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The ethical dimension of Human Resource Management

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Ethics in Human Resource Management Ethics are simply the values and behaviours related to morals. Exercising social responsibility, being concerned for the interests(well-being) of employees, and acting ethically concerning the needs of people in the organization and communities is the ethical dimension in Human Resource Management(Armstrong, 2014). Human Resource professionals are responsible for safeguarding and promoting the ethical values of an organization. Unethical practices should be concerned and employees should be managed and treated fairly. Ethical frameworks are created to evaluate Human Resource Management(HRM) practices and policies. Below are ethical frameworks commonly used in organizations. Deontological Theory: This theory means what is right to a person is the right principle for everyone else(Rawls, 1973). Utilitarianism: Actions should be judged in terms of results(Sandel, 2010). Stakeholder Theory: Management must act on behalf of stakeholders(Legge, 1998). Disc...

Why do we need to select a diverse workforce?

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Workforce diversity is: Similarities and differences in such characteristics as age, gender, race, ethnicity, physical ability, culture, sexual orientation, and other individual differences among the employees of an organization. There are two dimensions of diversity, primary dimensions of inborn differences as age, race, gender, physical ability, and secondary dimensions like religion, family background, education, and beliefs. The need for a diverse workforce: 1.Most of the service sectors including banking, tourism, healthcare need interaction with a lot of customers. Those customers prefer to deal with their people. To improve the customer service workforce diversity would be helpful. 2. To reach high productivity in an organization it’s essential to have a good team. A team with diverse employees will implement new business strategies. 3. To meet the global market needs there should be a good understanding of preferences, different nationalities, and their cultures. A local presen...

Psychological Contract of employees : challenges with the pandemic

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