Saturday, December 5, 2020

Recruitment Determinants

 

Organizations using HR outsourcing can gain certain advantage. Lists three advantages of HR outsourcing and that is economic value, technological value and strategic value, these increase the level of HR management and the competitive advantage of the organization (Wang, 2008). The economic advantage of outsourcing means that “outsourcing can make the enterprise use the outsourcing service provider of economies of scale advantage and low cost service for better services, human resources management and the ability to keep receiving outsourcing the changing of advanced equipment, advanced technology and space expansion of the human resources management advantages” (Hepeng, 2018).

Degree of use of outsourcing is determined by factors such as the degree of intervention of top managers and his decision-making power, strategic position and asset specific HR outsourcing (Tomás F. Espino-Rodríguez, 2017). “Human resources management business whose asset specific city is higher, if it is outsourced, suppliers may not be able to fully understand the culture so outsourcing risk is higher (Lihua, 2013).

Key factors in outsourcing success are the decision process, partners, contract and partnership quality. Partnership quality, which is the independent variable of the study, is formed by factors such as trust, business understanding, benefit / risk share, conflict and commitment (Ooi Ee, 2012). These factors are determined to be affected positively by certain determiners such as joint action, communication quality, information sharing, mutual dependency, cultural similarity and top management support (Ates, 2013).

The implementation of outsourcing is accompanied by many changes, such as the changing role of the workers who used to provide R & S services and who must adapt to new challenges in the organization (Jahyun Goo, 2009). Change of their former work process can be frustrating and demotivating, so adequate preparation for the implementation of these changes using change management plan is recommended (BOS, 2008).

Recruiting from internal sources and external also affect the recruitment process. The recruitment policy of an organization determines the destinations or enlistment and gives a structure to usage of recruitment program (Cocuľová, 2015).

 

 Internal & External Recruitment Determinants (Cocuľová ,2015).

 

Internal Recruitment Determinants

 

01. Recruitment Policy

 

Ø  Need of the organization.

Ø  Organizational objectives

Ø  Preferred sources of recruitment.

Ø  Government policies on reservations.

Ø  Personnel policies of the organization and its competitors.

Ø  Recruitment costs and financial implications

 

02.  Human Resource Planning

 

Effective human resource process and procedure helps in fixing the loops present in the existing manpower of the organization. This also helps in filter the number of employees to be recruited and what kind qualification and skills they must possess (Bramham, 1994).

 

03. Size of the Organization

 

The size of the organization affects the recruitment process. If the organization is planning to increase its operations and expand its business, it will think of hiring more personnel, which will handle its operations (Richard M. Burton, 2004)

 

04. Cost involved in recruitment

 

Recruitment process also count the cost to the employer, that why organizations try to employ/outsource the source of recruitment which will be cost effective to the organization for each candidate (Roberts, 1997).

 

05. Growth and Expansion

Organization will utilize or consider utilizing more work force in the event that it is growing  its operations (Ansoff, 1965).

 

External Recruitment Determinants

 

01. Supply and Demand

The availability of manpower both within and outside the organization is an essential factor in the recruitment process (California. Employment Development Department. Employment Data and Research, 1981)

 

02. Labour Market

 

Employment conditions where the organization is located will effected by the recruiting efforts of the organization (Purohit, 1989)

 

03. Image of the organization

 

Image of the firm is another factor having its effect on the Different government controls forbidding separation in contracting and work has coordinate effect on enlistment practices A company with positive image as an employer able to easier to attract and retain employees than an organization with negative image (Morgan, 1998).

 

04. Political-Social- Legal Environment

 

Different government controls forbidding separation in contracting and work have coordinate effect on enlistment practices (Daniel V. Davidson, 2016).

 

05. Unemployment Rate

 

The Element that influences the availability of applicants is the economy growth rate. At the point when the organization isn't making new jobs, there is frequently over supply of qualified work which thusly prompts unemployment (Dickens, 1994).

