People matter. They make the difference between a failing, a good and an amazing company.

Main Managerial Functions

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  • Planning
    • settings goals
    • developing strategies
  • Organizing
    • structure
    • tasks
    • resources
  • Leading
    • vision of business
    • explaining routines
    • motivate people
    • clarify processes, policies
  • Controlling
    • measuring performance

Tasks of HR

  • job analyses
  • define position
  • recruitment
  • selecting people
  • placement and onboarding
  • training and development
  • remuneration
  • communicate and appraise performance
  • evaluate

People do not have concrete measurement statistics, they need to be evaluated differently than products and services.

A complex and difficult task.

Motivation Theories

Maslow’s hierarchy: Bottom to Top list

  • adequate compensation
  • job security
  • social contacts, team work
  • recognition for achievements
  • work itself, creativity, responsibility

Work should be a challenge, but not overwhelming.

VRoom’s expectancy theory

VRoom's expectancy theory

Definition

Do I have the abilities to perform the task? → no: no motivation → yes: Is it worth the outcome → no: no motivation → yes: Motivation

Example

Personal Factors

  • goal (degree, etc)
  • like to study
  • values (want to learn more)

Situational Factors

  • action
  • potential outcomes (degree)
  • potential consequences (parents being disappointed)

Person-Situation Interaction

Action → Outcomes → Consequences

  • important that actions yield the expected outcomes and consequences
    • high action-outcome expectancy
    • high outcome-consequences expectancy
    • low situation-outcome expectancy
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