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  (Zigsaw, 2021) Job enrichment & Job enlargement are two techniques that is often used by many HR professionals both as tools for motivation & as a method of intrinsic rewarding.  The basic idea behind the  Job enrichment  technique is to expand or add new dimensions to an existing job role giving it more responsibility which will act as a motivating factor for the said employee. Job enrichment is also identified as a vertical enhancement of a job role, where someone is given a higher level of authority & responsibilities than presently available.  In contrast to Job Enrichment, Job Enlargement is a technique  where the assigned range of responsibilities of an individual is expanded however the level of authority is not increased. The Job Enlargement tool could be described as a horizontal  expansion   tool of a job role as it only increases the level of responsibility associated with the job whilst there is no change to the leve...

 (Marketing91, 2021) Reward Management is a HRM concept revolving around compensation & motivation for the contributions given by each & every employee within the organization, Reward Management gives an opportunity for the management to say "Thank You" for all the hard work put in by the employees. The concept of reward management has not been around for a long period as there was a time when many people saw the employee-employer relationship as a mere exchange of labor for a monthly or daily monetary compensation. However the global market has evolved since & many more perks, benefits & recognition are expected by the employees for their contributions. "Reward Management is adaptation of policies that reward employee on consistency, fair and equitable basis in line with organizational values. Rewards comprises of praise, challenging work, avenues for growth & development. Praise can be simple recognition for work in presence of other employees. Hand...

 (Toppr, 2021) Training & Development has become an extremely vital component of modern HRM, it involves the recurring process of continues development & enhancing of the employee job related & technical knowledge in order to facilitate the simultaneous growth of the organization & the employee. Most of the organizations have began to embrace the "continues learning" model where it states that each & every individual irrespective of experience, age or position is in a continues state of learning. Even though the terms "Training" & "Development" are often being used in conjunction of each other they refer to two completely different concepts where Trainings is the short term enrichment process & development refer to the long term recurring educational process. The below definitions will help you to get a much better idea regarding the training & development process. "Training allows employees to acquire new skills, sharp...

  (ResearchLeap, 2021) Even though through the years the terms "Recruitment" & "Selection" have become intertwined with each other overall they are two different nonetheless extremely important aspects of Human Resource Management which facilitates the attraction & hiring of the most suitable candidates to various job positions within the organization. In simple terms recruitment is the process of attracting  candidates for the job opening whilst the selection process is picking the most suitable candidate for that particular job opening. In this article we will be focusing on the Selection aspect of the HRM process The extracts given below will emphasis the importance of having a proper selection mechanism in place. "Hiring is the most important people function you have, and most of us aren’t as good at it as we think. Refocusing your resources on hiring better will have a higher return than almost any training program you can develop."  (Bock...

  (baachu, 2021) Performance evaluation is the process of evaluating the employee's output & performance against expectations set by the management through goals and objectives of the organization. The process of performance evaluation is essential for any organization to make sure that their employees are in line with the organizational goals & also to have a comprehensive idea on each & every employees performance. "Performance Evaluation is defined as a formal and productive procedure to measure an employee’s work and results based on their job responsibilities. It is used to gauge the amount of value added by an employee in terms of increased business revenue, in comparison to industry standards and overall employee return on investment (ROI)."   (QuestionPro, 2021) “Performance evaluation means evaluating an employee’s current and/or past performance relative to his performance standards.”   (Dessler, 2017) Benefits  of Performance Evaluation Make su...

(Tlnt, 2021) "Job rotation, sometimes called cross training, is one of the many forms of on-the-job training and a formal effort at executive development" (Zeira, 1974; Beatty, et at 1987).  Job Rotation is an HRM technique often used by organizations to effectively manage their human resource. The basic idea of the concept is that an organization rotates their employees between various job roles in order to help them to acquire the necessary overall skills to successfully grow within the organization. Eg: In a bank the branch manager could rotate the staff members under him between various roles like customer service, pawning, cash, credit etc on a regular basis to make sure that all of his subordinates acquire the necessary skills to function within any station of the branch. Benefits  of Job Rotation Well rounded knowledge and skill set on all job roles. Better opportunities for networking. Employees will be able to look at the organization from various angles. Ability to ...

(Pollfish, 2021) The most important resource for any organization is their Employees as all of their Goods, Services & Customer Interactions happen through them. It is through the employees that the brand image, Service Quality, Productivity & Overall efficiency of the organization is upheld, as such it is extremely vital that each & every organization make sure that their staff are extremely motivated & satisfied with their job in order to ensure the maximum output from them. Given below are some of the definitions related to Employee Motivation which will help highlight the value of the concept. "Employee motivation is defined as the enthusiasm, energy level, commitment and the amount of creativity that an employee brings to the organization on a daily basis."  (QuestionPro, 2021) “ Take good care of your employees, and they’ll take good care of your customers, and the customers will come back. ”  (Marriott) "Motivating employees to work at their fu...

(BBC, 2020) As we all are aware by now the Covid-19 pandemic has effected the economy of the entire world regardless of size, location, stature or any other factors, every single organization around the globe has had to evolve in some way or the other in order to cope with the pandemic as such the Human Resource Management practices  has also evolved together with the respective organization  in order to overcome the obstacles associated with it, in this blog we will be going through the expansion of the Work from Home Concept as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. " The extracts given below will emphasis the importance  of the Work From Home concept. "Do you want to access talent everywhere, or just in specific markets? If the answer is everywhere, you need to be at least open to the possibility of remote work." (Burke)  “People are more productive working at home than people would have expected. Some people thought that everything was just going to fall apart, ...

(Source : asaecenter, 2021) What is Work Life Balance? The term work life balance has become intertwined with today's corporate world especially with the increase of awareness among today's professionals regarding the importance of proper mental / physical health & the importance leading an overall well balanced life. The initial cause for the emergence of the concept was mainly a tired & stressed out workforce mainly in the mid 90s where most of the working class was complaining about their stress & poor social, family & work balance which led to many groups promoting the concept of an "overall balanced life". Simply put Work Life Balance is the state of equilibrium achieved between an individual's professional obligations & personal life.  Given below are some of the most comprehensive definitions related to Work Life Balance. “Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls—family, health, friends, and integr...