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Human Resource Management


Human Resource Management

Definition

Human Resource Management is the process of recruiting, selecting, inducting employees, providing orientation, imparting training and development, appraising the performance of employees, deciding compensation and providing benefits, motivating employees, maintaining proper relations with employees and their trade unions, ensuring employees safety, welfare and health measures in compliance with labour laws of the land. 



Human Resource Management as “planning, organizing, directing, controlling of procurement, development, compensation, integration , maintenance and separation of human resources to the end that individual, organizational and social objectives are achieved.” (Edwin Flippo)

Human resources – personal management as “that part of management which is concerned with people at work and with their relationship within an enterprise. Its aim is to bring together and develop into an effective organization of the men and women who make up enterprise and having regard for the well – being of the individuals and of working groups, to enable them to make their best contribution to its success”. (The National Institute of Personal Management)

“Human Resource Management is concerned with the people dimension” in management. Since every organization is made up of people, acquiring their services, developing their skills, motivating them to higher levels of performance and ensuring that they continue to maintain their commitment to the organization is essential to achieve organsational objectives. This is true, regardless of the type of organization – government, business, education, health or social action”.  (Decenzo and Robbins)

Objectives:

The primary objective of HRM is to ensure the availability of right people for right jobs so as the organizational goals are achieved effectively.

Sub Objectives:

1.     To help the organization to attain its goals effectively and efficiently by providing competent and motivated employees.

2.     To utilize the available human resources effectively.

3.     To increase to the fullest the employee’s job satisfaction and self-actualization.

4.     To develop and maintain the quality of work life (QWL) which makes employment in the organization a desirable personal and social situation.

5.     To help maintain ethical policies and behavior inside and outside the organization.

6.     To establish and maintain cordial relations between employees and management.

7.     To reconcile individual/group goals with organizational goals.

Scope

The scope of HRM is, indeed, very vast and wide. It includes all activities starting from manpower planning till employee leaves the organization. Accordingly, the scope of HRM consists of acquisition, development, maintenance/retention, and control of human resources in the organization (see figure 1.1)



 Functions:

We have already defined HRM. The definition of HRM is based on what managers do. The functions performed by managers are common to all organizations. For the convenience of study, the function performed by the resource management can broadly be classified into two categories, viz.

(1) Managerial functions, and

(2) Operative functions (see fig. 1.2). 







 Importance of Human Resource Management to an organization

Human resources are important to organizations in myriad areas, ranging from strategic planning to company image. HR practitioners in a small business who have well-rounded expertise provide a number of services to employees. The areas in which HR maintains control can enhance an employees’ experience throughout the workforce while strengthening business operations.



References:

1.     Chand,S. Human Resource Management: Meaning, Objectives, Scope and Functions

2.     Mayhew, R. Reviewed by Thompson, J. (2019) : 10 Reasons HR Is Important to an Organization.

Comments

  1. Kheshini ShashikaJuly 8, 2019 at 4:56 AM

    What is the major for Human Resource Management?

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  2. PiumaliJuly 8, 2019 at 7:45 AM

    HR is important for managers so that they can stay focused on their job. ... One role of HR in a company is to unravel the byzantine employment regulations using their expertise and to advise management about how they affect the business. They then updates business practices so the company is compliant.

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  3. Monali KarunarathnaJuly 8, 2019 at 8:12 AM

    Organizational Objectives of HRM deals to achieve efficiency and effectiveness while the functional Objectives include HRM activities served to other departments.

    ReplyDelete

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