided!!
• Evaluated!!!
• Paid!
• Trained!!
• Only Appreciating/living asset!!!
• Can’t be copied
HRM_Functions
Management functions

• Planning
• Organizing
• Directing
• Controlling
Operative functions: Recall your journey
• Recruitment and Selection
• Training and Development
• Performance Appraisal
• Compensation and Benefits
• Industrial Relations
Role of HR Manager
HRM_Policies
HRM policies (Personnel/Personal??)

• Policies guide action

• Procedures provide action guidelines
• Personnel policies
• Source of origin
• External agency (Government/Union) imposed: Imposed policies
• Top management initiated to guide executive thinking: Originated policies
• Employees requested for better clarity: Appealed policies
• Scope
• Applicable for entire unit/organization: General policy
• Applicable for specific function/unit: Specific policy
• Form
• Written to avoid multiple interpretation: Written
• Inferred from behavior of members: Implied
Implied policy
Formulating policies

• Planning • Identifying the need

• Organizing • Collecting data
• Directing • Specifying alternatives
• Controlling • Communicating the policy
• Evaluating the policy
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• Discuss:
• What are the various policies that you are familiar with?
 HRIS
HR Accounting and Audit
HRIS/ Computerized HRIS
Using IS in HR

Management functions: • Setting up HRIS

• Planning • Plan
• Organizing • Design
• Implement
• Directing
• Evaluate
• Controlling
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• Discuss:
• How would computerized HRIS help an organization during any
uncertainty?
HR accounting and audit
Accounting (Recording Auditing (Critical evaluations)
transactions) • Google HR audit form
• HR accounting??
• Read out what you see there.
• Costs? • Is filling questionnaire, an
• Returns?? auditor’s job?
• Value??
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• Discuss:
• How can we find the value of HR?
 Case: Dilemma of a HR Business Partner
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