Final Reflection Paper: Human Resources and its Functions
Joshua Barrows
BUS303: Human Resources Management
Samantha Duhn
Monday April 22, 2013
The primary function of human resources management is to increase the effectiveness and the contribution of employees, which are in alignment with the organizations goals and objectives. With in human resources management, there are many components or pieces of the puzzle that allow human resources management to exist. Such pieces of the puzzle include, equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, human resources planning, recruitment, selection, development, compensation, benefits, safety, health and benefits. Each of which will be discussed. In human resource management,…show more content… At the same time, employers want to make sure they are educating the new employee on the job. Organizations spend billions of dollars a year on the training and development portion because they want to make sure that they maintain their competitive advantage. It is important to focusing on the development of employees. Many companies process a learning and development department that assist in the overall training of the role. Organizations spend a lot of their efforts in making sure employees understand all technological, financial, economic, and political factors that come into play.
The reason why is because companies are continuing to develop innovative, competitive, and efficient ways to do business. It is very important to keep in mind, that organizations are in need of effective system, which will not only save cost but also serve its purpose. In chapter seven, (Youssef 2012) states that we are always learning. Whether you've been with the company for 10 years or fairly new to an organization, learning and development and consistent training is needed to help the organization grow. There are different types of trainings, mentoring, coaching, test taking, and videos, on the job training, internships, and more importantly consistent development of employees.
In my mind training programs must continue to evolve in order to do more what financial
