HR Role
Define Human Resource Management
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Human resource management is the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and
compensating employees and of attending to their labor relations, health and safety and
fairness concerns
Why is HR important to all managers?
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You want to have the right people for the job
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Retain employees
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Get the best out of your employees
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You don’t want discrimination – lawsuits and affects the employees and productivity
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Provide a safe & healthy work environment – injuries, lawsuits, well-being of employees
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Provide training and opportunities for advancement
List at least 4 trends that shape HR
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Technological Advances
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Globalization and Competition
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Indebtedness and Deregulation
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Trends in the Nature of Work
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Demographic and Workforce Trends
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Economic Challenges and Trends
Personnel managers used to focus on administrative activities. List 4 things today’s HR managers
deal with
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They focus more on strategic, big-picture issues
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They focus on improving performance
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They measure performance and results
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They use evidence-based human resource management
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They add value
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They use new ways to provide HR services
Today’s HR managers need competencies to fulfill new roles. List 4 of them
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Strategic positioners
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Credible activists
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Capability builders
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Change champions
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Technology proponents
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HR innovators and integrators
Equal Opportunity and the Law
Explain disparate impact
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