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HRM Role in Social and Environmental Sustainability

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  Figure 1 , source; ( www.thesocialripples.com) In today’s business world, the concern on social and environmental sustainability has become a crucial aspect. According to Proença (2022), s ustainability defined as “that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987). Now many organizations have to focus on this as the climate change, regularity pressure and the social demand for greater environmental & social responsibility have increased (Cohen, Taylor, Camen, 2012) . The HRM has a major role in driving the organization throughout this.   Importance of Improving Sustainability According to Reidy (2023), a n organization needs a sustainability plan since it improves the long-term prospects of the business. In addition to influencing the organization's destiny, it reduces costs. Using greener technologies will contribute to the healthier planet....

Work Life Balance

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  Figure 1 , source; (workcompass.com) Work life balance is another much needed discussion topic within the HRM functions. Specially in our industries this will be a valuable discussing point with the challenge of most of them are focusing on the extra workings.   Work life balance can be identified as an employee’s capacity to handle both professional & personal commitments while having enough time for relaxation as well, (peoplehum, 2024) . Therefore, employee should be encouraged to share his time with family, health, vacations, friends along with the career life.   Video  1 , source; (youtube.com) Importance & benefits of work life balance Workers with physical or mental health issues find it difficult to concentrate at work and it turns to less productive, and they could be unable to get the intended outcomes, (Wilson, 2020) . This will results a decrease in both personal satisfaction & career growth as well. According to MBA Skool Team (20...

Conflict Management of an Organization

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  Figure 1 , source; (www.ccpl.org) There is no argument that conflict management is a critical role in an organizational culture as this could be a natural part in a business process. With the HRM transformation and its concepts this could be effectively applied in our industries as well. Organizational conflict refers to internal disagreements or misunderstandings between colleagues or leaders, often resulting in a lack of relation and collaboration in the workplace (Herrity, 2023) . According to Toppor (2023) , conflicts can be occurred based on three as relationship conflicts which is interpersonal tensions among individuals, task conflicts which is the disagreement the works between two parties and the process conflict which is the disagreements regarding the way of performing a specific work. According to Herrity (2023), common causes for a conflict can be listed as below, Communication gaps Types of personalities Ambiguous expectations Unclear responsibilities Issues w...

Employee Onboarding Process

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  Figure 1, source; (myhr.works) The employee onboarding process is one of the main components of the HR function in an any organization. This is the process of familiarizing new employee with the company culture and policies while get to understanding their new positions & requirements. According to (Lalwani, 2023) , Onboarding begins from the time an offer is made to the employee until they are a becoming a productive member of the team. With the findings of (lucidchart, 2024) , 22% of companies have no formal onboarding process . Therefore, its an important topic for discuss and get into the action in effective way in our industries as well.     Importance & benefits of employee onboarding process   As the first interaction of an employee with an organization, establishing a proper onboarding process is much comfortable in both sides. A streamlined onboarding process will reduce the workload of HR and helpful to other existing employees as well...

Employee / Work Specialization of an Organization

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  Figure 1, source; (social work degree center) Employee / work specialization is an improving factor in organizations with support of HRM transformation systems. As well as the multi skilled employees, specialized employees are also very important in certain job roles. This will depend on the activities, tasks & the responsibilities of the job. Work specialization can be defined as dividing work activities into separate job tasks. Therefore, individual employees are specialized in a separate activity rather than the entire operation. It is also known as the division of labor (the-definition.com, 2024) .     Video 1, source; (you tube) The core dimensions Identification of core dimensions are important in both employee & employer point of view to understand the scope & responsibility (Indeedteam, 2022) .     Skill variety – understand which skill works best for the each job requirement Task identity – identifying the tasks on the specialty Ta...

Multi Skilled Employees of an organization

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  Figure 1 , source; (vecteezy. com) Employee skill is a mostly discussing point in human resource management as this is such crucial for an organization. Having the correct skill blend is mainly required for the approach of an organization. Multi skilled workers have trained & skilled for several areas of the process. This term commonly used in HR to identify employees who have the necessary skills to cover more than one job function efficiently within the organization, (plannam, 2022) . Video  1 , source; (youtube)   Advantages of multi skilled employees   As a valuable asset for any of the organizations multi skilled labors are giving many advantages. According to Kelchner (2024), four of the main advantages can be described below. Flexibility – Organization can maintain a flexible workforce, which allows to schedule & arrange workers to the need. They can be filled to the absenteeism and increase labor force to required stations at required time...

Employee Recruitment

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  Figure 1 , source; (templeton & partners)   Employee recruitment process is also one of the main highlighted topics with the HRM concepts. Selecting the most suitable candidate is essential for organizational success. Recruitment is the process that organizations use to source, attract and identify candidates for their open positions. The goal of recruitment is to gather as many suitable candidates for the role as possible (Personio, 2024). Selection means evaluating and choosing the most suitable candidates, therefore the recruitment process is essential in the hiring process.  Importance of recruitment There are many importance in Effective recruitment with the competitive business environments. According to Apollotechnical (2023), below importance can be highlighted.  Improve Morale - A well-managed workforce fosters a positive work environment and encourages continuous growth. Fosters business growth – Help an organization to improve their bottom line wi...