A STUDY OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO
NAVI MUMBAI. (2002 -12)
CHAPTER: - 1 INTRODUCTION
“You Take care of your employees!
They take care of customers!
Customers care of Business!
Business takes care of your Profit/ Mission.”
What is Management?
Management is necessary to recall what management is before studying Human Resource Management has been defined Mary Parker Follett as , “the art getting thing done through people ,” But it is felt that management is much more than what is said in this definition. Management is further defined as “… that field of human behavior in which managers plan, organize staff, direct and control human physical and financial resources in an organized efforts, to achieve desire individual and group objectives with optimum efficiency and effectiveness.” It is clear from this definition that management is concerned with the accomplishment of objectives by utilizing physical and financial resources through the efforts of human resources. Thus human resources is a crucial sub-system in the process of management. The term human resource is quite popular in India with the institution of ‘Ministry of Human Resource Development’ in the Union Cabinet, having studies, the meaning of human resource and management.
According to Henry Fayol, “To manage is to forecast and to plan, to organize, to command, to coordinate and to control.”
According to Harold Koontz, “Management is the art of getting
The Big Short Management and Leadership Theoretical Component Management – The process of dealing with or controlling things or people. Leadership - The action of leading a group of people or an organization, or the ability to do this. Management and Leadership are two very different things. “A manager is appointed in a position of authority which enables him to insist on people doing as he/she instructs.
Brooks emphasizes the importance of healthy relationships in mitigating the negative impact of professional setbacks. Knowing your best interest to strive for success, you must be careful not to be blindsided by the high’ stakes work environment and forget yourself. In the article, “The Praise of Dullness,” Brooks sites CEO traits that lead to success such as, attention to detail, persistence, efficiency, analytic thoroughness, and the ability to work long hours. These skills link to success; however, I caution against the attention he places on working long hours, and advise moderation, because this can adversely impact one’s efficiency and
Management can be defined as getting the maximum efficiency and effectiveness out of a set of activities. A manager carries out this process. My chosen company for this project is Microsoft.
Abraham Zaleznik in his article, “Managers and Leaders: Are They Different?” (1977) puts forth a claim that in every aspect of personality and reaction to certain events, managers and leaders are fundamentally different from each other. In this paper, I shall summarize Zaleznik’s argument and subsequently his reasons and evidences to make such a claim. To build on his main claim, Zaleznik at first creates a fine line between managers and leaders based on their personalities. He states that a manager operates in the realms of rationality; his reasons being the structured, ordered environment managers exercise their power in: the business organization.
In this instance, however, it is a management technique that contributes to the implementation of other theories such as social-constructivism and cognitivism, discussed further
1.0 INTRODUCTION It is an essential to have clear understanding of an organization’s purposes to understand how organization works and its method of working can be improved. Usually, general objectives lead to clarification of purposes and responsibilities at all level of organizations. Management is the process of communicating, coordinating and accomplishing action in the pursuit of organization objectives while managing relationship with stakeholders, technologies and other artifacts, both within as well as between organizations. (Kinicki)
INTRODUCTION Human resource management is the strategic approach to the management of an organization 's most valued assets - the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the goals of the business (Armstrong, M., 2006). In other words, human resource management is a to work with employees, and for the employees, to help them solve their problems. Therefore, human resource is a complicate department, as they deal with people who already work there, they also deal with several issues which happen among new employees, such as recruitment, selection and so on. Nowadays, employee retention becomes one of the most significant issue in the organizations, and managers are aiming to find the best employees
He has been an entrepreneur consultant for over 18 years. Also, Robert’s job requires him to oversee all of the departments, including human resources (HR), operations, and accounting (McGraw-Hill, 2013). Paul Munez is the Customer Service Director for the company and obtains his Bachelor of Arts by which he has worked in a business capacity for 10
Max Weber embellished the scientific management theory with his bureaucratic management theory largely focused on dividing organizations into hierarchies, establishing strong lines of authority and control. Weber suggests that organizations develop standard
CHAPTER TWO LITERETURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction This chapter summarizes the information from other researchers who have carried out their research in the same field of study. The specific areas covered here are theoretical review, human resource planning objectives, approaches to human resource planning, importance of human resource planning, limitations of human resource planning, employee retention, empirical review and conceptual framework. 2.2 Theoretical Review According to Kerlinger (1979), a theory is a set of interconnected concepts or variables, definitions and propositions that presents a systematic view of a phenomenon by specifying relations among variables, with the purpose of explaining a natural phenomenon.
Introduction- The leadership and management are two important pillars of modern day business. “You manage things; you lead people” Grace Hopper (retired Admiral, U.S. Navy). On one hand managers, not only motivate people but they also set the course of direction and organize to achieve the targets.
It resulted in what is popularly known as the ‘Hawthorne Effect’, which is a 112%rise in productivity, by workers who are under the impression that they are being studied in some manner. This essay aims to compare and contrast both these theories of management and provide an insight into the critical analysis of them. With relevant examples of the usage of these theories in today’s world this essay is intended to provide a complete and detailed investigation of these theories. American engineer Frederick Winslow Taylor apprenticed at
In a company Human Resource is a very important part of the strategic plan. The HR department is the go-to when a company decides how to approach a problem or gain Ideas. If there needs to be hiring, the HR department will take care of it. They will provide the proper training and tools to achieve the organizations goals. There must be a strategic plan put in place that way everyone is on the same page internally within the company to be successful outside of the company.
The purpose of this essay is to identify management strength and weakness that need to be developed. It is because of the need to recognize own weaknesses and learn how to make them benefit from management. In my view, management is the process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling the power of people who are involved in activities of organization in order to achieve the goal of organization. Skills of effective manager, time management skills and team leader skills are necessarily needed in management.
Human resource is a broader concept when compared to the human capital which has a narrow view. John R. Commons coined the term ‘human resource’ in his book “The Distribution of Wealth but did not further build upon it” during 1893. The term was extensively used during early 90s as the workers were seen as a kind of asset or capital. From the perspective of an organization, workers or the employees are seen as the capital to the company, and their values can be enhanced through further learning and development and is termed as human resource development. Human resources play an important role in the development and success of any organization.