Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an
organization that focuses on recruitment of, management of, and
providing direction for the people who work in the organization. Human
Resource Management can also be performed by line managers.
Human Resource Management is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training.
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What is Human Resource Management ?
Another definition
Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations. Human resources is also the name of the function within an organization charged with the overall responsibility for implementing strategies and policies relating to the management of individuals (i.e. the human resources). This function title is often abbreviated to the initials "HR".
Human resources is a relatively modern management term, coined as late as the 1960s The origins of the function arose in organizations that introduced 'welfare management' practices and also in those that adopted the principles of 'scientific management'. From these terms emerged a largely administrative management activity, coordinating a range of worker related processes and becoming known, in time, as the 'personnel function'. Human resources progressively became the more usual name for this function, in the first instance in the United States as well as multinational or international corporations, reflecting the adoption of a more quantitative as well as strategic approach to workforce management, demanded by corporate management to gain a competitive advantage, utilizing limited skilled and highly skilled workers.
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The second definition of HRM encompasses the management of people in organizations from a macro perspective
i.e. managing people in the form of a collective relationship between
management and employees. This approach focuses on the objectives and
outcomes of the HRM function. What this means is that the HR function in
contemporary organizations is concerned with the notions of people
enabling, people development and a focus on making the “employment
relationship” fulfilling for both the management and employees.
These definitions emphasize the difference between Personnel Management as defined in the second paragraph and human resource management as described in the third paragraph. To put it in one sentence, personnel management is essentially “workforce” centered whereas human resource management is “resource” centered. The key difference is HRM in recent times is about fulfilling management objectives of providing and deploying people and a greater emphasis on planning, monitoring and control.
Whatever the definition we use the answer to the question as to “what is HRM?” is that it is all about people in organizations. No wonder that some MNC’s (Multinationals) call the HR managers as People Managers, People Enablers and the practice as people management. In the 21st century organizations, the HR manager or the people manager is no longer seen as someone who takes care of the activities described in the traditional way. In fact, most organizations have different departments dealing with Staffing, Payroll, and Retention etc. Instead, the HR manager is responsible for managing employee expectations vis-à-vis the management objectives and reconciling both to ensure employee fulfillment and realization of management objectives.
In conclusion, this article has briefly touched upon the topic of HRM and served as an introduction to HRM. We shall touch upon the other topics that this field covers in other articles.
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We have defined the human resource and now its need to define the term
human resource management. Management specialists have defined human
resource management as below.
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http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryh/f/hr_management.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resources
http://www.managementstudyguide.com/human-resource-management.htm
http://practicehrm.blogspot.com/2009/09/definition-of-muman-resource-management.html
Human Resource Management is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training.
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What is Human Resource Management ?
Another definition
Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations. Human resources is also the name of the function within an organization charged with the overall responsibility for implementing strategies and policies relating to the management of individuals (i.e. the human resources). This function title is often abbreviated to the initials "HR".
Human resources is a relatively modern management term, coined as late as the 1960s The origins of the function arose in organizations that introduced 'welfare management' practices and also in those that adopted the principles of 'scientific management'. From these terms emerged a largely administrative management activity, coordinating a range of worker related processes and becoming known, in time, as the 'personnel function'. Human resources progressively became the more usual name for this function, in the first instance in the United States as well as multinational or international corporations, reflecting the adoption of a more quantitative as well as strategic approach to workforce management, demanded by corporate management to gain a competitive advantage, utilizing limited skilled and highly skilled workers.
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More Definitions of Human Resource Management
We often hear the term Human Resource Management, Employee Relations and Personnel Management
used in the popular press as well as by Industry experts. Whenever we
hear these terms, we conjure images of efficient managers busily going
about their work in glitzy offices. In this article, we look at the
question “what is HRM ?” by giving a broad overview of the topic and
introducing the readers to the practice of HRM in contemporary
organizations. Though as with all popular perceptions, the above imagery
has some validity, the fact remains that there is much more to the
field of HRM and despite popular depictions of the same, the “art and
science” of HRM is indeed complex. We have chosen the term “art and
science” as HRM is both the art of managing people by recourse to
creative and innovative approaches; it is a science as well because of
the precision and rigorous application of theory that is required.
As outlined above, the process of defining HRM leads us to two different definitions. The first definition of HRM is that it is the process of managing people in organizations in a structured and thorough manner. This covers the fields of staffing (hiring people), retention of people, pay and perks setting and | |
management, performance management, change management and taking care of exits from the company to round off the activities. This is the traditional definition of HRM which leads some experts to define it as a modern version of the Personnel Management function that was used earlier. |
These definitions emphasize the difference between Personnel Management as defined in the second paragraph and human resource management as described in the third paragraph. To put it in one sentence, personnel management is essentially “workforce” centered whereas human resource management is “resource” centered. The key difference is HRM in recent times is about fulfilling management objectives of providing and deploying people and a greater emphasis on planning, monitoring and control.
Whatever the definition we use the answer to the question as to “what is HRM?” is that it is all about people in organizations. No wonder that some MNC’s (Multinationals) call the HR managers as People Managers, People Enablers and the practice as people management. In the 21st century organizations, the HR manager or the people manager is no longer seen as someone who takes care of the activities described in the traditional way. In fact, most organizations have different departments dealing with Staffing, Payroll, and Retention etc. Instead, the HR manager is responsible for managing employee expectations vis-à-vis the management objectives and reconciling both to ensure employee fulfillment and realization of management objectives.
In conclusion, this article has briefly touched upon the topic of HRM and served as an introduction to HRM. We shall touch upon the other topics that this field covers in other articles.
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Definition of Human Resource Management
We have defined the human resource and now its need to define the term
human resource management. Management specialists have defined human
resource management as below.
"The
Process of analyzing and managing an organizations human resources
needs to ensure satisfaction of its strategic objectives”
-Management –Hellriegel/Slocum
“The
policies and practices involved in carrying out the ‘people’ or human
resources aspects of a management position, including recruiting,
screening, training and appraising.”
-Human resource management –Gray Dessler
We can mention a business approach for the definition of human resource management as follows.
"a
model of personnel management that focuses on the individual rather
than taking a collective approach. Responsibility for human resource
management is often devolved to line management. It is characterized by
an emphasis on strategic integration, employee commitment, workforce
flexibility, and quality of goods and services."
Also, it has defined as "All
methods and functions concerning the mobilization and development of
personnel as human resources, with the objective of efficiency and
greater productivity in a company, government administration, or other
organization." too.
source site links
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4055258942861456150#editor/target=post;postID=5344559535443236609
http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryh/f/hr_management.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resources
http://www.managementstudyguide.com/human-resource-management.htm
http://practicehrm.blogspot.com/2009/09/definition-of-muman-resource-management.html
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