If new employees are hired, supervisors and managers usually do the recruiting,selecting, and training. These HR activities reduce the time that supervisorsand managers have to focus on operations, sales and marketing, accounting,and other business areas. Thus, for both small and large employers, numerousHR activities are being outsourced to specialized vendors. Typically, at 80 to100 employees, an organization will need to designate a person to specializein HR management. Other HR jobs are added as the company gets larger andas HR technology increasingly becomes available for small- and medium-sizedorganizations.HR Cooperation with Operating and Line ManagersIn departments such as accounting, network technology, operations, customerservice, and others, cooperation between line and operating managers, supervisors,executives, and HR staff is necessary for HR efforts to succeed. In manycases, the HR professionals and staff members design processes and systemsthat the operating managers must help implement. The exact division of laborbetween HR and other departments varies from organization to organization.Throughout this book, figures labeled “Typical Division of HRResponsibilities” illustrate how HR responsibilities in various areas may bedivided in organizations having specialized HR departments. The first suchexample, Figure 1-8, shows how the responsibilities for a familiar activity—recruiting planning—might be divided between the HR department and theoperating managers in an organization.How HR Is Seen in OrganizationsFor a number of years, HR departments and individuals have been viewedin different ways, both positive and negative. HR management is necessary,especially due to the huge number of government regulations enacted overthe past decades. However, the role of protecting corporate assets against themany legal issues often puts HR management in an enforcement role that maybe seen as restrictive and administratively focused.
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