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KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

ODLM ASSIGNMENT

COURSE CODE: BUSS: 220

COURSE TITLE: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT: 2007/2008 3RDTRIMESTER

INSTRUCTOR:

STUDENTS NAME: ALICE W. NOROGE

REG. NO.: BUSS !"!0#$"2/2007


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1). Discuss the current issues for humn resources mn!ement n" #oint out the

ch$$en!es to the humn resources mn!ement. %1& mr's)

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(hn!es re occurrin! to" tht re re*uirin! humn resource mn!ers to #$ n

incresin!$ centr$ ro$e in mn!in! com#nies. The fo$$o+in! re current issues for

humn resource n" ch$$en!es to the humn resource mn!ement,

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To"- there is ten"enc of firms to eten" their s$es- o+nershi# n"

mnufcturin! to ne+ mr'ets /ro"- for em#$e Son- Ni'e- Toot etc.

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More !$o/$i0tion mens more com#etition- n" more com#etition mens more

#ressure to /e +or$" c$ss2- to $o+er costs n" to m'e em#$oee more

#ro"ucti3e. The humn resource mn!ement is therefore re*uire" to recruit

$/our force tht is s'i$$e" n" et not too e#ensi3e.

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Ver fe+ #eo#$e re "oin! /usiness to" the + the use" to "o it s fi3e

ers !o. The Internet hs !ret$ chn!e" the + /usiness i" "one- for

em#$e contro$$in! stoc' / $in'in! su##$ier n" customers. Soft+re $i'e the

Humn Resource Informtion Sstem %HRIS) mens tht humn resource

#rofession$s re seein! im#ro3ement in res#onse time n" efficienc.

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The humn resource mn!ement is fce" +ith the ch$$en!e trinin! the eistin!

em#$oees on the ne+ s'i$$s re*uire" +ith the ne+ techno$o! s +e$$ s

recruitin! em#$oees +ho re s'i$$e" in the ne+ techno$o!. This is ch$$en!e


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s the humn resource mn!ement +i$$ h3e to /e u# to "te +ith the $test

techno$o! in the mr'et in or"er to remin com#etiti3e.

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Techno$o! hs h" hu!e im#ct on ho+ #eo#$e +or'- n" on the s'i$$s n"

trinin! to"s +or'ers nee". This is s fo$$o+s,

H'4"+*64 9%" in to"2s in"ustries- 'no+$e"!e intensi3e hi!h tech

mnufcturin! in such in"ustries s eros#ce- com#uters-

#hrmceutic$s etc re re#$cin! fctor 4o/s in stee$- uto ru//er n"

teti$e in"ustries. 5or em#$e- t#in! commn" into com#uteri0e"

mchine hs re#$ce mnu$ mchinist +ho use" to contro$ mchines.

S*-6* 9%" techno$o! mens tht to"- mnufcturers re /$e to

#ro"uce more +ith fe+er +or'ers. The internet hs $e" to

"e3e$o#ment such s 6ust 7in 7time mnufcturin! throu!h

inter!rtin! customers +ith mnufcturin! thus re"ucin! +ste n"

in3entor nee". This tren" hs ment tht there re more +or'ers

em#$oe" in "e$i3erin! ser3ices thn in #ro"ucts.

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In the +est- $/our force !ro+th is not e#ecte" to 'ee# #ce +ith 4o/ !ro+th.

The $/our force is !ettin! o$"er thus in the ner future- se3ere $/our short!e

is e#ecte".

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This +i$$ m'e fin"in! n" hirin! !oo" em#$oees more of ch$$en!e. The

humn resource mn!ement +i$$ h3e to rethin' ttitu"es to+r"s o$"er +or'ers

n" re9emine rn!e of est/$ishe" #rctises from retirement ru$es to

em#$oee /enefits.

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Due to !$o/$i0tion n" more f$ei/$e mo3ement of humn c#it$- to"2s

+or'force is 3er "i3ersifie" +ith #eo#$e of "ifferent ethnicities +or'in!

to!ether.

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The humn resource mn!ement is fce" +ith the ts' of tem /ui$"in!

in3o$3in! #eo#$e +ho mi!ht h3e 3er "ifferent out$oo' in $ife. The mn!ement

+i$$ h3e to ensure tht the tmos#here t +or' is fir free of "iscrimintion n"

into$ernce. It mi!ht $so /ecome necessr to ho$" trinin! on "i3ersit. It mi!ht

$so necessitte recruitin! #eo#$e +ho re f$uent in "ifferent $n!u!es.

