setting hr objectives

Question 1

what is human resource management

Answer 1

• design, implication and maintenance of strategies to manage ppl for optimum business performance

Question 2

common hrm objectives

Answer 2

• match workforce to business needs, e.g business has right amount of staff in right loco
• maintain good employee/employer relationships, e.g avoid costly disputes

make effective use of workforce potential , e.g achievable workloads

Question 3

internal influences on hr objectives

Answer 3

coperate objectives e.g goal = cost reduction , hr need to make staff redundant , stop recruitment

operational strategies, if new it system introduced = staff need training to use new systems etc

marketing strategies

Question 4

external changes on hr objectives

Answer 4

• social changes
• political and legal changes

Question 5

hard vs soft hrm

Answer 5

hard - treats employees as resource of the business

soft - treats employees as most important resource

Question 6

which is better hard or soft

Answer 6

hard ? = cost effective , but result in high abenseteeism , staff turnover etc

soft? = rewards employees, too soft= competitive disadv