As a part of group DRPA, we debated the negative side of the disputed topic of “investing in HRD is overrated and doesn’t work”. This topic was a broader topic in comparison to debates over the past few days, not however making it easier as there were different approaches to consider as to how to argue it. It although allowed us the opportunity to discuss the importance of the subject human resources itself whilst of course focusing on human resource development.
As it was a broaded topic and not specific it forced our group to research and ensure that we made a concise argument highlighting the most relevant and prominient aspects. We had to make sure that we did not concentrate on the less applicable approaches (as the broad topic did give us different approaches) and side step the important aspects. As first speaker my role was to introduce my fellow team members, rebuttal any relevant points, introduce our topic and where we stand in regards to it as well as introduce some of our key points to support our argument.
I began with a brief summary of the general business and economic environment of the world and how it may affect HR, such as the more comfortable shift of labour between countries and the increased amount of international labour in Australia especially, causing the country to adopt the notion of “grow our own workforce” (Nankervis et al. 2013, p. 286).
The Essay on State Security Realist Approach
State Security is probably the most important issue when dealing with international relations. State security is the main focus of any move made by a state in the political arena. One definition from one of the approaches of a state's security "is the state's capacity to protect its boundaries and its sovereign ability to act as it sees fit" (TCJM, pp. 62-63). When considering the above definition ...
With the introduction of labour I then defined human resource development as “empowering people by fostering the contributory capacities that they can bring to the improvement of their own quality of life and that of their families, communities, enterprises and societies” (United Nations, 2010. United Nations Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination Human Resources Development, para. 2).
To elaborate on the understanding of HRD, we used the quote by philospher Adam Smith, “The capacities of individuals depended on their access to education”, (Human Resource Development, n.d. ) with the statement applying to organisations in a broader context and Human resource development being the essential education provider for organisations to sustain and assist in its growth To emphasise the importance of HRD and that it does indeed work, I discussed the examples of television giants Samsung and Sony. Through a personal conversation with a Sony employee I came to know over the past few years Samsung has increased its market share and thus taking over Sony.
HRD was a major factor in their success and upon realising this, employees of Sony were now being trained to be present during the promotion and selling of their products in shops with the aim of personally being able to sell and explain their products as opposed to a normal sales person. A second example discussed was Telstra also investing $200 million into their Telstra Learning Academy (Nankervis et al. 2013, p. 300).
They were investing into educating their human resources for the future. Speaker no. 2 elaborated on these examples using them to support his arguments.
The third speaker rebutted the affirmative team whilst having thought of possibly point’s initally the opposing team would argue. The fourth speaker finally having summed up all our points, once again enforced human resource development is absolutely an imperative area to invest to counter challenges such as the changing business environment, as it provides employees with the continuous education and training needed to maximise their capabilities which will undeniably eventually be reflected through the business’s level of success.
The Homework on Human Resource Development 2
HRD develops the key competencies that enable individuals in organizations to perform current and future jobs through planned learning activities. .: MEANING It is the process of increasing the capabilities of HR through development. It is a process of adding values to individuals, teams, organization as human system. Definition According to American Society for Training and Development ( ASTD ), ...
