Module
1
Human Resource Management:
Gaining a Competitive Advantage
Competitiveness and HRM
• Competitiveness- refers to the company’s ability
to maintain and gain market share in its industry.
• HRM- refers to policies, practices and systems
that influence employees behaviors, attitudes
and performance.
Effective HRM Company
Practices
Performance
affects
HR Function in Transition
Administrative Strategic
Function Business
Partner
Standard Slide Sample
Legal
Economic
Globalization
Corporate Competitiveness
Social /
Technology Demographic
Competitive Challenges
Influencing HRM
• The Global Challenge
• The Challenge of Meeting Stakeholders’
Needs
• The High Performance Work System Challenge
Competing Through Globalization
• Expand into foreign markets.
• Prepare employees to work in foreign
locations.
Competing by Meeting
Stakeholders’ Needs
Stakeholders
Stockholders Customers Employees Community
Principles of Total Quality
Management
1. Customer Focus
Principles of Total Quality
Management
TRANSFORMATION
PROCESS
2. focus on process
3. prevention vs. inspection
1. Customer focus
Principles of Total Quality
Management
TRANSFORMATION
PROCESS
2. focus on process
3. prevention vs. inspection
4. employee’s
expertise
1. Customer Focus
Principles of Total Quality
Management
TRANSFORMATION
PROCESS
2. focus on process
3. prevention vs. inspection
4. employee’s
expertise
5. Fact-based
decision-making 6. FEEDBACK 1. Customer Focus
Categories and Point Values:
Malcolm Baldrige Award
Leadership - 110 points Total points = 1000
Information Analysis - 80 points
Strategic Planning - 80 points
HRD & Management - 100 points
Process Management - 100 points
Business Results - 450 points
Customer Focus - 80 points
& Market Focus
Competing by Meeting
Stakeholders’ Need
• The balanced scorecard
• Meeting customer needs for quality
• Labor force of economy
• Skill deficiencies
• Changes in employment contract
• Employee values
• Legislation and litigation
• Ethical considerations
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
Work System Challenge
• Change in work roles & skills
• Use of teams
• Change in nature of managerial work
• Change in company structures
• Availability of information on people
• Increased competitiveness
COMPETITIVENESS
Dimensions of
HR Practices
• Managing the HR Environment
• Acquiring and Preparing HR
• Assessing and Developing HR
• Compensating HR