NATURE AND
SCOPE OF HRM
Prof.Sujeesha Rao

What is HRM?
Prof.Sujeesha Rao
Human resources (HR) is the department within
a business that is responsible for all things
worker-related. That includes recruiting,
selecting, hiring, onboarding, training,
promoting, paying, and firing employees and
independent contractors.

Definition
Prof.Sujeesha Rao
HRM is the planning, organising, directing &
controlling of the procurement, development,
compensation integration, maintenance and
separation of human resources to the end that
individual, organizational and social objectives
are accomplished.

Functions of HR
MANAGERIAL
FUNCTIONS
Planning
Organising
Directing
Controlling
OPERATIVE
FUNCTIONS
Staffing
Development
Compensation
and Motivation
Maintenance
Integration
Emerging Issues
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Operative functions of HR
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STAFFING
DEVELOPMENT
COMPENSATION
& MOTIVATION
Job analysis, Recruitment, Selecti
on, Placement.
Competency profiling, Training and
development, Performance &
potential management, Career
management.
Job design, Work scheduling, Job
evaluation, Compensation
administration, Incentives and
benefits

Operative functions of HR (contd.)
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MAINTENANCE
INTEGRATION
EMERGING
ISSUES
Health, Safety, Welfare, Soci
al security
Employment
relations, Discipline, Trade
unions, Participation, Collective
,
HR audit, HR scorecard,
International HRM,
Workforce Diversity

Objectives of HRM
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⦿ Societal objectives
To be ethically & socially responsible to the needs of
the society while minimizing the negative impact of
such demands upon the organization
⦿ Organizational objectives
To recognize the role of HRM in bringing about
organizational effectiveness
⦿ Functional objectives
To maintain the department’s contribution at a level
appropriate to the organization’s needs
⦿ Personal objectives
To assist employees in achieving their personal
goals in a manner that their personal goals enhance
the individual’s contribution to the organization

THANK YOU
Prof.Sujeesha Rao