Summary International Human Resources Management Chapter 1

International Human Resources Management

Chapter 1: introducing human resources management

Key behaviours of HR:
- Curiosity
- Decisve thinker
- Skilled influencer
- Driven to deliver
- Collaborative
- Courage to challenge
- Role model
- Personally credible

Employability skills:
- Self management
- Problem solving
- Working with others
- Communication
- Business awareness
- Application of numeracy
- Application of information technology
- Planning and research skills
- Resilience
- Relevant work experience

A career in HR is about helping to create successful businesses through people.

Main activities of HRM:
- Recruitment and selection
- Learning, training and talent development
- Human resource planning
- Provision of contracts
- Provision of fair treatment
- Provision of equal opportunities
- Managing diversity
- Motivating workers to achieve improved performance
- Employee counselling
- Talent management
- Employee wellbeing
- Payment and reward of employees
- Health and safety
- Disciplining individuals
- Dealing with grievances
- Dismissal
- Redundancy
- Negotiation
- Encouraging involvement and engagement
- Adding value
- Ethics and corporate responsibility