Understanding Business Functions I This tutor-marked assignment draws mainly on Chapters 1 and 2 of Pinnington and Edwards? Introduction to Human Resource Management. It consists of one question and accounts for 10% of the total grade assigned to the course. This assignment will be graded out of 100 marks, and 80% of these marks will be allocated to your answer of the question. The remaining 20% will be distributed equally among the following criteria: presentation of ideas and organization of the answer, adherence to specified word count, proper referencing and use of the E-library.

In this TMA, you are expected to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of how human resource practices can serve managers in their quest for dealing with competitive pressures. In your answer, you are expected to show your critical and analytical skills of the subject matter. Your answer should be within the specified range of words, and you must follow the Harvard Style of Referencing. You are expected to present a well structured and organized piece of work that is of your own. Plagiarism will not be tolerated, and plagiarized work will receive 0 marks.

QUESTION

Answer the following question using an essay format with a maximum that ranges between 750 to 1000 words:

Explain and critically discuss how human resource management can provide managers with solutions to handle competitive pressures in private firms.

Explanation 1. Essay format. 2. 750 to 1000 word not more. 3. Introduction: (What is HRM? And how important is it?) 4. Body : (How did HRM became one of the most important department in an organization know a days?)?.talk about employee motivation and competitive advantages. 5. Body: mention the key tasks and activities in the HRM (what I mean by that is: 1-recruitment, selection and staffing 2-induction, training and development 3- reward management 4-discipline procedures and dismissal 5- grievance handling, 6-staff management and record keeping 7-employee relation 8- personal record keeping 9-welfare function 10-appraisal and evaluation) mention them all with little explain and then explain 3 in details adding a graph or a chart to explain clearly if possible. 6. Use a study case to explain your work like (IKEA or Siemens case) or any other case is not a problem but must be a well known and nationwide private firm. 7. Body: mention HRM schools (hard ?Michigan model or soft-GUEST and Harvard models) concentrate on soft and choose one model please. 8. Any article is added to the essay you must write the reference next to it. 9. Conclusion must be in your own words. 10. Not less than 7 reference. 11. Harvard system referencing.