Sunday, March 20, 2016

Ethical Concerns for HRM


Ethical Concerns for HRM

            Human resource managers are faced with needing to prove their strategic value within their organization.  This includes showing the organization that their proposals and programs are valuable and are adding to the competitive edge of the organization.  There are problems that can arise when human resource professionals believe that their contribution is not working or not adding value.  There can be ethical concerns that come about because of the human resource’s fear of failing at being valuable.  One of these concerns would be if the human resource manager (HRM) shows the organization figures of their success that are not true.  For example, if the HRM was giving false numbers in order to make their programs look like they are creating more value than they really are.  This could cause problems for the rest of the organization and could lead to more problems like a domino effect.  Instead, the HRM should figure out why the programs or proposals that are failing.  If they know the reasons behind why there are problems, they can create solutions.  This will lead the organization to be successful in the human resource department, which can affect all other parts of the company. Human resource professionals need to have honest communication with all other management in order to meet organizational objectives.  This will ensure everyone is on the same page and that there are no ethical concerns happening.