MGM101H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Piece Work, Reverse Discrimination, Telecommuting

• School: UTM
• Department: Management
• Course: MGM101H5
• Professor: Dave Swanston

Document Summary

The process of determining human resource needs and then recruiting, selecting, developing, motivating, evaluating, compensating, and scheduling employees to achieve organizational goals. Human resource management is receiving increased attention due to the major shift from traditional manufacturing industries to service and high-tech manufacturing industries that require highly technical job skills. Most human resources functions are shared between the professional human resources manager and the other managers. The changes in the business environment that have had the most dramatic impact on the workings of the free enterprise system are the changes in the labour force. The ability of businesses to compete in international markets depends on new products and services, and new levels of productivity. To create people advantage and overcome some human resource challenges identified, 5 suggested major steps should be taken by companies: Select the most critical human resource topics and set priorities.