Many myths have been perpetuated In the field of personnel administration during the 20th century. These misconceptions were really never true in the 1900s, and they are especially misleading and Inaccurate now, as we enter the 21st century. The five misconceptions to be discussed In this article Include:
1. Human resources are our most Important assets.
2. Experience and superior qualifications will help you get a job.
3. Good Individual job performance will result In accelerated pay Increases.
4. Loyalty, commitment, and seniority are rewarded within organizations.
5. Technology and automation will reduce the need for human effort.
It is certainly true that many of the ideas taught in college classrooms within business schools are not experienced in the real world of work. This is true in all of the business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing-and their various academic subdisciplines. This article, however, deals with only management topics and their subset of human resource management, formerly known as personnel administration (industrial relations, employment, staffing, labor-management relations, et al.).
Actually, it is not a rarity to find erroneous teachings in colleges today. Examples are numerous and easily come to mind for people who are familiar with the HRM literature and field, or any other academic discipline. This article will simply examine some major HRM lies, which have relevance to other areas as well.
Theory vs. Practice
Why are the teachings wrong? One explanation is that there is simply a gap that exists between ivory-tower theory and real-world practice. The assumption is that theory is the good or ideal way, and that practice is ...