Answer 4 for HRM 635 Reflect on the status of human resource management in your current position or organization
Human resource management can be described as the process or practice involving the management of an organizations workforce (SHRM, 2023). Some tasks that may be involved in order to effectively manage people in order to reach certain organizational goals include, training, performance management, recruitment, and employee relations (Dessler, 2019).
The status of HRM in my current organization I would say is very adaptive. Which has been proven to produce a positive organizational environment. In my line of work which is college athletics, the transfer portal has made the skill of being able to be adaptive in high demand. HRM naturally is an adaptive process as it is constantly evolving and workplace dynamics shift to the needs of employees.
Some elements of HRM that provide an environment that focuses on the employees within the organization to name a few are, recruitment, retention, training, and development. Recruitment is very important and is employee centered as it involves the process of searching for and hiring the best fit employees for the organization (Dessler, 2019). Retention, especially in the collegiate athletics industry is a process that is vital to the success of an organization. In today’s world athletes who find themselves in an even slightly bad or inconvenient situation are given the option to transfer to a different institution to play their sport. That makes employee satisfaction also important and goes hand in hand with retention.
Organization design and strategic planning or elements of HRM that affect the organization as whole. Strategic planning includes making adequate choices of HRM practices that also align with the overarching goals of the organization (SHRM, 2023).
The HR department of my organization is very helpful and supportive of us athletes. Those who work in HR are friendly, supportive, and constantly reminding us that they are here to support and help us be successful in a the most productive and right way which I appreciate.
References:
Dessler, G. (2019). Human resource management (16th ed.). Pearson Education.
SHRM membership benefits. SHRM. (2023, June 7). https://www.shrm.org/about-shrm/Pages/Membership.aspx
