Benchmarking of human resources management

SA Journal of Human Resource Management

 
 
Field Value
 
Title Benchmarking of human resources management
 
Creator Akinnusi, David M.
 
Subject Human Resources Management and Industrial Psychology, Industrial Relations and Management Benchmarking; Benchmarking process; Human resources management; Public sector; Public sector management; South Africa; Africa.
Description This paper reviews the role of human resource management (HRM) which, today, plays a strategic partnership role in management. The focus of the paper is on HRM in the public sector, where much hope rests on HRM as a means of transforming the public service and achieving much needed service delivery. However, a critical evaluation of HRM practices in the public sector reveals that these services leave much to be desired. The paper suggests the adoption of benchmarking as a process to revamp HRM in the public sector so that it is able to deliver on its promises. It describes the nature and process of benchmarking and highlights the inherent difficulties in applying benchmarking in HRM. It concludes with some suggestions for a plan of action. The process of identifying “best” practices in HRM requires the best collaborative efforts of HRM practitioners and academicians. If used creatively, benchmarking has the potential to bring about radical and positive changes in HRM in the public sector. The adoption of the benchmarking process is, in itself, a litmus test of the extent to which HRM in the public sector has grown professionally.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor
Date 2008-11-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Literature review and case studies.
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/sajhrm.v6i2.151
 
Source SA Journal of Human Resource Management; Vol 6, No 2 (2008); 25-31 2071-078X 1683-7584
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage South Africa, Africa, Developing Economies Contemporary —
Rights Copyright (c) 2008 David M. Akinnusi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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