A high performance work organisation (HPWO) is an organisation that can attain continuous high performance through a variety of work systems put in place. This is desirable to help improve the company’s competitive advantage. The people within the organisation are central to developing and managing these work systems and ultimately improving the company’s performance. High performance work systems (HPWS) are groups of HR practices that improve employee motivation, encourage development of…
Introduction Human Resource Management (HRM) defined by (Beardwell & Thompson, 2014) as a series of policies that centres on the management of work and people, also defined by Armstrong (2010) as being concerned with every aspect of how people are employed and managed by organisations. Additionally an intelligible and integrated approach to the development and wellbeing of people in an organisation (Armstrong & Taylor, 2014). Therefore through policies and practices organisations may use…
Employers have what is termed ‘ a Duty of Care ‘ to employees. This means Employers must ensure all reasonable steps are taken to ensure that the employees health, safety and well being are protected. In real terms employers are bound by health and safety and employment law, together with common law duty of care. For an employer to ensure the physical and mental well-being of it’s employees, it should not be seen simply as a legal obligation but more as sound business sense; for this…
Unit 16: Human Resource Development 16.1 Introduction Human Resource Development (HRD) is the underlying structure that helps employees grows as a person as well as improves their work skills, knowledge, and abilities. The components of human resource development are employee career development, employee training, coaching, and performance management and development. If a firm wants to be dynamic and growing, it has to focus on the development of human resources. In comparison to other resources…