Definition:
Human Resources
Management's (HRM) origins came from the USA in the 1950's and gained
a wide recognition in the beginning of the 1980s. HRM evolved due to
pressures in product markets in USA during the recession of 1980-82
and because of the need to create a work situation free of conflict
in which both employees and employer worked towards the same goal. A
few of the first companies to implement HRM in their management
system were HP and IBM who consequently did not have trade unions
practices implemented into their companies (Guest, 1989).
Storey (1995)
describes HRM as "a distinctive approach to employment
management which seeks to obtain competitive advantage through the
strategic deployment of a highly committed and skilled workforce,
using an array of cultural, structural and personal techniques".
On the other hand, Torrington (1987) states that "The new HRM
model is composed of policies that promote mutuality- mutual goals,
mutual influence, mutual respect, mutual rewards, mutual
responsibility. The theory is that policies of mutuality will elicit
commitment which in turn will yield both better economic performance
and greater human development."
HR Department at
Collin County Community College District:
"The CCCCD HR
Office Mission is to provide quality programs and services to attract
and retain excellent employees.
CCCCD HR Core
Values are maintaining knowledge of current HR practices and laws and
applying them consistently through Integrity and Discretion,
Innovation, Professionalism, and Teamwork." - CCCCD HR Dept.
Since, the current
Institution I am working for outsources most of its HR functions; I
would like to discuss the roles and responsibilities of the HR
department at Collin County Community College, where I worked as an
Academic Advisor for five years.
Collin County
Community College is a leading Community College in Dallas Metropolis
with four campuses and more than eleven thousand students. It employs
more than two thousand employees and has had its HR department
evolving for the last several years