MBA HR

  Managing stress in the workplace What is stress? “Stress can be defined as any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain” (Scott, 2020). Stress is a characteristic reaction to a challenge or a danger. Stress happens when an interest surpasses a people adapting capacity and disturbs their mental harmony. Physiologically, stress is a development of chemicals in your body that make strain or pressure. Stress is not generally negative. It might likewise draw out the most incredible in people now and again. It might prompt a person to find imaginative and more brilliant method of getting things done. Also, this positive pressure can result as an inspirational power and give actual strength and transparency of reasoning. However, generally, the term stress has negative consequences. Stress at work Employee stress is a developing issue for organizations today. Stress happens in the working environment when an employee sees a circumstance to be too difficu...

  Organizational Conflicts   Introduction Human being experience conflicts in their day today work routine. Conflicts arises as an aftereffect of human communication in both their personal and professional lives. According to Brookins and Media (2008) “Employee conflict in the workplace is a common occurrence, resulting from the differences in employees' personalities and values”. Working environment conflicts are inescapable when employees of different cultures and various work styles are united for a common business reason. Workplace conflicts should be managed and settled. Figure 1: How to manage and resolve conflict in the workplace, (Cranston, 2021) Factors influencing organizational conflict      Relationship Conflict The conflict emerging out of relational strain among workers. The reasons might be different opinions, personality, beliefs or experience.         Task Conflicts It is a workplace disagreement among individuals...

  Electronic Recruitment What is E-Recruitment? Today, HR officers utilize numerous digital tools for recruitment rather than conventional method of employee recruitment and this cleared a path for the terms E- Recruitment (Electronic Recruitment). Potential job seekers are keener on looking and going after position openings through web. To produce fitting candidate pool, firms will generally create appealing, content rich, simple to utilize and easy to understand recruitment through their own site or by job portals. Purpose of E-Recruitment The purpose of e-recruitment is to make recruiting processes more proficient and more affordable. Also, by utilizing e-recruitment, HR managers can gather large number of potential employees and accelerate the employing system. Figure 1:E- Recruitment: A wind of renewal of HR (Hicham, 2019) Benefits of E-Recruitment Work costs in recruiting are typically high as far as advertising, travel costs, outsider enrollment specialist charges and so ...

  The impact of working from home during COVID-19 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, has delivered a huge extent of the labor force unable to drive to work, due to the spread of the infection. As a result both employers and employees had to move for new work arrangements within a short time. Consequently WFH has turned into a policy need for most organizations. Home working has given a few employers the adaptability they need to proceed with their business tasks while focusing on staff as well as the customer health. Figure 1: Working from Home-Will it stick after the pandemic (Taylor, 2021) Advantages of employees working from home Using home as a working space for at least few days per week has given many benefits for employees as well as employers. Home working empowers flexibility in working arrangements. With employees no longer attached to an office, they might be better positioned and more ready to work adaptable hours; prior or later in the day or...

  Factors Influencing Absenteeism in a workplace Introduction Workforce is the most valuable asset in an organization. There are various employee related issues numerous organizations face that will influence the performance of the company. One of those is absenteeism. Absenteeism is absence for work intentionally with no valid justification “Employee absenteeism is defined as the frequent absence of an employee from his or her work. This absence is often categorized as a habitual absence that excludes authorized leaves or paid time off” (Angshuman, 2021). Causes of Absenteeism At times, management overpowers employees with heavy responsibilities; stressful meetings, lack of appreciation, lack of vacation days or flexible work hours will increase absenteeism. Employees who are harassed by bosses and colleagues try to avoid the situation and will compensate for it by sick days. A negative workplace can likewise grab hold when employee relations turn bitter. Any individual who ends...

  Advantages of well define organizational culture Introduction “Organizational culture is defined as the underlying beliefs, assumptions, values and ways of interacting that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization”(Cancialosi, 2017). Organizational culture is how leadership tends to develop or deal with business, partners, and workers. Culture can be characterized as the reliable corporate practices of employees and leaders.   Primary characteristics of organizational culture Figure 1: Dimensions of organizational culture (Chatman, 1991) 4 Types of Organizational Cultures · Clan Culture Clan culture principally exists in more traditional associations versus computerized ones. Since these organizations are frequently family-owned, there is regular attention on supporting employees through interpersonal relationships or advising programs. · Hierarchical Culture Hierarchical culture additionally exists in customary organizat...

  Importance of Performance evaluation in HRM Introduction Performance Evaluation is an advantage for both employees and business, and it is an opportunity to provide feedback, recognition and set assumptions for future activities. When the organization is developing, the organization ought to foster some quantitative measures. Preferably, their actions can set up those parts of the business processes that require improvement and managing admirably. "Performance management is the process of creating a work environment or setting in which people are enabled to perform to the best of their abilities" (Vij, 2016). Reasons to Implement Performance Measuring Assessments are regularly seen as documentation of past execution. Regardless of the organization's measurements, the organization might want to judge whether the cycles are sufficient to guarantee its future achievement. A few organizations are, in any incident, utilizing them as a path for evaluating worker improvement...

  Effectiveness of Performance-Based Payment Introduction Performance-based payment is also called Payment by Result. It is a monetary benefit paid to employees for their outstanding performance. Nowadays, it is a widely used managerial device to increase employees' productivity. Though the employees are capable, need some effort to reach the targets, performance-based payment could be effective. Also, it is a method of sharing gains in productivity with the employees by rewarding them financially for their increased output rate. Figure 1: Incentives and Performance-based pay (Malhothra, 2017) Advantages of Performance-Based Payment As it is an addition to the salary, performance-based payment can effectively motivate employees to perform productively. On the other hand, it encourages the employees' positive attitudes and will improve creativity and innovation. Another advantage of a performance-based payment system is that when employees are aware of the extra benefits, it ...

  Training and Development Enhance Employee Performance Introduction Training is essential to Employees as well as the Organization. Employee training is when people learn the skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior needed to perform their job effectively. When successful candidates are placed on the job, they need the training to perform their duties effectively. "Training and development refer to educational activities within a company created to enhance the knowledge and skills of employees while providing information and instruction on how to perform specific tasks better" (Anon., 2021). Training and Development Process (Figure 1:Training and Development Process, Source: (Anon., 2021)) How Training and Development enhance the performance of employees 1. Training for new Responsibilities On the job training is provided to employees to improve their skills and familiarize them with the current job role. It will broaden the knowledge to perform well to increase pro...

How to Reduce Employee Turnover Introduction Employee turnover is a common issue in the world. It is, leaving talented employees within a period. Employees are the greatest treasured assets of a business. “ Employee turnover refers to the number or percentage of workers who leave an organization and are replaced by new employees”  (Mayhew, 2019) . Above can happen as unplanned turnovers like Termination, Resignation and Permanent disability or death. Retirement is expected and planned. Termination and Resignation can occur due to a toxic work environment, lack of opportunity for career growth, influence of negative leadership, feeling overworked, contravention of company rules, poor performance, new competitive opportunities, and personal reasons. Source: https://www.wow.jobs/blog/high-employee-turnover/ How to Reduce Employee Turnover   1.        Recruit qualified & talented Employees The most suitable way to ensure that employees do not leav...