Chapter 9 Overview
The importance of people to the success of any organization is the very definition of management: the use of people and other resources to accomplish organizational objectives. In this chapter, we address the critical issues of human resource management and motivation. We begin with a discussion of the ways organizations attract, develop, and retain employees. Then we describe the concepts behind motivation and the way human resource managers apply them to increase employee satisfaction and organizational effectiveness.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the role and responsibilities of human resource management.
- Describe how recruitment and selection contribute to placing the right person in a job.
- Discuss how orientation, training programs, and performance appraisals help companies develop their employees.
- Describe how firms compensate employees through pay systems and benefit programs.
- Discuss employee separation and the impact of downsizing and outsourcing.
- Explain the different methods and theories of motivation.
The importance of people to the success of any organization is the very definition of management: the use of people and other resources to accomplish organizational objectives. In this chapter, we address the critical issues of human resource management and motivation. We begin with a discussion of the ways organizations attract, develop, and retain employees. Then we describe the concepts behind motivation and the way human resource managers apply them to increase employee satisfaction and organizational effectiveness.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the role and responsibilities of human resource management.
- Describe how recruitment and selection contribute to placing the right person in a job.
- Discuss how orientation, training programs, and performance appraisals help companies develop their employees.
- Describe how firms compensate employees through pay systems and benefit programs.
- Discuss employee separation and the impact of downsizing and outsourcing.
- Explain the different methods and theories of motivation.
LECTURE SLIDES OF CHAPTER 9
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