Hybrid Model of Human Capital Management
As the name suggests, hybrid model of human capital management is a mix of common resource pool model and unique skill set model. In hybrid model, employees are multiskilled and have diverse set of experiences and backgrounds. Hybrid model employees come from...
Hygiene and Motivation Factors for Employee Engagement
Employee engagement has been linked with almost every aspect of management in some or other form. Although there are not enough evidences to support a direct relationship between them but several factors show that they are indirectly connected with each other. In...
The Hype and Realities of Networking in an Interconnected World and Leveraging Them
What is Six Degrees of Networking and How it Explains the Power of Interconnection We are told repeatedly that networking is the key to success in the corporate world and how many you know, who you know, and how you know them...
HRD Function in Manufacturing and Services Sectors: A Comparison
The previous articles discussed the role of the HRD function from a wide variety of perspectives. We have seen how the HRD function is pivotal to the success of contemporary organizations. This article compares the HRD function with regards to its relevance...
What is Human Resource Planning?
Human Resource Planning (HRP) is the process of forecasting the future human resource requirements of the organization and determining as to how the existing human resource capacity of the organization can be utilized to fulfill these requirements. It, thus, focuses on the...
Effective HRM Strategies to Smoothen and Sweeten the Downsizing and the Layoff Process
Exits, Whether Voluntary Or Involuntary, are Inevitable Organizations let go of employees for a variety of reasons. While voluntary exits or those employees who leave organizations to seek greener pastures elsewhere are at one of the spectrum in terms of process and...
Importance of Human Capital Management
Why is human capital management important in organizations ? Who do you think are the most valuable resource in an organization ? Employees. Individuals who spend maximum part of their day contributing towards the success of an organization are its most crucial...
What is an HR Scorecard and How it Helps Contemporary Organizations?
The Evolution of the HR Function through the Decades Traditionally, Human Resources or HR was viewed as a support function whose primary role was to take care of payroll, time tracking, and disputes between the unions and the organizations. Indeed, in the...
HR Professionals and the Law: The What, Why, and How of Awareness of Laws
Why HR Professionals Must be Aware of the Laws of the Land Like all entities, corporates are expected to function according to the laws of the land and they must also follow the various rules and regulations that are in vogue in...
Theory of Human Resource Development (HRD)
This module covers the HRD function in organizations from a wide variety of perspectives. At the outset, after the introduction to the module in the previous article, it is time to look at some theoretical perspectives about the HRD function. When the...
