Introduction
Human Resource Management principles compared to Operations Management principles
Human resource management is the practice of managing people to achieve better work performance. There are several ways to accomplish that goal, and managers and leaders are tasked with effectively understanding and utilizing them in the workplace (Shrm, 2021). It can be understood that finding and recruiting employees for the workplace among many suitable candidates is one of the more crucial aspects of HR management. Selecting individuals that are best fit to fill a particular niche while having several aligned interests with the workplace is the main priority, which allows for more efficiency and better performance. Operations management, on the other hand, is chiefly occupied with supervising, optimizing, and organizing the process of production itself. While human recourses is a more general field, operation management directly focuses on the efficient accomplishment of a certain goal. The process is delivery-oriented, which ensures that the recourses, technology, and the work of people are applied to the highest standard of quality (Russell & Taylor, 2019). Operations management covers the issues of logistics and transportation, as well as supply chain management. This type of operation is used to effectively meet the goals of the customers and manage limited recourses. The two fields have a loose connection with each other fulfilling their roles separately and interlacing on the issues of administrative work. However, they also influence each other in a more specific way. Operations management can affect how HR management is performed, including pay, communications, training, and staffing concerns.
Project Management principles compared to Operations Management principles
Operations management was already discussed in some detail in the preceding paragraph, therefore this one will bring more attention to the process of project management for the sake of comparison. While projects and operations can be understood as a similar type of activity, it is important to distinguish the difference between the two. Project management refers to the management and allocation of resources following a temporary process of achieving a certain result (PMI, About Us). The goal of a project can be a particular product, commodity, service technology, or any other result that the company works toward. It is, however, targeted at creating a unique product, a one-off occurrence.
Operations management, on the contrary, manages the overseeing and production of activities with repetitive and reproduced outcomes. The result may also be a long-term change or something that needs to be done continually. The role of operations management is ever-present and ongoing, regardless of a specific situation, warranting constant focus and attention. In this sense, project management has less presence than operations management and is terminated upon meeting its goals. The latter, alternatively, adopts a new goal and starts to work towards achieving it. Overall, both types of management are used to accomplish essential goals for the business’s functionality. Operations management provides a business with a repetitive output regularly and is effective in meeting long-term goals. Project management is unique and specific to any particular situation being created and terminated after having served its purpose.
The importance of professional service organizations in standardizing a profession, to include their established code of ethics
Professional service organizations can be effectively utilized to standardize a profession and offer a business insight into the best practices in any particular field. With the amount of development constantly occurring in the open global economy, it is difficult for any singular corporate entity to manage and take care of all its emerging needs. With the responsibility of both providing high-quality goods and services to their customers and ensuring that the staff is being treated with the respect their work warrants, companies can have difficulty adjusting to change and finding necessary professional prowess within their ranks. In such a situation, professional service organizations can be hired and used to meet specialized needs without wasting unnecessary time and recourses. The ability to outsource some of the work shifts the weight of responsibility away and gives workers more time to accomplish the more important things. Utilizing professional services can also allow the company to understand the standards of the industry and adjust its practice accordingly. In terms of professional prowess, that would mean that professional service organizations set a standard of what kinds of qualities and activities their other colleagues should strive for, creating a universal understanding of what makes each particular role work best. Code of ethics also plays an important part in the operation of any organization, as it details the most important values and practices the company upholds. Code of Ethics can be applied to both the employees of a particular company and its leaders, to judge the kinds of work that would be more beneficial to the overall development and prosperity of a business.
References
Shrm. (2021). About SHRM. Web.
PMI. (n.d.). About Us. Web.
Russell, R. S., & Taylor, B. W. (2019). Operations and supply chain management. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.