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Human Resource Human Resource ManagementManagement

(HRM)(HRM) 3 3

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Characteristics of HRMCharacteristics of HRM- Strategic fit (integration).Strategic fit (integration).

- Commitment.Commitment.- Treating people as assets orTreating people as assets or

human capital.human capital.- Corporate culture.Corporate culture.

- Unitary employee relations.Unitary employee relations.- Management responsibility.Management responsibility.

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HRM policiesHRM policiesHRM policies are a set of tasks HRM policies are a set of tasks performed by managers to win performed by managers to win

the commitment, loyalty, the commitment, loyalty, flexibility, and dedications of flexibility, and dedications of

employees.employees.They include:They include:

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HRM ModelsHRM Models-American Perspective American Perspective

(The Michigan and the Harvard(The Michigan and the Harvard Models)Models)

-British PerspectiveBritish Perspective (Guest and Warwick Models)(Guest and Warwick Models)

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The models contain-almost –The models contain-almost –same aspects of HRM but with same aspects of HRM but with

some differences. They some differences. They represent three categories that represent three categories that

can be labeled as:can be labeled as:-Strategic modelsStrategic models

-Descriptive modelsDescriptive models-Normative modelsNormative models

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Strategic Models (Warwick Strategic Models (Warwick Models)Models)

Strategic Models are primarily Strategic Models are primarily concerned with the relationship concerned with the relationship

between a range of possible between a range of possible external factors and HRM policy external factors and HRM policy

and practice.and practice.

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1.1. OrganizationOrganization2.2. Employment relationshipEmployment relationship3.3. ResourcingResourcing4.4. Performance ManagementPerformance Management5.5. Human Resource DevelopmentHuman Resource Development6.6. Reward ManagementReward Management7.7. Employee Relations\Employee Relations\8.8. Health, safety and employee Health, safety and employee

servicesservices9.9. Employment and HR Employment and HR

administrationadministration

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Descriptive Models (Harvard Descriptive Models (Harvard Model) Model)

This type of Models describe This type of Models describe the field of HRM in a the field of HRM in a comprehensive way.comprehensive way.

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Normative Models (Guest Normative Models (Guest Model)Model)

This type of models is more This type of models is more prescriptive in its approach prescriptive in its approach

reflecting the view either that a reflecting the view either that a sufficient knowledge exits to sufficient knowledge exits to

provide a ground for prescribed provide a ground for prescribed ideal practice or that a set of ideal practice or that a set of

norms and standards indicate norms and standards indicate best practice.best practice.