Management Theory 2 Parts Recritment and Appraisils

Part A: 1 Managers of Human resources (HR) have a number of key processes that they guide staff through on a regular basis; four of these key processes are recruitment, appraisal, training and development. Part A: 1 of this essay details the links and some of the major tasks within these processes and analyses them using theory to back up the arguments made. Part A: 2 of this essay goes on to state how the processes are affected by employee‟s individual differences and how an understanding of this can benefit the managers of these processes. Each of these separate HR processes contain a vast array of underlining tasks that need to be carried out therefore, to go into detail about each of these processes is not possible within the constraints of this essay. Recruitment is used so organisations can find people that are capable of doing a job, but recruitment isn‟t only about finding a capable person, it‟s about finding the best person to do the job therefore “tests measuring personality traits such as openness and conscientiousness are used to help predict performance in many jobs.” (Franenheim, 2010, pp1) These tests assist organisations to determine people‟s personality traits in a simple manner. As there is no such thing as a wrong answer in these tests, the person being tested doesn‟t feel the pressure of getting the wrong answer and can answer the questions truthfully on how and what they believe. (An example of the type of questions that can be asked in these tests can be seen in Appendix 1) These tests have become more popular over the past few years showing how the HR processes are ongoing. Appraisals are used in industry to show how an employee is performing within an organisation and how they can improve further. Over the past few years appraisals have increased in popularity and are now a key feature of organisations as companies realise that these types of systems can increase competitive advantage and productivity. This is because appraisals have the...