 

06. Competitors

 

The recruitment policies and procedure an of the competitors also affect the recruitment function of the organizations. Recruitment is one of the main departments which place the right candidates to the right job. The recruiters should identify the best candidates from different sources and job sites (Taylor, 1987).

 

Example of Employee Recruitment Determinant at a Leading Consumer Durable Organization in Sri Lanka where I work

External Determinants

Ø  Social & Economic Factors

Ø  Employment Rates

Ø  Labor Market condition

Ø  Reservation System

Ø  Market Competition

Ø  Information System

Internal Determinants

Ø  Company pay’s Package

Ø  Work Type

Ø  Organization Culture

Ø  Career Planning

Ø  Company’s Size

Ø  Company’s Product

Ø  Company’s Growth Rate

Ø  Cost of Requirement

 

 

List of References

 

Ansoff, H. I. (1965). Corporate Strategy: Business Policy for Growth and Expansion.

 

Ates, M. (2013). The effect of partnership quality on outsourcing success in human resources functions.

 

BOS, J. (2008). Top Tips For Driving RPO Success,Workforce Management, 2008.

 

Bramham, J. (1994). Human Resource Planning.California. Employment Development Department. Employment Data and Research. (1981). Butte County Labor Supply & Demand.

 

Cocuľová, J. (2015). AN ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS OF RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OUTSOURCING IMPLEMENTATION.

 

Daniel V. Davidson, L. M. (2016). Business in the Contemporary Legal Environment.

 

Dickens, W. T. (1994). An analysis of the nature of unemployment in Sri Lanka.

 

Hepeng, D. (2018). Aligning strategy typology and human resource management in a transitional environment : the case of Huabo Group.

 

Jahyun Goo, R. K. (2009). The Role of Service Level Agreements in Relational Management of Information Technology Outsourcing: An Empirical Study.

 

Lihua, J. a. (2013). Hepatitis B virus X protein represses miRNA-148a to enhance tumorigenesis.

 

Morgan, G. (1998). Images of Organization.

 

Ooi Ee, H. A. (2012). The effects of partnership quality on business process outsourcing success in Malaysia: key users perspective.

 

Purohit, Y. S. (1989). Industrialising Economy and Labour Market in India.

 

Richard M. Burton, B. O. (2004). Strategic Organizational Diagnosis and Design: The Dynamics of Fit.

 

Roberts, G. (1997). Recruitment and Selection.

 

Taylor, M. (1987). Organizational recruitment activities and applicants' reactions at different stages of the recruitment process.

 

Tomás F. Espino-Rodríguez, J. C.-F. (2017). Factors determining hotel activity outsourcing. An approach based on competitive advantage.

 

Wang, K. L. (2008). Does IT outsourcing deliver economic value to firms?

19 comments:

  1. Organizations are now moving towards out sourcing the recruitment process. This could be either done as outsourcing the entire end to end process or of recruitment of the entire company or only for high volume vacancies (Armstrong & Taylor, 2014). According to Statista, worldwide spending on recruitment process outsourcing has steadily increased from 2017 and estimated to be US $25 billion in 2025, which indicates that outsourcing will be the trend ( Statista, 2019).

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    1. Adding to your comment Sonali;Even though the use of outsourcing in HR has become a growing trend, its application does not always bring about the results the company hoped for (Goldschmidt, 2009).

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  2. Organizations using HR outsourcing can gain a certain advantage. Key factors in outsourcing success are the decision process, partners, contract and partnership quality. Degree of use of outsourcing is determined by factors such as the degree of intervention of top managers. "Human resources management business whose asset-specific city is higher, if it is outsourced, suppliers may not be able to fully understand the culture so outsourcing risk is higher" (Hepeng, 2018).

