What is Human Resource Management? More importantly, what is its importance to business? Well to put it simply, HRM is the process of attracting, developing and maintaining a talented work force. If done correctly, HRM can benefit a company in many ways, including increased productivity, higher employee morale etc.

In this blog posts, I looked at why Google was hailed as an expert at HRM and in turn why people wanted to work for Google. In the article that I read, Google was facing a major problem of female employees leaving. It then explains how it came to solve that problem and how it then tackled future HR issues.

Basically, Google invests a lot in HR. They provide an extremely good maternity plan, 5 months of full paid leave with full benefits! They hire social scientists to perform test on how they can improve employee morale and wellness, and many other activities.

This  is why people want to work for Google. They care for their employees as they know the effectiveness of good HRM. Employees want to work for Google because of all the benefits they can get including futuristic toilets, a company bowling alley, a wellness center, and even allows employees to take 20% of their work time to work on projects of their own interests.

We can relate this back to our HR class on creating an organisational culture and motivation. Google has created this organisational culture inspiring innovation and creativity. It is not your average office. The structure of their headquarters is unorthodox and creates an atmosphere that is very different from traditional businesses. We can also relate this back to how Zappos was motivating their employees. Google and Zappos both made their employees feel that they were part of a family, rather than some organisation that was only working together because it had to.

We can see the importance of good HR by just looking at how successful Google is. Many companies are also realizing the importance of good HR and are adapting to these changes.

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http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/01/google_people_operations_the_secrets_of_the_world_s_most_scientific_human.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stanphelps/2014/08/05/cracking-into-google-the-15-reasons-why-over-2-million-people-apply-each-year/