Emerging Trends in HRM

Emerging Trends in Human Resource Management

The emerging trends in human resource department can be easily understood by the below mentioned  concepts  which  has  been  applied  by  the  research  scholars,  practitioners,  and Professionals.

Outsourcing

When the work is outsourced, morale and productivity can drop rapidly. To minimize problems, line  and  HR  managers  have  to  work  together  to  define  and  communicate  transition  plans, minimize the number of unknowns, and help employees identify their employment options.

HR goes soft on Performance.

The industry best are reformulating the processes for better results. Suggesting that performance measurement  processes  should  be  continuous  and  not  just  once  a  year.  The  performance appraisal  is  described  using  interesting  words  Jettison,  Worst-  kept  Secret  in  companies, absurdities of corporate life. Performance appraisals and management issues are not new but they have got to change if we are truly looking at how to motivate, compensate, reward and award people for high performance. GE abolished its performance appraisal system after 30 years in 2015. Others include Microsoft, Netflix, Google and several others followed suite Jaldeen (2016).

Workforce Diversity:

There are several dimensions of diversification; however, the important ones are age, gender, and ethnicity. The overall age of the workforce is increasing. Similarly, more women are also getting involved in the workplace. The diversification in the workforce can affect an organization differently.  From  one  angle,  it  can  be  the  source  of  cost  advantage, the  source  of  resource acquisition, marketing, creativity, problem solving and system of flexibility

Multi-Cultural Effects:

Innovation  of  modern  communication  and  transportation  system  has  tied  the  multi-cultured people together. They work together to meet their common and professional objectives even if they  have  different  traditions,  values,  social  attitudes,  religious  belief  and  living  approach. Management  is  effective  only  when  it  is  able  to  maintain  coordination  among  multi-cultural professionals.

In  the  context  of  Nepal,  political  instability,  powerful  labour  unions  affiliated  with  political parties, rising public expectations and lack of skilled manpower due to brain drain are the major challenges  for  managers.  Many Nepalese business organizations are operating in measurable conditions today because of the above challenge in recent years. After the country entered in the World Trade Organization (WTO), Nepalese export has been significantly declining and imports have been rising. This is a serious problem for the country's economy. In this context, Nepalese managers need to overcome the above challenges and the government needs to play the role of a facilitator.

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performance management practices

Changing trends in performance management practice in global context

The traditional end-of-year appraisal, designed in the 1970s, is clearly not effective anymore. Global Human Capital Trends (Nathan Sloan, Stacia Garr, Karen Pastakia, 2015) research showed that 82 percent of companies reported that performance evaluations were not worth the time. A separate study reported that 41 percent of companies found widespread manager bias, and 45 percent believed performance evaluations did not motivate employees.

Today, as companies operate as a network of teams, careers and learning are strategic and companies are shifting from “jobs to work “in their operations, The need to align goals, provide feedback and coach for performance in real-time continuous and multi directional.

Hundreds of companies-including Adobe, Dell, Microsoft, IBM, GE, Goldman sachs, New York life, Juniper Networks, and Cisco continue experimenting with new processes, and most are finding great value. The focus has shifted from talking about people to talking with people in open conversations.”Our new performance approach is focused an improving discussions, creating frequent check-ins, and creating a developmental focus, “said Amy berg, director of talent at Adidas group.(N.Sloan et.el., 2017)

A critical goal in PM experimentation is to devise ways to align it more closely with business outcomes as organizations become more team-centric, focusing just on an employee’s individual achievements to evaluating the contribution to a team and the team’s impact on driving overall business goals.

But the biggest limitation of annual reviews, the main reason more and more companies are dropping them-is this: with their heavy emphasis on financial rewards and punishments and their end –of-year structure, they hold people accountable for past behavior at the expense of improving current performance and grooming talent for the future, both of which are critical for organizations’ long-term survival. In contrast, regular conversations about performance and development change the focus to building the work force your organization needs to be competitive both today and year from now. Estimates that about 70% of multinational companies are moving, towards this model, even if they haven’t arrived quite yet. (J.Bersin, 2016)

Cisco, GE, Google have all pioneered this model. These companies have built or bought sophisticated software to understand team dynamics, evaluate group goal systems and gauge how effectively employees contribute to their teams. The goal of PM is thereby transformed from boosting an individual employee’s performance to improving the result of the team. If the team wins the employee wins. If the team wins, the company wins.

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D.Rock,B.Jones and C.Inge,(2015),Reengineering performance management: how companies are evolving PM by beyond ratings, Neuro leadership institute.

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Critical evolution of Maslow Hierarchy

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (HON)

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (HON) is a developmental psychology theory proposed by Maslow (1943).This theory puts forward the idea that individuals move through a fundamental number of hierarchical motivations, in order of importance, are: physiological, safety, belongingness, love self-esteem, self-actualization and self-transcendence (Maslow,1954,1943).

 The first state in the HON and according to Maslow the most fundamental, account for basic human physiological needs such as food, water, homeostasis, sex and breathing. Moving on, when these needs are met, the second stage refers to both psychological and physical safety, such as security of body, family, property and morality. The next stage in the HON refers to love and belongingness and incorporate intimacy and friendship (Maslow 1943, 1954).

