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Introduction
Human resource (HR) of an organization has to be aligned in
order to achieve organizational business excellence (Ulrich, 1997) . The current
business environments bring new challenges to the organization regardless of
the size or the industry or the location of the organization. As a result, organizations have to build an
environment to meet these challenges with the support of HRM while having a plan
to enhancing well-being of their HR.
Human Resource Management (HRM)
HRM is an approach in an organization guiding about how
people should be employed and managed to improve the organization’s
effectiveness through people (Armstrong & Stephen, 2014) . This approach is
clear and comprehensive, and it should focus on how people should be treated with
respect to set of ethical values (Armstrong & Stephen, 2014) .
Issues in HRM…
1. Globalization
As globalization opens new markets
and new way of thinking business, on the other side, HR professionals need to
create models to attain global agility, effectiveness and competencies (Ulrich, 1997) . For example, Philips
Corporation has moved their research and development works on mobile phones, televisions,
audio products to Shanghai, China (Paul , Chris, & Hilary , 2004 ) .
2. Profitability through Growth
Achieving growth and increasing
efficiencies while reducing cost will put HR professionals a challenge to seek ways
to integrate different organizations’ work processes and cultures together (Ulrich, 1997) .
3. Change
The change can be called by any name
such as transformation, re-engineering, culture change reinvention, adaption,
flexibility, rapid learning and agility (Ulrich, 1997) . For example, Both Tesco and Unilever
have invested efforts into mobilizing change by getting the support from a
professional and reputable HR Function (Dive, 2004) .
4. Technology
It is a challenge for HR professionals
and managers to redefine work at their organization to make good use of the
technology innovations which come faster than we think (Ulrich, 1997) .
5. Intellectual capital
Securing talent and finding a way to
measure intellectual capital in an organization have become one of the primary
challenges for HR professionals (Ulrich, 1997) .
Conclusion
Organization’s expectations are much
higher on HR professionals to find solutions professionally in order to face
these challenges. HR professionals will have to see these issues as a part of
competitive business equation (Ulrich, 1997) .
References:
Dive, B. (2004). THE HEALTHY ORGANIZATION :A
Revolutionary Approach to People and Management (2 ed.). London:
KoganPage.
Paul , S., Chris, B., & Hilary , H. (2004 ). Globalizing
Human Resource. London: Routledge .
Ulrich, D. (1997). Human Resource Champions : THE
NEXT AGENDA FOR ADDING VALUES AND DELIVERING RESULTS. Boston: Harvard
Business School.
