INTEGRATIVE CASE 3.4
DHLB ANGLADESH
HemantM erchant, Florida Atlantic University
MasudC hand, Simon Fraser University
How should DHL Bangladesh proceed with a decision on a human resource information system, given the preferences of regional headquarters, the interests of sister subsidiaries, and the reservations of the Bangladesh subsidiary?
Late in October 2001, Nurul Rahman, Special Assistant to Vice President–Human Resources at DHL Bangladesh (DHLB), contemplated his options regarding the adoption of a human resource information system (HRIS) that the firm’s regional headquarters (HQ) in Singapore had proposed. The HRIS would computerize various human resource management (HRM) routines and provide much needed
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A key priority for DHLB was employee recruitment at various levels. The bulk of this hiring was at the entry level, where demands upon the HR department were the greatest.
Over the past three years, these HR responsibilities not only had increased greatly because of employee hiring in various departments, but also focused on development of generalist skills in the long term. There was also a sharp increase in the training and development of senior executives who were sent abroad for skills- enhancement workshops. Keeping track of these activities and ensuring a structure in which employees could perform multiple tasks increased the demands on the HR department significantly more than it had done at any other period in DHLB’s history.
Perhaps the fastest growing HR function was the administration of compensation and benefits. Until 1998, employee benefits were decided on a company-wide basis while salary increments were based on recommendations of individual department managers. Over the last four years, this policy had changed drastically. Now, all non-salary benefits were being streamlined to DHL’s standards for its Asia-Pacific region.
Likewise, salary increments were now being modelled on latest techniques and merit matrices were being implemented across all levels of DHLB. The “new”
The role of a Human Resource department is ever changing in today’s volatile business environment. Over the years HR have become strong strategic partners within an organization by providing functions such as recruitment,
HR provide the framework for learning and development of current staff of all levels to ensure that we are upskilling our workforce to be able to support our growth. The aim is to help motivate and develop individuals with key skills, experience and knowledge to help the organisation perform better in a competitive environment ensuring that we remain relative and up to date on key changes within the entertainment distribution sector.
A Performance-Based Pay system is an increasingly popular compensation method used by organizations to increase productivity. A goal for all companies is to try and remain competitive and control costs, this is a reason for performance-based pay systems becoming more popular. This type of system attempts to link compensation to performance. (Gena Richter, 2002) These systems are directly tied to organization or individual performance and are most effective when based on objective measures of quantity or quality of performance. If we wish to have a direct impact on work motivation, it must be linked directly to the performance of desired behaviors. In order for to put this type of system into place, performance evaluations must be conducted regularly , as well as training and development for those with performance that isn't quite up to par. These additional resources will be necessary for our organization if we implement a performance based pay system. (William B. Bernathy, Ph. D., 2004)
HR professionals have to think carefully about what they are doing in the context of their organization and within the framework of recognised body of knowledge. They have to perform effectively in the sense of delivering advise, guidance and services that will help the organisation to achieve its goals.
Secondly, human resource is an important aspect of business; most of organizations nowadays view people as their most valuable resources. In fact, the part that intrigued me was the challenges derived from the changes in function and structure of HR department. HR is becoming a need for every aspects of day-to-day management, and job-seekers would find their jobs require more of generalists with more skills and competencies to perform multi-tasking (Larsen & Brewster 2003). Those are challenges as well as potential, on which you could learn and develop yourself.
Indicative Content: Understand key contemporary business issues affecting the HR function within private, public and third sector organisations. Types of organisation; the role of management within them; ways in which HR is delivered; the main functional areas of management; the search for sustained organisational performance, business
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