...HR system Human resource (HR) management has traditionally focused on how employment-related policy decisions, such as selection, development, training, compensation, and work design, influence organizational effectiveness. Until the last decade or so, effectiveness was almost exclusively studied at the individual level of analysis (e.g., using individual performance ratings as the dependent variable). However, the field of HR has evolved such that significant emphasis is now placed on also understanding linkages between HR practices and effectiveness at the aggregate level (Becker & Gerhart, 1996), including facility level outcomes such as cost, productivity, quality, as well as firm level outcomes such as total shareholder return, profitability, and survival. The term, HR system, refers to the fact that different combinations of individual HR practices are possible and a key question is whether the effects are additive or, as hypothesized by several perspectives, is the effect of any one HR practice dependent on the nature of other HR practices? A second key question is whether the specific effect of any particular HR practice or HR system depends on contextual factors, such as organizational strategy. These two questions have to do with the issues of horizontal (or internal) fit and vertical (or external) fit, respectively. Although my focus is primarily on the business performance dependent variable, I recognize that effectiveness can be defined more broadly, for...
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...Analyze HR System I Shane Maher BSA/375 03/31/2011 David Bruce Analyze HR System I For the Riordan Manufacturing service request the requestor Hugh McCauley has stated that the current HR system should be more “sophisticated, state-of –the art, information systems technology in our Human Resources department” which was stated in the service request SR-rm-004. The scope and feasibility will set up so that the best solution for achieving the goals of a technically new system is obtained. This paper will also identify the key factors to make this happen, the process will be gathering information regarding employees and the current system. Surveys and questionnaires along with face to face interviews which have worked in the HR department, other sources will be in the form of journals, books and experts in the related field. For the system to be developed and be implemented at the needs of Riordan, the SDLC will be making sure all five phases are completed. Investigation, Analysis, design, Implementation and Maintenance. (Valacich, 2009) Key Factors: Riordan has many focus points within their HR department.(Riordan, 2006) * Employee and Labor Relations * Employee Recognition Programs * Global Operations * Key Jobs * Recruitment and Selections Practices * Training and Development All factors need to be accounted for within the new system to make it more functional for HR. The current system HRIS was installed in 1992 (Riordan Intranet) , part...
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...Human Resources Planning 2010 Planning Task Force Report January 2009 INTRODUCTION The quality and expertise of the faculty and staff is crucial to the continuing success and excellence of Grand Valley State University. Grand Valley is often recognized for its overall excellence. As with any institution of higher education, this standard of excellence directly relates to the faculty members, whose efforts support the Grand Valley mission of “educating students to shape their lives, their professions and their societies,” and to the senior management and staff of the university, who lead and support these efforts. A key part of success is the stability of the workforce and the implementation of the transference of leadership and the community culture to those who will be members of the faculty and staff in 2010 and beyond. Compounding the need for planning is the widespread concern that the imminent retirement of the “baby boomers” will cause an exodus of talent in a very short timeframe. Without a firm plan, such turnover of talent could make it difficult to sustain the quality of the faculty, leadership and staff of Grand Valley. To assure university leadership, our community, and stakeholders that Grand Valley is prepared for its workforce of the future, President Haas charged the Human Resource Planning Task Force to study this important issue and report to the campus community. The task force studied Grand Valley data, considering projections of retirements, faculty growth...
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...IT Solutions: Proposal for New HR System By Thomas E. Foster Jr. University of Phoenix BSA/375 09/02/2013 Proposal for New Human Resource System In our quest to ever better ourselves the IT department, of Riordan Manufacturing, is submitting this Request for Proposal to integrate a more sophisticated, state-of-the art, information systems technology in our Human Resources department. Riordan Manufacturing has always strived to better ourselves by keeping up with technology in all of our operating systems and our manufacturing systems. Our goal is to remain at the forefront of the manufacturing community as we keep leading the way in all of our business systems and, at the same time, keeping the feel of a customer friendly company. We want to make sure that our customers can feel safe in the knowledge that we will do what is necessary to fulfill their business needs. As of now, our Human Resource, (HR), Operating System, (OS), has fallen short of this goal. Please understand that the system that is in place, while it has the ability to complete the task at hand is not sufficient enough for our growing organization. Right now, we are running many separate applications to process all of the HR system requirements. This process is not only time consuming, but is not a cost efficient solution that this company is looking for. If we want to accomplish our goal we need to combine all the old HR systems into a single integrated application. The IT department is...
