Developing A Human Resources Program



Defined Tag: Human Resources Program.

In the socio-political milieu of today, sensitivity is everything. A lack thereof has resulted in not only argumentation and murkiness of communication in the workplace, but even lawsuits, not to mention the dreaded firings and hurt feelings. For this reason, a human resources program has been installed in virtually every major corporation and its subsidiaries, to preclude both the hurt feelings, and certainly, the law suits.

The human resources program was a product of political economy and the multitude of theories that sprung from this subject. Simply put, it is labor, yet the reality is that laborers are human beings. Theses workers, even at the most fundamental level, are riddled with complexities, different variants of logic and emotion, and a smattering of aspects that social scientists are still discovering.

The studies of such fields as anthropology, sociology, and economics have shown that we humans are not as predictable as some would like to believe. Rather, our creativity and intelligence can sometimes work adversely in the corporate world, if not properly directed. For this reason, corporations have introduced the human resources program to improve worker to management relations.

Simply said, the human resources program is a means to an end, in that greater production is doled out by a happier, more content labor force. Yet at the heart of the matter is truly money, clearly read by the term human resources program, in that workers are seen as resources. Some may find this offensive, yet truly, what are workers in the eyes of the capitalist employers. Without taking things to the level of Marx or Engels, let us just state that the human resources program was initiated with good cause.

Much of the human resources program was anticipated by the Japanese corporate system, which was greatly open to hearing the problems of its employees, and subsequently nurturing –or alleviating (depending upon whom you ask) - these unfortunate aspects. This gave way in Japan and then the West to such contrivances as on-site day care, health programs, insurance plans, and even gyms and dietician offices in the corporate buildings.

It truly is a wonderful situation when two groups of greatly different power levels, such as employers (and management) and their subordinate employees can affect an area of communication. This communication has proven helpful in understanding of such basic human needs as sick leave, pregnancy leave, and other problems that occur for workers.

All of this is to be commended. With such cooperation and communication, social life as well as economic productivity is rising in aggregate standard. This is the proverbial win-win situation which all aspects of life can be aspired towards. With a little luck and a bit more work, it will not only improve, but will open new doors of standards and understanding between management and labor.