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/rnches- it is ch$$en!e to "etermine +hether the shou$" /e trete" ccor"in!

to the re!u$tion in the ne+ countr or the re!u$tion of their countr of ori!in.

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The humn resource mn!ement h3e to "e$ +ith issues $i'e "e$in! +ith "ru!s

in the +or' #$ce- "e$in! +ith HIV: AIDS in the +or'#$ce- sfet in the +or'

#$ce etc.

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;ro!rmmes such s reh/i$ittion- free "ru!s for infecte" #eo#$e etc. mi!ht /e

3er cost$ for the com#n. A$so the humn resource mn!ement h3e to

ensure tht there is no "iscrimintion n" sti!mti0tions in the com#n

es#eci$$ for #eo#$e infecte" or ffecte" / HIV:AIDS.

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#$ce n" time n" re "oin! the ri!ht thin!s for the chie3ement of or!nistion$

o/4ecti3es.

It is the #rocess / +hich Mn!ement "etermines ho+ the mn!ement shou$" mo3e

from its current mn#o+er to its "esire" mn#o+er uti$i0tion.

The #rocess of mn#o+er #$nnin! is s fo$$o+s,

i. Emine the current sitution9 /efore n mn#o+er #$nnin!- m'in! n

In3entor of #resent mn#o+er resources n" fin"in! out the etent to +hich

these mn#o+er=s re em#$oe" o#tim$$ is im#ortnt. This is to est/$ish

+hether the current +or' force is enou!h thus mintin it s it is- or +hether

there is nee" to e#n" intern$$ or etern$$.

ii. ;$n n" ssess future o/4ecti3es9 this +i$$ /e "one throu!h sstemtic$$

forecstin! the future "emn" n" su##$ for em#$oees n" the "e#$oment

of their s'i$$s +ithin the strte!ic o/4ecti3es of the or!ni0tion

iii. Or!ni0tion9 this in3o$3es /re'in! "o+n o/4ecti3es into #osts or #osition

tht cn /e fi$$e".

i3. I"entif #recise re*uirements9 "uties n" res#onsi/i$ities of ech #ost tht ou

h3e crete".

3. ;$n the su##$9 this in3o$3es ssessin! the s'i$$s of the #resent mn#o+er so

s to /u"!et or #$n for ""ition$ s'i$$s- effecti3e uti$i0tion of current n"

#ros#ecti3e +or'force mem/ers.

3i. (reer re*uirement must /e note" in or"er to mtch stff e#ecttions +ith the

!o$s n" o/4ecti3es of the or!nistion.

St!es of recruitment

i. Dec$rtion of 3cnc

ii. Mn #o+er #$nnin!

iii. 6o/ n$sisJob Analysis / job design - Management must define what

work to be performed, how tasks to be carried out and allocated into


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manageable work units (jobs)

i3. 6o/ "escri#tionJob description job specification! "t refers to incumbent

where a job specification with regard to #ualification and e$perience

needed to perform a job

3. ;re#rtion of 4o/ s#ecifiction

3i. A"3ertisin! the #osition

3ii. Recei3e ##$iction

3iii. Sortin!: short$istin! the cn"i"tes

i. Ho$"in! inter3ie+s

. M'e 4o/ offer

i. in"uction

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;re#re 4o/ "escri#tion n" #erson s#ecifiction

A"3ertise

Mn!in! the res#onse

Short9$istin!

Visits

References

Arrn!e inter3ie+s

(on"uct the inter3ie+


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Decision m'in!

(on3e the "ecision

A##ointment ction

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Sourcin! in3o$3es 1) "3ertisin!- common #rt of the recruitin! #rocess- often

encom#ssin! mu$ti#$e me"i- such s the Internet- !ener$ ne+s##ers- 4o/ "

ne+s##ers- #rofession$ #u/$ictions- +in"o+ "3ertisements- 4o/ centers- n" cm#us

!r"ute recruitment #ro!rms> n"


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mn!ement soft+re is use" / mn recruitment !encies to utomte the testin!

#rocess.

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. References +i$$ /e re*ueste". The successfu$ ##$icnt for 4o/s +or'in! in certin

res- inc$u"in! +or'in! +ith chi$"ren or 3u$ner/$e "u$ts- +i$$ /e s'e" to ##$

for crimin$ "isc$osure chec' throu!h the (rimin$ Recor"s 8ureu %(R8).

B. A##oint the successfu$ cn"i"te n" rrn!e in"uction trinin!.

A 8ritish Armetc. recruitment centre in Ofor".

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On/or"in! is s$n! term +hich "escri/es the intro"uction #rocess. A +e$$9#$nne"

intro"uction he$#s ne+ em#$oees /ecome fu$$ o#ertion$ *uic'$ n" is often

inte!rte" +ith the recruitment #rocess.