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...Manufacturing HR System Introduction Riordan Manufacturing is a global leader in plastics manufacturing market. The company has facilities in Albany, Georgia, Pontiac, Michigan, Hangzhou, China and San José, California. Riordan’s projected annual earnings are approximately $46 billion. The company began operations in 1992 with the company’s first functional Human Resources Information System. The current system is part of the financial systems package that tracks employee information. Recent analysis of the current HRIS has provided evidence indicating the system needs upgrading in order meet Riordan’s developing needs. To remain viable Riordan plans to update the current HRIS system with a more sophisticated HR system. The use of modern technology will be used to incorporate a variety of tools into a single integrated application. Plan The intent of this report will focus on Riordan’s current HRIS problems by developing a strategic plan for implementing a more advanced system. “The primary objective of the analysis phase is to understand and document the business needs and the processing requirements of the new system.” (Satzinger, J.W., Jackson, R.B., Burd, S.T., & Johnson, R., para. 26, 2004). Adjustments to Riordan’s HRIS will incorporate changes to the current financial system as well. Currently each location is experiencing problems with their financial and accounting system; thus, the problem stems from each location using a nonstandard system. The modern...
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...HR Integration Project Brandi L. King BSA/375 Prof C. Randall Shirley May 27, 2015 HR Integration Project HR undertakings are often some of the more tedious. There are a number of aspects of them we are to handle with the upmost precision. If one aspect is bad, then the client (in this case Riordan Manufacturing) could have a number of bad clients on their phones. Which means we would have negative feedback as well. Therefore, it is in no way good business. Stakeholders The stakeholders in this project are many. The obvious individuals are the ones doing the work (us), the company having the work done (Riordan Manufacturing), and the individuals that hold stock in either of those companies. The often over looked stakeholders involved, are the customers of both companies. While the customers of our company are not as big of stakeholders as those of Riordan Manufacturing, they are still quite important. Information Gathering and System Analysis Information gathering is paramount when it comes to adjusting or changing systems. The same can be said for the system analysis. Without knowing what the current system is, and how it works, we cannot equip ourselves, or the company to improve it. It is important to note that there will be many differing types of information pushed your way during this time. One of the most important, and at the same time one of the most subjective, is that of the stakeholder perspective. This has to deal with current client, potential...
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...Managing HR Systems Traditional HR Compared to E-HR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof. Dr. Khawaja Amjad Saeed * Emails: principal@puhcbf.edu.pk professor@kamjadsaeed.edu.pk --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prelude Six activities are needed to achieve efficiency and efficacy in the system of management for an enterprise. These include: Procurement, Production, Personnel, Finance, Marketing and Research & Development (R & D – Now getting replaced through a term entitled: “Innovation”). Synergistic approach on a holistic basis is needed to achieve high performing purpose of an organization. This piece looks at HRM / HRD from futuristic point of view. This piece looks at: Changing Scenarios for countries and organizations, HRM Inretrospect, futuristic trends, HR – traditional and E – HR and conclusion. Five boxes present interesting information with comparative positions. These aspects are now reviewed. Changing Scenarios Change is the need of the day. Fast track changes are taking place and every enterprise needs to read future trends and accordingly develop their plans to meet the future challenges. Outlooks are changing. Mind set is changing. Innovation is bringing heavy pressure...