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    1. Thank you Malinga for you comment adding to that Degree of use of outsourcing is determined by factors such as the degree of intervention of top Managers and his decision-making power, strategic position and assets specificity (Lihua,2013)

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  3. Businesses irrespective of their sizes have to recruit to meet up staffing needs. Several means to attract applicants are available, they best depend on the organizations goals and requirements. Before advertising take some time to have a look at the business plan and how it relates to human resource planning. (McIntyre, 2010)

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    1. Thank you Kelum for your comment adding to that; New technologies, skills and resources/capabilities and cost cutting and cost shifting contribute heavily to shape the decisions makers’ perception towards the benefits of outsourcing (Jain and Ramachandran, 2011)

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  4. In addition to the above. Another advantage of internal recruitment is reduction the employee turnover. However, new innovative ideas, methods and strategies will not come in to the organization with this process (Trivikram,2017).

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    1. According to the Shafique,2012 Internal recruitment determinants factors are

      •It is easier and faster to get needed employees on time when we planned in advance.

      •Managers can make enhanced recruitment decisions if they can discover the best alternatives

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  5. Lower level jobs can be outsourced as those are requiring short term employment relationship and not requiring intensive training (Redman and Wilkinson, 2009).

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    1. Disagree with you Eranga, According to the P. Joyce, 2012 short term employment disadvantages are

      •The temporary job may be exactly the job the job seeker wants, with a time limit for the employment commitment.
      •It provides an income stream while the "real" job search continues. (We called this the "salary continuation plan" in the past.)
      •It may give the job seeker a chance to "test drive" a job, an employer, a profession, or an industry.
      •The job seeker has an opportunity to start their career migration to a new field.
      •It fills a gap in experience needed for the next job.
      •It fills or a gap in the resume's employment history
      •Sometimes, it provides both income and benefits (health insurance, etc.)
      Sometimes, it opens the door to a permanent job, often referred to as "temp-to-perm." These jobs give both the employee and the employer an opportunity to see how they work together.

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  6. Research evaluating the effects of realistic job previews (RJPs) has more than a 50-year history (Breaugh, 1992). The basic
    premise upon which the use of an RJP is based is that many job applicants have inaccurate perceptions of positions for which they
    are applying. Given many employers try to make themselves appear to be a good place to work (Billsberry, 2007), these applicant
    expectations generally are inflated. If hired, individuals possessing inflated job expectations are thought to be more likely to
    become dissatisfied with their positions and more likely to quit than applicants who have more accurate expectations (Breaugh &
    Starke, 2000).

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    1. An important factor which contributes to outsourcing bringing the desired results is its successful implementation. This realization led to a research study, whose aim is to define a set of factors.
      Determining the successful implementation of R & S outsourcing through exploring of statistically significant correlation between selected factors and the perceived success of the R & S outsourcing implementation (Cocuľova,2015)

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  7. According to Dessler (2001), Internal Recruitment offers;
    • Happiness and high moral of employees
    • Sense of security among employees
    • Employees know that they stand the chance of promotion to higher positions. This induces them to work harder so as to prove their worth
    • Internal recruitment ensures continuity of employment and organizational stability
    • Prospects of transfer to new posts inspire employees to keep on adding to their knowledge and experience which leads to their development
    • Filling of vacancies from internal source is quite economical and convenient. No time and money is to be spent on advertisement, tests and interview because the knowledge and skill of employees are already known. There is no need for orientation of employees for preparing them for the new job.

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  8. The amount of information presented within a recruitment source, as well as recruitment source informativeness and specificity are assumed to be recruitment source characteristics affecting the attraction of job candidates. The more informative and specific information are provided to the job seeker, the better job candidates in terms of their qualifications may be recruited by an organization. Especially providing the job seekers with information on organizational and job attributes, such as the organizational culture, structure, value and beliefs, rewards, training and development opportunities, as well as supervision, pay level, promotion opportunities and location, helps job seekers to assess whether they fit to the organization and are capable of fulfilling the job requirements. Alsabbah, M.Y.A. & Ibrahim, H.I. (2013).

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