Human Resources Planning and Behavior Survey of High-Tech Industry

This research will investigate human resources management, and related topics on organizational behavior of high-tech industries. Then the effects of the latter three factors son the effectiveness of human management also will be investigated. Intensive interview and questionnaire survey was used to gather data from 150 high-tech firms.

Aspects of human resources management on white collar employees such as recruiting, selecting, training, promoting, performance appraisal, and work relationship, as well as motivating, leading, communicating and decision making were gathered as IV (Independent variables). Job satisfaction and organizational commitment were used as criteria of effectiveness of human resource management. The results from interviewing with human resources manage show the current practices on human resources management and organizational behavior in high-tech industries.

On recruiting, while collar employees, companies stress on sense of achievement and compensation. They are able to hire suitable personnel. On performance appraisal, companies use rating method and management by objectives most often.

High-tech companies rely on monetary ways to motivate employees. Managers\' leadership style stresses on performance and relationship simultaneously. High-tech companies take training and education seriously, and hire instructors from within on from consultant companies.

Rapid and formal communication through meetings and intercom systems are popular and successful. Managerial positions are promoted most often from within based on employee\'s expertise and personal characteristics. Most companies have good relationship width their workers, only 30% of companies have unionized workers.

The results from surveying engineers on perception of human resources management and organizational behavior show that motivation, training and education, communication decision making, promotion, and labor relations have significant effects on work satisfaction and organizational commitments. Males are more satisfied width work and commit more to company than females. The higher the education level and salary, the higher the work satisfaction and organizational commitment.