Every organization, whether public or private, aims to properly manage a series of means or resources in order to achieve certain objectives. In this way, we speak of resource management to refer to the system that each entity uses to satisfy its needs. By resources we can understand different things: technology, finances, time or the employees of an entity. In any case, all resources are limited and, therefore, must be managed or administered with effective criteria.
Human resources administration
In any organization the human factor is decisive. For this reason in the business world we talk about human resources. There are very diverse aspects that take part in a correct administration of the employees. Specialists in this area consider that some keys are the following:
- The employee must be considered as the fundamental element of any organization. In this sense, it is necessary to adopt measures that incentivize and motivate workers. On the other hand, the head of human resources has to promote a good work environment, solve conflicts and properly evaluate all employees.
- The human resources department must make an adequate selection of personnel and objectively assess the different profiles of the candidates in relation to the position to be performed
- Human resource management is directly related to other areas: labor legislation, hygiene and safety, productivity or salary policy. In other words, the human factor and its administration are located in the central axis of any company or entity.
- A correct administration of human resources has to consider issues such as employee career plans, internal promotion, the description of each job or the most suitable rotation system.
Poor management of human resources
Imagine that a human resources department performs poor recruitment. This hypothetical situation can have very negative consequences:
1) A general climate of dissatisfaction (this situation is common when the employee is over-qualified in relation to the tasks he performs).
2) Problems of integration in the dynamics of a company (for example, a very individualistic person is not valid to perform teamwork functions).
3) Instability of personnel and, consequently, lower productivity.
4) Finally, poor administration causes economic losses.
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