Ajantha DharmasiriVirtues of virtual teams: Exploring the vistas
Teaming together is one sure way of achieving results. The current cricket carnival has aptly demonstrated the power of team spirit. Having discussed the value of typical teams sometime ago, today’s attention is on a specific type of teams, namely, Virtual Teams (VTs).
Technicalities of telecommuting: Relevance to Sri Lanka
We looked at the globally growing practice of telecommuting in our last column. We identified it as work carried out at home during regular office hours by employees of organisations. Let us continue the discussion by focusing on critical success factors for telecommuting and then see their presence in Sri Lanka.
Travails and treasures of telecommuting
Travelling to a workplace is not the most pleasant experience, in the current Sri Lankan scenario. When the number of vehicles rises and the roads remain same, the obvious realty is increasing congestion. Can we work from home without going to an office? A rising global trend offers interesting insights on this.
Right person for the right job: Reflections on hiring
In an increasingly competitive world, people have become a cutting-edge factor. Is it just any people or the right people? Hiring the right person for the right job is important in order to achieve the right results.
Deciphering a distinct duality
Life has a soft side and a hard side. Today, being Valentine’s Day, we may focus more on feelings than facts. Tomorrow, it may be the other way around. So is the case with regard to managing people. Let’s look at the soft and hard aspects of Human Resource Management (HRM).
Strategic Orientation of HR Professionals: Competencies and Opportunities
Managers are supposed to contribute to their organisation, towards achieving its short term and long term goals. This is true for HR managers as well. Last week, we looked at the perceptions of strategic orientation of goals in the short term as well.
HR professionals in Sri Lanka: On the top or at the tap?
We looked at the fundamentals of Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) in the past few columns. We also assessed the relevance of SHRM to the Sri Lankan context.
Strategic choices for HRM: Being brilliant on six Bs
We looked at promises and pitfalls of Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM). Also, we investigated rhetoric and reality with regard to the presence of SHRM in Sri Lanka. With the impelling and impeding forces towards effective SHRM in mind, let’s look at several interrelated components of it. I would go with Ulrich and Brockank (2005) in calling them six Bs.
Strategic HRM in Sri Lanka: Rhetoric and reality
We looked at the promises and pitfalls of strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) last week. We identified it simply as an approach that defines how an organisation’s goals will be achieved through people by means of HR strategies and integrated HR policies and practices.
In search of strategic HRM: Promises and pitfalls
Sri Lanka has entered an era of opportunities, leaving behind the bitter times of war and destruction. With the aspirations of becoming the next Asian miracle galore, the country needs a sustained effort, in line with a long term plan towards growth and development.
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