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EMERGING HR CHALLENGES IN 21st CENTURY One of the crucial activities for HR managers is the HR planning. Regarding the HR functions of the 21st century, the organizations have altered from “behind the scenes” to becoming the critical differentiator in businesses. The foremost function of HR is to locate the people with needed expertise for the progression of a company (Miller & Cardy, 2000).We know that every person is different from another. In order to select the cream of talented people out of the whole pool, it is extremely important for 21st-century managers to broaden their view of judging people on the basis of their origin, culture, values, etc. The organizations today are having heterogeneous workforce; managing the culture where people have different mindsets and putting across the cultural values is indeed a challenging task. The HR managers have to develop such a culture that supports these changes due to the acquisition and mergers in the 21st century. (...

Contemporary performance management in Global Context Results are the tangible and readily measurable of the horizontal dimensions of performance. Two of the most widely applied result-based performance measurement and management methods, namely goal setting and balance scorecard. In terms of the (prescriptive or descriptive)conception of work as a linear value-adding process, results can be defined as those tangible and intangible outcomes from work behavior or activity that management deems desirable and valuable in achieving organizational objectives conceived thus, the results domain may be seen as covering six main outcome categories: 1 product or service quantity 2 product or service qualities 3 financial outcomes 4 timelines 5 innovations 6 Stakeholder reactions The global performance management system is based on corporate values and goals, tailored to the different countries, depending on cultural sensitivity and knowledge of the process of the dir...

Maslow Hierarchy and what Maslow missed This theory puts forward the idea that individuals move through a fundamental number of hierarchical motivations, in a unique order, based on both physiological and psychological needs. The Hierarchy of needs suggests that if these fundamental needs are met then an individual can focus on higher needs such as self-esteem and respect, eventually reaching a ‘metamotivated’ state.(Maslow, 1943) Maslow refers to these three stages as deficiency needs, asserting that if these three areas are not met then the individual will experience negative physiological and psychological consequences.(Maslow,1954) Adopted from Forbes.com What Maslow Missed (H O N) model, Developed in 1948, the hierarchy of needs is pervasive across many disciplines, including business, management, marketing, parenting technology, education, and psychology. Simple, orderly, intuitively sensible, cognitively appealing and offering order out of chaos, the hiera...

Learning and Development (UNILEVER) Unilever uses management development (MD) as a strategic tool to help the organization meet it’s short and long-term goals. In recent years, Unilever has undergone a process of rapid change and MD has been  important in communicating that change throughout the organization and equipping staff to deal with it. Key features that have made the MD programme work in this way for Unilever were: joint ownership and responsibility; identification of talent at all levels; explicit incorporation of own wishes; company interests can take precedence over group interests; one system worldwide; performance ‐ development related pay; and total transparency. In addition, performance development planning is highlighted as a major component of the programme. Unilever has gone through a process of rapid change and management development has been very useful in communicating it in the organization and also training staff to deal with the change. They fo...

Employee / Employer Expectations An employer is an organization, company, agency, industry, professional service firm, nonprofit association, small business store or individual who employs or puts work a person who is called an employee. (Susan M Heathfield, 2016) An employee is hired for a specific job or to provide labor and who works in the service of the employer. (Jean Murray, 2017) Employers are so difficult to figure out. They always hire talented client. They expect a Perfect Employee. To become a perfect employee, job seekers need to do self-assessment. They must think about what does employer want from them, what they need to know, how should they present themselves and what resources are available to help them prepare. As employees, they should always be on time. They need to follow directions and accept feedback. It is not a good behavior text and talks on cell phones when while working. As a good employee, responsibilities must take very seriously. They need m...

LEARNING A learning and development strategy outlines how an organization develops its workforce's capabilities, skills and competencies to remain successful. It’s an important part of an organization's overall business strategy. Lancaster A. (2017). Five key trends and best practices that companies should consider include the use of Mobile technology, following the way of social learning tools, consensus with organizational objectives, the ability to use adaptive learning principles, and efficiency. Mobile has transformed the way companies work, interact, and collaborate. Companies are rapidly adopting social media tools and investing in social collaboration tools to better engage their employees and foster a sculpture of learning. Adaptive learning is a methodology that violates traditional models and allows employees to learn at their own pace. Learning from the past worked in silos where learning professionals had little interaction or input from...