Major Role or Function or Activities Of Personnel or Human Resource Department Manpower planning ( determine and quantify future manpower requirements, linked to organization objectives, requires both external and internal information for planning, for short and long term view) Recruitment, selection, interviewing Induction(new employees with information to function effectively in the … Read more
5C’s of Communication Clarification –straight forward and logical Completeness-see things from the perspective of recipient Conciseness-do away with unnecessary Concreteness-avoid abstract idiomatic terminology Correctness-flawless use of communication technique
Advantages of Oral Communication Direct medium Immediate feedback Instant interchange More persuasive Team spirit Control over time, place,etc Disadvantages of Oral Communication Time consuming No evidence Difficulty to arrange Not all can persuade
Advantages of Written Communication Can relay to all at the same time Permanency Lengthy and complex messages Provide analysis, evaluation,etc Added emphasis for oral messages Disadvantages of Written Communication Varying interpretations Time required More formal and distant Delayed reaction Impossible to change once transmitted
What is Open Plan Office Is an office area where there are minimum walls and corridors; Use of furniture and decorations like flowers or plants to divide up the areas; Maybe low level mobile partitions are used to divide up the areas Each functional area is situated in a particular part of one large room … Read more
What is Collective Bargaining A process of bargaining in groups as opposed to bargaining individually Ultimately leading to an agreement between the group of staff/ workers and management. This agreement covers the conditions of the employees, pay rates/holiday/overtime/ bonus, etc, hours of works, shift arrangements, length of holidays, subsidized facilities and others. Advantages of Collective … Read more
Sources of recruitment: External advertisement like newspaper, magazine, journals or periodicals, local radio Employment agencies Notice boards Tertiary institutions like local colleges and universities Consultancy firm( head hunters) Exhibitions like career or jobs exhibition Overseas recruitment missions.
It is difficult to “quantify” the effectiveness of training. However, some of the following measurement criteria are deploy by some organizations to assess the effectiveness of training: Improved production performance Less quality problems Higher staff morale Less absenteeism Better leadership Better communication and feedback Better decision making Less complaints Improved production environment.
FUNCTION/ROLE OF A PURCHASING DEPARTMENT To buy at the right time, right price and right terms Ensuring the continuity of supply Selection and evaluation of suppliers/vendors Aware of long-term and short term effects Preserving and enhancing reputation of company Aware of all supply options Maintain stock level MAJOR PURCHASING ACTIVITIES Obtaining and analyzing quotations of … Read more
Delegation is the assignment of a task, responsibility and /or authority by a manager to a subordinate. Refer earlier article on the process of delegation. Below set in summary the reasons, when and when not to delegate:- REASONS TO DELEGATE Work can then be fairly distributed; Shorter time to achieve objectives; Managers released from operational … Read more