Chapter 9 - Human resource management: Nurturing turns potential into performance. After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: Understand the purpose and legal context of human resource management, identify essential human resource management practices, recognize current issues in human resource management. | Chapter 9 Human Resource Management Exploring Management Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 9-1 1 Learning Objectives Chapter 9 Understand the purpose and legal context of human resource management () Identify essential human resource management practices () Recognize current issues in human resource management () Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 9-2 2 HRM PURPOSE AND LEGAL CONTEXT Takeaway – answers to come Human resource management attracts, develops, and maintains a talented workforce Strategic human resource management aligns human capital with organizational strategies Laws protect against employment discrimination. Laws can’t guarantee that employment discrimination will never happen Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 9-3 3 HRM Purpose and Legal Context Maintaining a Talented Workforce Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 9-4 4 HRM Purpose and Legal Context Strategic HR Strategic human resource management aligns human capital with organizational strategies. Human capital skills, knowledge, innovation, creativity, energy and commitment to offer to the organization Person-job fit the match between an individual's skills, interests and abilities to the requirements of the position Person-culture fit the extent to which an individual’s values are consistent with the culture of the organization. Employee value proposition packages of opportunities and rewards that make diverse and talented people want to belong to and work hard for the organization Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 9-5 5 HRM Purpose and Legal Context Discrimination Laws Job discrimination Employment decisions made for reasons that are not relevant to the job . | Chapter 9 Human Resource Management Exploring Management Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 9-1 1 Learning Objectives Chapter 9 Understand the purpose and legal context of human resource management () Identify essential human resource management practices () Recognize current issues in human resource management () Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 9-2 2 HRM PURPOSE AND LEGAL CONTEXT Takeaway – answers to come Human resource management attracts, develops, and maintains a talented workforce Strategic human resource management aligns human capital with organizational strategies Laws protect against employment discrimination. Laws can’t guarantee that employment discrimination will never happen Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 9-3 3 HRM Purpose and Legal Context Maintaining a .
