ABSTRACT

Aims • To dispel some misconceptions about human resource management • To present inventories for monitoring staff perceptions of orientation, supervision and

training practices • To offer suggestions for improving practices

Modern managerial myths Having invested time, energy and money in finding, selecting and hiring people with the intel­ ligences and skills your organization needs, it is important to appreciate the necessity for expending similar energy in making sure that those qualities are well directed, developed and rewarded. One of the stumbling-blocks can be acceptance of some myths about workers and job satisfaction.