Paper Topic:

Human Resources Management

As started Wal-Mart has established a culture of decentralized decision-making which has contributed to its successes . In this type of environment how can Human Resource professionals assist and guide first and second line managers to make effective promotional selection decisions

The success of the decentralized environment at Wal-mart is legendary But the high levels achievements this system brought in terms of process efficiency in areas like logistics and purchase could not be translated in the Human Resource Management due to the fact that HR is more of a science than an

art . It requires certain skills and knowledge that needs to be acquired . In today 's age of ever increasing employee- employer legal tangles , Wal-mart has to take care of the bare minimum standards in HR policies rather than trusting the discretionary powers of the line managers

If Wal-mart is looking to reduce costs by avoiding the services of a formal HR department manned by qualified HR professionals , it does not seem to be working when compared to competitors like Costco who does have a professional HR Management team and still ends up spending much lesser on operational expenses than Wal-mart

So Wal-mart can improve the situation , staying within the decentralized environment , by creating an HR department , with a focus on consulting education and support . The HR team could then equip the line managers with the necessary skills and provide broad guidelines to take recruitment , appraisals and promotional decisions . It would be best if the members from the department could...

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