A charitable approach to personnel

Article Abstract:

Personnel managers working in voluntary organizations face much the same issues as their counterparts in organizations operating in the public and private sectors. However, their approach to human resource management (HR) issues tends to be quite different since the value-oriented culture of most organizations requires that many standard HR practices be suitably modified to meet the unique demands of the voluntary sector. Personnel management approaches in the voluntary sector which provide a valuable example to HR practitioners working elsewhere include managing in a cooperative culture, handling highly committed employees of diverse backgrounds, and developing organizational structures that are decentralized and non-hierarchical. Other laudable HR practices in the voluntary sector are the emphasis on equal opportunity programs and the use of partnership-based performance appraisal programs.

Educational, religious, etc. trusts, Methods, Cover Story, Charities, Volunteers

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Personnel directors' view from the bridge

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Personnel and training people must be involved in human resources in order for companies to achieve growth goals, gain competitively, and improve performance. The recent evolution of personnel directors' role was discussed by 20 personnel directors from large businesses. The key issues that emerged were: integrating the personnel function with human resources; the importance of strategizing; allowing line management to recruit, train and motivate workers; recruiting in a tight human resources market; and managing performance and customer service. The personnel directors agreed that forming and implementing corporate strategies involves human resource planning and development, and that personnel managers can significantly contribute to this strategizing.

Surveys, Human resource directors, Supervision of employees, Employee supervision

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Human resource management: a case of the emperor's new clothes?

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Personnel management has been typically associated with the more traditional and mundane aspects of employee relations, while human resource management implies a deeper involvement with corporate culture and goals. A human resource department therefore combines both levels, subsuming personnel management under its aegis. Human resource management will ideally integrate the objectives of management and the needs of labor in such a way that all are working in concert.

Analysis, Management, Usage, Manpower policy, Human capital

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