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R*6-5+)*(+ H)*J Recruitment ;rocess

The recruitment n" se$ection is the m4or

function of the humn resource

"e#rtment n" recruitment #rocess is the

first ste# to+r"s cretin! the com#etiti3e

stren!th n" the strte!ic "3nt!e for

the or!nistions. Recruitment #rocess

in3o$3es sstemtic #roce"ure from

sourcin! the cn"i"tes to rrn!in! n"

con"uctin! the inter3ie+s n" re*uires

mn resources n" time. A !ener$

recruitment #rocess is s fo$$o+s,
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The recruitment #rocess /e!ins +ith the

humn resource "e#rtment recei3in!

re*uisitions for recruitment from n

"e#rtment of the com#n. These

contin,

L ;osts to /e fi$$e"

L Num/er of #ersons

L Duties to /e #erforme"

L @u$ifictions re*uire"

;re#rin! the 4o/ "escri#tion n" #erson s#ecifiction.

octin! n" "e3e$o#in! the sources of re*uire" num/er n" t#e of

em#$oees %A"3ertisin! etc).

Short9$istin! n" i"entifin! the #ros#ecti3e em#$oee +ith re*uire"

chrcteristics.

Arrn!in! the inter3ie+s +ith the se$ecte" cn"i"tes.

(on"uctin! the inter3ie+ n" "ecision m'in!

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. (on"uctin! inter3ie+ n" "ecision m'in!

The recruitment #rocess is imme"ite$ fo$$o+e" / the se$ection #rocess i.e. the

fin$ inter3ie+s n" the "ecision m'in!- con3ein! the "ecision n" the

##ointment form$ities.

).Mn!ement "e3e$o#ment is sstemtic #rocess of trinin! n" !ro+th / +hich

mn!eri$ stff !in n" su##$ s'i$$s- 'no+$e"!e n" insi!hts to mn!e the +or'

to their or!ni0tions efficient$ n" effecti3e$. In the ri!ht of this sttement-

Discuss the nee" for mn!ement "e3e$o#ment n" the mn!ement "e3e$o#ment

conce#ts %1& mr's).

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ii. E"uction eten"s into "u$t $ife. ife$on! $ernin! /ecomes necessit

n" e"uction$ institution n" enter#rises must reco!ni0e the s#eci$

e"uction nee"s for "u$ts.

iii. The #ro#ortion of 'no+$e"!e +or'ers +i$$ increse n" the nee" for s'i$$

+or'ers +i$$ "ecrese +hich m re*uire more trinin! in 'no+$e"!e-

conce#tu$ n" "esi!n s'i$$s.

i3. The shift from mnufcturin! to ser3ice in"ustr re*uires retrinin! in

#re#rtion for the ne+ #ositions.

3. The choice of e"uction$ o##ortunities +i$$ increse. 5or em#$e mn

com#nies re $re" con"uctin! their o+n trinin! #ro!rms.

3i. There m /e !reter coo#ertion n" inter"e#en"ence /et+een the #u/$ic

n" #ri3te sector

3ii. Interntion$i0tion +i$$ continue n" mn!ers in "ifferent countries must

$ern to communicte n" "#t to ech other. (om#nies nee" to trin

+ith !$o/$ #ers#ecti3e.

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In Ken- the In"ustri$ re$tions (hrter 1G< forme" the /sis for co$$ecti3e

/r!inin! #rocess in Ken.

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ii. In"e*ute concession9 un+i$$in!ness to com#romise e3en thou!h no one is

re*uire" to m'e concession.

iii. In"e*ute #ro#os$s n" "emn"s9

i3. Di$tor tctics9 refus$ tomeet +ith union

3. Im#osin! con"itions tht re onerous or unreson/$e

3i. M'in! uni$ter$ chn!es in con"itions is stron! in"ictor tht the em#$oer

is not /r!inin! +ith the re*uire" intent of rechin! n !reement.

3ii. 8#ssin! re#resentti3es9

3iii. (ommitin! unfir $/our #rctices "urin! ne!otitions9 this ref$ect #oor$ on

the !ui$t #rt.

i. Cithho$"in! informtion9 n em#$oer must su##$ the union +ith

informtion u#on re*uest- to en/$e it to un"erstn" n" inte$$i!ent$ "iscuss

issues rise" in /r!inin!.

. I!norin! /r!inin! items9 refus$ to /r!in onmn"tor item or insistence

on #ermissi3e item.

Note, ($rit of e#ression is re*uire" n" use of re$e3nt em#$es is encour!e".

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