Please note that you require to save workbook files with an appropriate file name on your own computer. You cannot save files on CampusMoodle, but you can post them as an attachment to a posting on the appropriate Discussion Forum. For Discussion Activities (DA) follow the instructions as to where your tutor requires them to be posted on CampusMoodle.
Additional note: the reference used in these activities to ‘your organisation’ should be understood to mean ‘the organisation with whom you are employed or any organisation with whom you are familiar.’
Activity 1.1
SR (Self Required) Time: 0.75 hours
Look at the table below which provides a brief description of some of the major stages in the development of personnel/human resource management. With reference to an organisation with which you are familiar, note down current practices/initiatives which may fall into each of these categories. (Note: these may include influences from out with the organisation.) Explain why these are important and what effect they have on the management of human resources.
Development Current practice/ Importance initiatives Social Reformer
The Acolyte of Benevolence Humane Bureaucrat Consensus Negotiator Organisation Man
Manpower Analyst
Activity 1.2
SR (Self Required) Time: 1.00 hour
Once you have completed the required reading for this topic, use the table below to summarise your views on the differences and similarities between Personnel Management and HRM.
The Term Paper on Running Head Activity Based Management
Activity-based management (ABM) can be described as an organizational philosophy which helps companies adapt to changes, introduce new methods of manufacturing and quality control. In their attempts to increase productivity in the 1980s, managers tried to determine what was causing their costs, in other words, they tried to determine their cost drivers. The simplistic cost systems of the day ...
Similarities Personnel Management HRM
Differences Personnel Management HRM
Once you have completed this task, consider an organisation with which you are familiar and decide whether it has a ‘personnel’ or ‘HRM’ Department. You should justify your answer using examples from the organisation.
Activity 1.3
DA (Discussion Activity)
You will not be able to complete this activity at present, but you may wish to start work on it. Consider your own organisation or an organisation with which you are familiar. Your choice of organisation must be identical to the organisation you intend to use when completing Activity 3.2.
1. Conduct a PESTEL analysis which highlights the major factors that are likely to affect your organisation.
2. Compare the answers you have and highlight the main differences between the SWOT and PESTEL analyses.
3. Consider which of these two analysis tools is most useful for your organisation. Briefly highlight the differences, giving an evaluation of the two tools and post your answer on CampusMoodle. Your contribution should be to the discussion group activity in the thread entitled: ‘DA1: Discussion Activity One.’
