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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

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Figure 01 : https://www.locusassignments.com/ People perform their roles within complex systems called organizations. The study of organizational behavior focuses on people within the context of their organizations analyzing and understanding what they do, how they do it and the factors that affect their behavior. The aim is to provide the basis for developing HR policies and practices which will lead to improved organizational capability. It is the human factor which is contributory to the productivity hence the study of human behaviors are important thing to HR Managers. Organizational behavior’ is the term used to describe how people within their organizations act, individually or in groups, and how organizations function, in terms of their structure, processes and culture. As noted by Wood (1995) it was first used in the late 1950s. Ivancevich et al, (2008) said the study of human behavior, attitudes, and performance within an organizational setting; drawing on the

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND HRM

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Figure 01 : http://www.humanresourcesonline.net/ Performance appraisal could be defined as a systematic evaluation process of a particular job performed by an individual during a particular period and giving value to its effectiveness whilst providing feedback to the job incumbent. Performance appraisal is an unavoidable element of organizational life. There are many decisions in modern organizations that depend on performance appraisals, and they are widely used in most organizations (Davis, 2001). Performance appraisal allows organizations to inform their employees about their rates of growth, their competencies, and their potentials. It enables employees to be intentional in creating their individual developmental goals to help in their personal growth. If used well, performance appraisal is an influential tool that organizations have to organize and coordinate the power of every employee of the organization towards the achievement of its strategic goals (Grote, 2

TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS IN HRM

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Figure 1 : http://hensenassociates.com/ Rapid changes in technology have affected businesses in more ways, from globalization and organizational adjustments to a workforce looking for remote and mobile job opportunities and human resources has had to adapt swiftly. If HR wants to continue to play a critical role in helping businesses anticipate and manage organizational change, HR must-have technology at its core. (Biro, 2016) Mobile Technology Cloud security makes it easy to limit access to information. At the same time, cloud-based mobile platforms allow individuals to access their information more readily than ever before. In MAS Holdings employees uses Office 365 cloud. Currently need to visit or email HR every time you had a question about your benefits or paycheck; instead, if it is able to log on to a portal where all that information was at your fingertips. It could use the same portal to request Leave, Time off, or Attendance corrections etc. Mobile HR app