Article Review

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Title of the article

Welber, M. (May2003). “In a League of Its Own”. Workforce Magazine, 82 (5), p34, 4p

Purpose of the article

The article provides a description of the recruitment of baseball recruits. It provides an account of the recruitment process and the lessons, which can be inferred by managers in various leadership positions in business.

Summary

Michael Welber’ In a League of Its Own describes the process of recruiting, developing and training in baseball, which assists individuals and organizational leaders to learn from the provided example. Initially, the author introduces the need of having an appropriate recruiting strategy, of which he states that without the diligence, the results would not be beneficial (Welber 34). Apparently, organizations need to adopt an executive recruiting process that is similar to the textbook readings. This includes having a complete overview of its employees before appointment such as doing a background check and verifying their qualifications just as it is done in baseball (Noe et al. 139).

The author provides precise information regarding the involved characteristics of mentoring arrangement in baseball, which coincides with class readings regarding its importance. Leaders should ensure to create a relationship with its organizational members by developing a relationship that is able to last longer (Welber 36). This strategy is a vital aspect in management since it facilitates the running of businesses to be easier. Furthermore, the article places focus on the retention of players and player development. His idea relates to human resource management topics involving planning, organizing, controlling, and leading. It states that organizations should ensure that it employs a functioning process that allows its staff to fit in and to remain loyal (Welber 36).

Ideas and Information

Agreeably, the ideas presented in the article reflect human resource management principles. With the employees being its primary focus, managers should ensure that the working environment is favorable to encourage good working relations (Noe et al. 143)

Commentary

Reviewing the article provides a rather different perspective of management as it presents its utilization in an actual scene, which breaks the class monotony in understanding of ideas. For instance, the need for developing a sensible and working recruiting program that is emphasized in the article can be applied in future while working in an organization since it has the capabilities of determining the success or failure of an organization. Therefore, the ideas presented by Welber in his article are significant in studying Human Resource Management (Noe et al. 146).

Work Cited

Noe, Raymond A., Hollenbeck, John, Gerhart, Barry, and Patrick Wright. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management. Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2007. Print.

Welber, Michael. “In a League of Its Own.” Workforce Magazine. 82. 5 (2003): 34-39. Print.