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...strategy like that, human resource management plays a big role at Siemens. Sophisticated engineering and services require more focus on employee selection, training, and compensation than in the average firm, and globalisation requires delivering these services globally. Siemens sums up the basic themes of its HR strategy in several points. These include: 1. A living company is a learning company. The high tech nature of Siemens's business means that employees must be able to learn on a continuing basis. Siemens uses its system of combined classroom and hands on apprenticeship training around the world to help facilitate this. It also offers employees extensive continuing education and management development. 2. Global teamwork is the key to developing and using all the potential of the firm's human resources. Because it is so important from employees throughout Siemens to fee! free to work together and interact, employee's have to understand the whole process, not just bits and pieces. To support this, Siemens provides extensive training and development. It also ensures that all employees feel they are part of a strong unifying corporate identity. For example, HR uses cross border, cross cultural experiences as prerequisites for career advances. A climate of mutual respect is the basis of all relationships - within the company with society. Siemens contends that the...
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...Riordan HR system Philip Soluri BSA/375 February 24, 2014 Eric Secrist Riordan HR system Riordan Manufacturing is a Fortune 1000 plastics manufacturing company employing approximately 550 people in several locations. Riordan manufacturing was founded in 1991 by Dr. Michael Riordan in San Jose, California but since has acquired multiple other entities and continued to expand. Chief Operations Officer Hugh McCauley has requested unification of the human resources department with a single cutting edge integrated software system for the entire department company-wide. Riordan’s current HR system has been in place since 1992, and with both the expansion of the company and passage of time, the current system has become outdated and inefficient. Since the original system was put in place to integrate the San Jose office and the office in Pontiac, Michigan the company has added two more entities to the business. Riordan now has offices in Albany, Georgia and a manufacturing plant in China. As with most of their systems, the HR system is currently functioning as several different systems operating independently of one another. This creates issues with format and conversion of documents and information between offices, unnecessarily cutting down on employee productivity. The first step in the process of updating and integrating Riordan Manufacturing’s human resources department will begin with gathering of information. During this process there will be several techniques used...
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...Service Request SR-rm-004 - Analyze HR System – Part 1 University of Phoenix BSA/375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development Your Instructor’s Name Date: The Human Resource Management department is arguably the most fundamental when it comes to the proper running of any organization, whether public or private. Riordan Manufacturing Inc. is essentially not an exception in this. With the current advancements in technology, the corporate world has maintained a lead in innovation as well as adaptability to change. Corporations are setting new standards by the day in a variety of fields, from manufacturing to customer care. A company’s human capital is its most valuable asset. In light of this fact, Riordan Manufacturing has undertaken to incorporate an automatic human resource management (monitoring, evaluation and control) technique based on the Human Resource Information System platform. The aim is to solely enhance the efficiency of employees in all their undertakings, more specifically in their bid to satisfy clients. The personnel bases covered by this system are extensive, ranging from high-level employees to the rank-and-file workers. Every arm of the organization is of vital importance since they all operate interdependently within the same organizational framework. The functioning of one part of the organization depends exclusively on the progress of another. It is therefore important to ensure that the entire organizational...
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...Manufacturing HR System January 3, 2012 Riordan Manufacturing is a company that produces plastic items. It has several locations and every location serves a different purpose. The corporate location is located in San Jose which is also where research and development is done. Currently Riordan’s HR department has a variety of HR tools which need to be integrated into one application. This project will be done using the SDLC for success. Stakeholder Requirements The requirements for the integrated HR system will come from various people. The head stake holder would be COO Hugh McCauley. He is the requester of the service and has final say to go ahead with the project. Since Riordan has multiple locations with multiple HR offices it is important to keep in mind the users in all offices. For requirements it would be best to consult the director of HR and users under her. Yvonne McMillan is the director of human resources and is the person of interest for user requirements. The analysis team will need to speak with users under Yvonne such as the Employee Relations Manager, Compensation & Benefits Manager, Payroll Manager, Employee Relations Specialist, Compensation Analyst, Benefits Manager, Payroll/Tax Clerk, Recruiters, Training and Development team, Safety Manager and Safety Techs. These users are vital to understand how the HR system works for them day to day. Requirements from this list of users can be used to determine how the new integrated system will be used...
