W2L1- Human Resource Planning

Name: Dr.Meenakshi Alagusundaram( Dr.Meena)

Qualification: B.Commerce ( Management & Accounting ) ( Murdoch, W.A.)MSc. Training & Human Resource Management ( Leicester, U.K.)PhD in Human Resource Management, (Open University Malaysia)

E-mail:mesa00789@yahoo.com

W2L1-HRP

• Topics :• HRP Issues• Labour Market• Predicting Labour demand• HR Planning—organisational level• Discussion question

HRP Issues

• HR Planning involves acquisition, utilisation, retention & development of HR for organisational stability.

• Successful HR plng• Recruitment (sourcing & speed)• Skill availability in the labour market• Changes in competencies• Employee retention & related difficulties

Main HRP Issues

The Labour Market

• Internal supply– Keep updated data of current employees– Promotion fr. Within– Trainees to be absorbed– HR Info. System

The Labour Market

• External supply–Labour force availability–Demographic trends–Workforce diversity–Une–mployment rate–Govt. policy– affirmative action

What can be done by organisations when facing labour shortage?

• Methods used to predict labor demand?• Import in labor(contract)- social problems,

immigration, foreign currency. • Re-employment(retired)-fast food, call center• Delayed retirement age• Flexible work hours(work redesign)-par time

e.g from oil and gas industry.(drilling workers work 28 days and 28 days off.

• Automation-bring more machinery, robotics

Discussion question???

• HR planning is at the epicentre of HRM? • Why is it so important?

Cultural environment not in the sylabus

• Is an important variable that moderates differences between domestic and international HRM

• Expatriates may experience culture shock because they misunderstood or do not recognize important clues in new environment

• This shock can lead to negative feelings about host country and its people

• Cross- cultural and comparative research attempts to explore and explain similarities and differences between domestic and international HRM

• Refer to Geert Hofstede’s work on culture– ‘Culture’s & Organisations: Software of the Mind– ‘Culture’s Consequences’

Importance of cultural awareness

• It is now recognized that culturally insensitive attitudes and behaviors can cause international business failures

• An awareness of cultural differences is essential for the HR manager at corporate HQ or in host location

• Coping with cultural differences and recognizing how and when these differences are relevant are a constant challenge for international firms

Transfer of competence

Human competence refers to the knowledge, skills, and abilities required in competent work performanceIs fundamental to organization viabilityCompetence is a source of competitive advantage if knowledge can be coordinated and deployed and cannot be copied by competitors

• Management challenge is to identify what is competence

• Where it resides• How to protect it• Nurture and• Exploited for competitive advantage