Human Resource
Management forms an
essential and integral
part of any Manager's
job. This is because
the enterprise is the
poeple.
Organisations
are managed and
staffed by people
and cannot exist
without them.
Most of the challenges
and opportunities in
managing organisations
come from the people
related problems that
arise within them.
People are
unique and
cannot be treated
identically.
People have different
needs, react differently
to the same stimuli and
are unpredictable.
Co-ordinated,
goal-directed
teamwork
People have a number
of different needs and
there are many ways of
meeting these needs.
Consider some of the
organisations that
accommodate our needs and
wants: Hospitals, Movie
theaters, sport clubs, schools
to mention only a few.
Each of these
organisations exist
because consumers
demand its products
or services.
Because the task to be
accomplished is too large or
complicated for one person
to accomplish alone - in
other words it needs
co-ordinated teamwork.
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Productivity
Productivity is the measure
of the output of goods and
services relative to the input
of labour, material and
equipment.
The higher the productivity of an
industry, the better its competitive
position as the unit cost are lower.
When productivity increases, businesses
can increase wages and salaries without
affecting inflation, thus improving the
standard of living of the people.
Improving productivity is
not about increasing the
resources, but it is doing
better with what you have.
Quality of
Working Life
(QWL)
The term "quality of working life" refers to
the extend to which employees personal
needs are met through their work.
It includes things like giving workers the opportunity
to make decisions about their jobs, design of their
workplace, and what they need in order to produce
or render a service more effectively.
Improvements in QWL
enhance organisational
performance and enable
companies to compete in
a global market.
QWL tends to increase
productivity and decrease
absenteeism and staff
turnover.