Since training is a form of education some of the principles that emerge from learning theory can be logically applied to training. Learning is the human process by which skills, knowledge, habits and attitudes are acquired and utilized in such a way that behavior is modified. The principles of learning in training provide additional insight into what makes people learn most effectively. The principles have been discovered, tested, and used in practical situations. The following Principles of learning should be satisfied by a good training program: Practice – Employees learn more fast when theory and practice go hand in hand. Employees under training should be given an opportunity to participate in actual work performance. Active Process – The individual learn better when more of his senses are utilized in the efforts and he become more involved in the process of learning. Guidance – Learning is more efficient if it is Continue reading
Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management (HRM) is branch of management that deals with people at work, it is concerned with the human dimensions of management of the organization. As organization consists of people, therefore acquiring them, developing their skills, providing them motivation in order to attain higher goal and ensuring that the level of commitment is maintained are the important activities.
Self Motivation – Tips to Motivate Yourself
Self-motivation is a process wherein a person develop ways on how to keep his or her self motivated at all times despite challenging times and without direct help from other people. Experts say that self-motivation is a very important factor in a person’s life because this will help him or her see things in a positive way. This will also enable him or her to overcome challenges by developing an attitude that could withstand trials and failures.If one is able to develop a good outlook in life, everything will start falling into their proper places. In fact, he or she might even be surprised of the things that were able to accomplished in that span of time. The ABCs of Self Motivation If you are one of those who have just realized the importance of self-motivation and would want to start it but you just don’t know how, here are Continue reading
Profit Sharing as an Incentive Scheme
Profit sharing is the most popular method rewarding the employees. Under profit sharing incentive plan, the employees are paid in addition to the regular wage, a particular share of the net profits of the business as incentive. Characteristics of Profit Sharing Incentive Plans The key features of profit sharing incentive plans may be stated as follows: It is based on an agreement between the employer and the employees. It is a payment made after ascertaining the net profits of the business. It is not therefore, a charge on profits. The amount paid to the employees is over and above their normal pay. The amount to the paid is determined based on some agreed formulas. The payments based on seniority and wage level of individual workers. Merits of Profit Sharing The advantages of profit sharing incentive plans are as follows: Better employer-employee relations – This is possible, as the employer is Continue reading
Employee Grievances – Handling Employee Complaints and Grievances Effectively
An employee grievance means any discontentment or dissatisfaction in an employee arising out of anything related to the enterprise where he is working. It may not be expressed and even may not be valid. It arises when an employee feels that something has happened or is going to happen which is unfair, unjust or inequitable. Thus, a grievance represents a situation in which an employee feels that something unfavorable to him has happened or is going to happen. In an industrial enterprise, an employee may have grievance because of long hours of work, non-fulfillment of terms of service by the management, unfair treatment in promotion, poor working facilities, etc According to Michael Jucius, “A grievance can be any discontent or dissatisfaction, whether expressed or not, whether valid or not, and arising out of anything connected with the company that an employee thinks, believes, or even feels as unfair, unjust, or Continue reading
Job Analysis – Meaning, Roles, Purposes and Types
Human resources management has to plan their activity to reach maximum level of organizational objective. Human resources personnel must have knowledge regarding skills required to perform various organizational jobs. Job analysis is done to get information regarding the requirement of skill, knowledge, experience, ability and other work related requirement. A job analysis is a systematic exploration of the activities within a job. Basically it is a technical process, which is used to define the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of a particular job. This analysis involves describing detail description about the task one has to perform during work, exploring the relationship with job to technology and determining knowledge, qualifications or the standards of employment, accountability of the person. There is an accuracy in recording activity is involved. The record consist information regarding following matter: Element: A job element is considered as the smallest element in which job is being divided. Job Continue reading
Team Based Pay System Design
There are many considerations in the designing of a team-based compensation system. After the alignment of pay with strategy, culture, and competencies of the employee, then the next step is to determine the type or types of team in a particular organization. There are four types of teams: The first is the parallel team that is defined as a part-time team that can be temporary or permanent that employees participate on in addition to their normal activities. The second type of team is a process team that carries out the work processes and is done collectively by members of a team. A project, or time-based team, is the third type of team and is the opposite of a parallel team in that members work full-time for the duration and until completion of a project. A fourth type is a hybrid organization that includes a mixture of the teams described above. Continue reading