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Impact of organizational culture in contemporary context

Scholar have conflicting views on organisational culture some of the view that culture can driver high performance others believe there is no relationship between organisation culture and performance. CIPD (2016) makes an interesting point it suggest that organisation culture can be use to attract talent, develop company employee brand and drive performance. Further suggests culture is important speacially for employees working in an international environment. Hence its important to understand national cultures, values and behaviours and employees this way it can gain insights into the affects of cultural norms manifest in different countries and contexts (CIPD, 2016) Hofsede (1991) defines culture in his book the software of the mind as follows “the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes them members of one group or category of people from another”. Culture is important in the organizational sense, thought Peter Drucker says “Organizational culture eats strate...
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Performance appraisal its importance in contemporary global firms Performance management is about how individuals contribute to an organization's goals. Effective performance management and appraisals focuses on aligning the company’s workforce, building competencies, improving employee performance and development, and driving better business results ( Lee, 2017) Hence performance appraisals and management systems are important review tools that motivate, lead to job satisfaction and high performance if executed effectively (Buckingham, and Goodall, 2015). The success of a Performance management and reviews will entirely depend on the extent to which preparation and planning has been carried to effectively implement the system. It should not be harried, there should be effective communication between managers and their subordinated. It should be carried out in a manner that participation and cooperation of the employees maximize to enhance trust and confidenc...
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Critical Review of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Motivation plays a vital element in job satisfaction and productivity. Maslow’s Hierachy of needs is perhaps the earliest of theories addressing this motivation needs as far back as 1943. Abraham Maslow was a clinical psychologist his theory was based on personal opinions based on experimentation. It was groundbreaking theory in motivation. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is style very much in use much like the scientific management theories which are still in practice many decades later.     The problem perhaps was the compartmentalization of the needs and the assumption that when one need is satisfied people went to the next level this was not reality. Instead a person may want security needs and love needs at the same time. Arguments for the theory of hierarchy of needs are that it rationale lies in its ability to suggest to managers how they can support subordinates to become self-actualized. It allows managers t...
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Employer / Employee Relationship and expectations

Employer / Employee Relationship and expectations The employer employee expectations, rights and responsibilities along with contracts of employment and psychological contracts both parties have various expectations and aspirations. Any damage to the aspirations and expectation can lead to negative impact between both parties. Thus, effectively managing these relationship is the ultimate objective of human resources professional to achieve employee engagement, motivation and job satisfaction at work-place (CIPD, 2017). Legal and Psychological Contract While the legal contract has limited representation of the relationship between the party’s employees are force accepting the terms of contract. On the other hand, the psychological contract is considered more influential as it manages the perceptions between the employer and employee and it also stands as a platform that influences how individually and collectively they behave at work day to day.  Basically, the psychologica...
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Talent management in global context Definition of Talent Management

Talent management in global context Definition of Talent Management Talent management  seeks to attract, identify, develop, engage, retain and deploy individuals who are considered particularly valuable to an organisation. ... For these reasons, HR professionals widely consider  talent management  to be among their key priorities (CIPD, 2017) However talent may be company specific, highly influence by the industry and nature of its work and dynamic will evolve over time. Talent management importance is in the raise for contemporary organisations challenged with labour shortage, volatile economic conditions, globalization, technological changes suggestions HRM professionals and industry captains in the 21 st century. Attracting talent then is the challenge for the global firms such as Uni-levers and Nestles. With the development of technology, the process is perhaps becoming easier employer today use various channels to attract talent amongst them. Mobile Platfor...
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Human Resource Development new trends Training and Development

Human Resource Development new trends Training and Development Human resource development trends are influenced by dynamics such as socio economics, globalization and technological changes which are here to stay with us. These dynamics impact learning and development due to volatility of markets, worldwide recession. Academics talk of the boon and bane of learning and development although it takes a center stage in Human Resource Management and Development (Putta, 2014) Impact of Technology in Learning and Development Is the training cost reducing today due to decrease of travel, accommodation, food and reduction in flights as technological changes enable learning via website, online, mobile devices, use of computers? Is a view some academics share? However, this may not necessarily be true although technology has evolved as often training has to be centralized, with groups and there should be a trainer in location although we carry out computer based learning (Putta, 2014),...
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Human Resource Development new trends Training and Development Human resource development trends are influenced by dynamics such as socio economics, globalization and technological changes which are here to stay with us. These dynamics impact learning and development due to volatility of markets, worldwide recession. Academics talk of the boon and bane of learning and development although it takes a center stage in Human Resource Management and Development (Putta, 2014) Impact of Technology in Learning and Development Is the training cost reducing today due to decrease of travel, accommodation, food and reduction in flights as technological changes enable learning via website, online, mobile devices, use of computers? Is a view some academics share? However, this may not necessarily be true although technology has evolved as often training has to be centralized, with groups and there should be a trainer in location although we carry out computer based learning (Putta, 2014),...
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