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...2. Identify at least three strategically relevant HR systems policies and activities that Siemens has instituted in order to help human resource management contribute to achieving Siemens’ strategic goals. (L02- Assessment Criteria 2.1) 3. Siemens’ as we know is an MNC. Analyze its legal influences in the areas of Employee Relations with reference to its operations in Dubai. (L02- Assessment Criteria 2.2 and L03 Assessment Criteria 3.1) Case Study : Integrating of Strategy and Human Resource Management The experiences of several organizations provide good examples of the integration of strategy and human resource management. One such example is provided by the experiences of People’s Bank, a financial services company headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Massive changes began to take place in the business environment of banking with deregulation and relaxation of ceilings on interest. Money markets began to drain off funds that ordinarily went into banks’ deposits, forcing them to rely on more expensive sources of funds. Further, the money center banks began to compete in the same middle markets as regional banks. People’s, which was a small regional bank, responded by changing its strategy from a product orientation to one directed toward markets. With a product orientation, products are developed and then markets are sought out in which to sell the product. Conversely, a market orientation involves an opposite approach in that market demands are determined...
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...environment will bow down to local needs at the time of recruitment but allow freedom within the workplace for ideas to flow. By the same token, a highly democratic country may have businesses that demand blind faith in the management among the employees. The researcher proceeded to conduct a survey of similar sized firms operating in USA and Iran. One country stands for freedom of expression while the other is known for religious fundamental beliefs. A survey of managers was carried out in a bid to understand attitudes with respect to strategy, communication, technology and human resource management. The finding was that while local culture creates a certain competitive environment, the running of business is determined by the belief system of the business owner and manager style of functioning. The business management style of open communication and employee engagement in business purpose was universally experienced, more so in Iran than America. The use of technology in developing countries is much lower than in the developed countries. Concepts of mutual loyalty and obedience...
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...Six Key Systems in Markets and Organizations Alfredo A. Brown MGT 5012- Dr. Bahaudin G. Mujtaba Introduction Markets and organizations are just like any other aspect in business. They have moving parts. Business is like a well-oiled machine with moving parts that create the final product. It is necessary for all the parts to be in good shape and working effectively. Without all six key systems in markets and organizations flowing smoothly and properly a business or business system cannot function properly as a “well-oiled machine”. Results can be quite dramatic based on the effectiveness and functionality of these six key systems; when one of the systems is off it affects the rest of the markets and organizations around it. On the other hand, when all six of these systems are working in sync and effectively, societies can flourish and advance in knowledge on a personal and organizational level. Division of Labor and the Mission System It is amazing sometimes to think why certain people have certain jobs and why those jobs are in the field they are in. Why is it necessary to have a CFO, CEO, manager, cashier, or even a custodian? The answer is simply, the division of labor. Just like the key systems as a whole, the division of labor is much like a machine with moving parts. People become employees, employees divide the labor, the labor results in a product or service, which subsequently results in value or profit...
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...RIORDAN MANUFACTURING HR SYSTEM ANALYSIS BSA/375 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ONLINE INTRODUCTION Originating in 1992 Riordan manufacturing is a worldwide leader in manufactured plastics. Founded by Dr. Riordan, a chemistry teacher, they currently operate out of four facilities: Hangzhou, Pontiac, Albany, and San Jose. They are a fortune 1000 Enterprise whose revenue exceeds 1 Billion dollars. Their major clients include: The Department Of Defense, automotive parts manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, and appliance manufacturers to name a few. The system we will be analyzing is their first Human Resources Information System (HRIS), which was implemented in 1992. It is integrated into the company's financial system, use for keeping record of employee's data. That data includes: - Personal Information - Hire date - Pay Rate - Vacation Hours - Tax information - Date of Seniority - Organizational Information They plan on updating the current system with a newer, more efficient HR system. The HR integration project has already been approved, and they are awaiting a detailed project plan. this plan is to include the following: budget, tasks, resources, and schedule. There has been a six month deadline set in place for project completion. This will allow the company to begin using the new system, no later than the second quarter of the year. KEY STAKEHOLDERS In gathering information for the project, the following stakeholders have been identified as excellent...
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