A Critical Evaluation of Maslow Theory 

Maslow's hierarchy needs theory has both pros and cons. According to his theory only few people are able to achieve self-actualization without fulfilling other needs. According to his theory an individual cannot become fully self-actualized without satisfying one’s physiological needs, without love, without a sense of belonging, without self-esteem. Some would oppose this theory. Some might think that the things he defined as needs are not really needs.

No one can deny that food, air, shelter are needs, but may disagree that esteem, love, artistic expression are not needs but desires. Some may even argue that self-actualization is not essential to being a happy or successful person. One of the disadvantages of his theory is its inflexibility. One person should be able to satisfy one level of need first before moving up to another level. For example one cannot move from Social needs but for satisfying the need for love and belongingness. Second, One need is activated at a time.

An individual cannot fulfill all needs at the same time. On the other hand this theory sets out simply how to tackle life. With this theory I have found that it becomes clearer what an individual is trying to achieve and importantly why an individual is trying to achieve it. It’s a step by step process which helps individuals to understand their needs and it also helps in identifying one’s needs. There is little evidence to suggest that people are motivated to satisfy only one need level at a time, except in situations where there is a conflict between needs.

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DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR TALENT POOL

 Talent pool is,

The suitable, skilled people who are available to be chosen to do a particular type of job.

(Definition of “talent pool” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary, Cambridge University press)

The Advantages of Talent Pools

Talent pools are groups of employees who are being trained and developed to assume greater responsibilities within the organization. Often, but not always, they are the individuals who have been identified as high –performing and high potential.Creating a talent pool takes some planning; here are several steps to developing an organizational talent pool.

Review your organizational strategies. The goal here is to identify the competencies needed to make those strategies happen. In the future, strategies will change, but it’s possible competencies will remain the same.Assess the company’s current talent to identify any skills gaps. This can be accomplished using a variety of techniques including performance reviews, assessments, multi-rater feedback and interviews.

Develop a buy, build and borrow strategy for bridging the gap. Organizations do not have to create a talent pool for everything. They can “buy or hire” talent from the outside where skills are limited. If the organization has the resources, they can “build” talent from within through skills development .For niche skills, the company can “borrow” talent using contingent workers when necessary.

 Other one is create modules or groups of activities that will help employees get the skills they need. Once the organization knows the skills they’ll be helping employees develop, it’s time to figure out how to make it happen. It could be through a combination of internal/external training as well as project-based learning.

Monitor progress and make regular adjustments. Like succession planning, talent pools need to be monitored. The organization should conduct regular talent assessment as well as monitor market conditions.

As the example Learnership talent pool in Toyota;                                                                        

The company would like to support the incumbents or the successful candidates to learn and work in many technical disciplines. In the completion of the programme, candidate will receive an NQF level 2certification.it will qualify you when you went to apply a job position that requires this qualification. At the moment,the company is hiring about 338,875 and more.

References;

Cambridge Business English Dictionary, Cambridge University press

5 steps for creating organizational talent pools by Sharlyn Lauby posted February 10,2017/Performance Management

Learnership talent pool at Toyota on 24 Aug 2017 in South Africa

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E39904 01/hcm92pbr0/eng/hcm/hhcs/task Managing Talent Pools-ac7fd7.html,20.11.2017,8.05am

Employer / Employee Relationship

Trade Union

Trade union is an association of employees formed to improve their incomes and working conditions by collective bargaining with the employer or employer organizations. (Collins English Dictionary copyright Harper Collins publishers)

The origin of trade unions can be traced back to 15^th century Britain, where the rapid expansion of industrial society then taking place, drew women, children, rural workers and immigrants in to the work force in large numbers and in few roles.

There are many opportunities available for the trade union. As an example,

Nestle staff unions threaten to strike over pensions “act of betrayal”

Trade unions representing Nestle workers have warned of strike action if the company decides to close its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

The food giant said the proposal would affect 7,600 employees in the UK, switching them to a defined contribution scheme. 

Nestle said the costs of providing a DB scheme “continued to increase substantially in recent years” and it was facing a pension black hole of £850m.

In a joint statement, unions Unite and GMB said the move could be seen by the workforce as “act of betrayal” and urged the firm to think again.

Stuart Fegan, GMB national officer, said: “Over 7,600 Nestle workers in the UK which these proposals will affect will wonder why a company such as Nestle generating significant profit here and in other world markets can justify such detrimental plans. Particularly as these proposals directly affect those Nestle workers who manufacture the products that make Nestle the leading world food manufacturer. Fegan warned there would be industrial action if the firm decided to go ahead with the change.

The firm said it was paying £86m each year to cover the deficit, on top of its normal annual contribution of £37m to the DB scheme. Since 2009 more than £600m has been paid in to cover the deficit, which stood at £850m at the end of 2014.

 “Now Nestle is tearing up their contracts with their future with many workers facing being worse off in retirement. We will not stand by and let that happen and would urge Nestle to think again and honor its past promises.”

References:

(Collins English Dictionary copyright Harper Collins publishers)

 http://www.theactuary.com/news/2015/07/nestl-staff-unions-threaten-to-strike-over-pensions-act-of-betrayal/15.11.2017,09.05am  

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/trade-union.html/15.11.2017,8.30am