Human Resource Management & Organisational Development
By Dr Amanda Marshall-Ponting – licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution – Non-Commercial – Share Alike License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module you will be able to:• Understand the impact the main schools of
management thought have had upon human resource management
• Reflect upon the impact of different reward management approaches on staff motivation and retention
• Understand the recruitment and selection process
• Critically evaluate theory in the context current of practice
HRM & organisational development: Subject focus
PowerDiscussion: Different types of power; power and motivation
Recruitment, selection & retention
Discussion: recruitment process; retention & turnover; performance incentives; reward management; motivation
Management theoryModels: Fayol’s principles of management; Taylor’s scientific management; Weber’s bureaucratic management; Mayo’s Hawthorne Works experiments; Drucker’s management by objectivesDiscussion: Productivity; motivation; performance
MotivationModels: Herzberg’s two factor theory; Maslow’s hierarchy of needsDiscussion: performance
AppraisalDiscussion: performance standards; employee development; good practice for appraisers; appraisal approaches
Structure of the learning materials
Reflective questions
Supplementary reading
Stage 3
Presentation
Background reading
Stage 2
Introductory presentation
Stage 1
Using the learning materials
Recommendation: Work through activities in stages 1, 2, and 3 in sequence
The exercises and supplementary reading in stage 3 will be more meaningful if you complete
stages 1 and 2 first
Using the learning materials
Recommendation: Work through activities in stages 1, 2, and 3 in sequence
But you can choose the order in which you complete the activities in each stage
Using the learning materials
Recommendation: Work through activities in stages 1, 2, and 3 in sequence
You might want to complete the exercises as youwork through the background document
or at the end
HRM & performance management: Background
These dimensions are linked with motivation and performance and should be considered in relation to this but it should be recognised that the extent to which a person will respond to improves in these factors will depend upon their level of ‘growth need’.
4.0 EMPLOYEE APPRAISALPerformance management and appraisal form a key part of a company’s drive for high performance and competitive advantage through the setting and monitoring of individual goals for employees and aligi
EXERCISE: You can reflect upon staff motivation and incentives by completing the exercise in section 2 of the exercises document and the answers can be found in section 2 of the Solutions document.
Using the learning materialsHRM & performance
management: exercises
1. REFELCTIVE EXERCISE: STAFF MOTIV
Reflective exercise: Why do you think that staIndustries than others? Make a list of the diffe variations
HRM & performance management: solutions
1. REFELCTIVE EXERCISE: STAFF MOTIV
The background document identifies the points at which the content specific exercises
could be completed
Using the learning materialsHackman, J.R. And Oldham, G.R. (1976) Motivation through the design of work: Test of a theory. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 16, pp 250-279
The supplementary reading can be
completed prior to tackling the exercises
or afterwards
Raiden, A.B., Dainty, A.R.J. And Neale, R.H. (2006) Balancing employee needs, project requirements and organisational priorities in team deployment. Construction Management and Economics, 24, pp 883-895.
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