BUSI 750 Discussion Board 1 Introducing HR and Christian Worldview ESSAY 2021.pdf

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Discussion Board 1: Introducing HR and Christian Worldview

Tamika Torain

Liberty University

BUSI 750: Managing Human Resources

Dr. Scott Quatro

January 18, 2021

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abides within it from the plants, earth, water, animals, and humanity, which he made in his

image. Everything within the earth has a job that ensures that the earth perseveres for years to

come. God himself performed many jobs when he created the earth, he designed, planned, and

executed his plans within six days, and on the seventh day, he rested. When God created

humanity, he knew that he wanted humankind to be rational thinkers for them to be innovative

and to create societal structures. For Genesis 1:28 New King James Version states, “Then God

blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have

Keller's big-picture thinking is something I always refer to when speaking with others

concerning jobs and selecting a field of interest to work within. Keller et al. (2012) state that the

fact that God put work in paradise is startling because we so often think of work as a necessary

evil or even punishment (pg. 23). Nevertheless, conducting work is not evil or punishment. It is

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one of humankind's necessities to survive, much so like food, water, clothing, and rest. Work

helps us be whole; we need it to serve our purpose/ calling that God has bestowed upon our lives.

Moreover, we are not to become too consumed with work because our relationship with God is

essential for our lives. We are to glorify and honor God in all that we do. Making him the center

of our lives, for Joshua 24:15 King James Version state, "And if it seem evil unto you to serve

the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served

long informed it of modern individualism, a spirit which promotes the idea of work as a means of

private advancement rather than a public contribution, a spirit which will rend the social fabric of

our society and erode our democratic institutions if allowed to have full sway in American life

(pg. xiv). He also expands upon modern Americans' individualism in two forms: utilitarian and

expressionist (pg. XV). Keller et al. mention in Every Good Endeavor how individuals tend to be

consumed with their jobs and make their jobs idols. Keller et al. and Hardy both reference how

the Greeks viewed work as a duty that animals and those that were not smart or, in reality, wealth

performed.

According to Valentine et al. (2020), human resource management is designing formal

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(pg.4). A few responsibilities of the human resource department are to ensure employees are

placed in the right job, trained, rewarded, and given feedback. Hence, the development and

implementation of business strategies are based upon an organizations’ areas of strength, which

contributes significantly to achieving organizational goals and maintaining a competitive

advantage within an organization given industry. Additionally, the human resource department is

tasked with its organization’s core competencies, such as human capital, productivity, customer

labor relations. The three of the related implications for the human resources as a strategic

function in any business, would be as followed: (a) strategy and planning, (b) risk management

and worker protections, and (c) employee and labor relations.

Strategy and Planning

or direction, and allocating resources (capital and people) toward its achievement” (Valentine,

Meglich, Mathis, & Jackson,2020, pg.36). According to Chakraborty et al. (2019) HR

department plays a profuse role in planning for the human resource of the firm to optimize the

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becomes a source of sustained competitive advantage for an organization. The strategy and

planning subsystem include the assessment of the current status of a business and the

environmental forces that may be important during the strategic planning phase.

Risk Management and Worker Protections

A significant role of human resources management is to manage employee risks. Hence,

HR’s responsibility is to keep employees safe and ensure that an organization is not accountable

managers and their employees must be handled legally and effectively. There is a strong ethical

case for focusing on employee well-being[CITATION Gue17 \p 22 \l 1033 ] . Hence, this

subsystem indicates the importance of HR policies and procedures so that all knows how to

conduct themselves professionally within the workplace, as well as the development, and

communication of policies and procedures.

and all things that abide within the Earth. Furthermore, as God's creation, we all are to perform

our jobs/tasks with dignity and procreate and subdue the lands, which is a way of God creating/

working through us. Moreover, we are to display the love that we have for God and our

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has been viewed over many historical eras. Keller et al. (2012) refer to the Greek philosopher's

ideology of work, stating that human beings were to become like God's by withdrawing from

active life and devoting themselves to contemplation (Keller & Alsdoft, 1990, pg. 33). Greeks

sought to escape the necessity of work altogether and live in a way that takes part in the gods'

immortality (Keller & Alsdoft, 2012, pg. 8), which was altogether a misconception. Furthermore,

both Hardy and Keller et al. quoted the Greek philosopher Aristotle famously quoted, "Some

is a significant task that requires the individuals working in the department to have attention to

detail. Furthermore, the HR department is continuously working out chaotic situations to ensure

an organization's sustainability.

References

Chakraborty, D., & Biswas, W. (2019). Evaluating the impact of human resource planning

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Genesis 1:28 New King James Version (NKJV). (2021). Retrieved January 2021, from Bible

Guest, D. E. (2017). Human resource management and employee well‐being: Towards a new

Keller, T. & Alsdorf, K.L. (2012). The Design of Work. In Every Good Endeavor : Connecting

Valentine, S. R., Meglich P.A., Mathis, R. L., & Jackson. J. H. (2020). Human Resource