This document defines human resource management and outlines its objectives and scope. It provides definitions of HRM from several experts, emphasizing that HRM involves planning, organizing, and managing all aspects of human resources to help organizations and individuals accomplish their goals. The objectives of HRM are described as acting as a liaison between management and employees, enhancing employee work life and skills through training, and creating motivational benefit schemes. Finally, the scope of HRM is outlined as including manpower planning, recruitment, compensation, welfare programs, and industrial relations.
2. “Personnel management, or say human resource
management, is the planning, organizing, directing
and controlling of the procurement, development,
compensation, integration, maintenance and
separation of human resources to the end that
individual, organizational and social objectives are
accomplished.”
-Edwin B. Flippo
Definition
3. “Personnel management is that part of
management(which is) concerned with people at
work and with their relationships within an
enterprise. Its aim is to bring together and develop
into an effective organization the men and women
who make up an enterprise and, having regard for
the wellbeing of the individual and of working
groups, to enable them to make their best
contribution to its success.”
-Institute of Personnel Management (IPM)
Definition
4. “Human resource management is concerned with the
people dimension in the 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 are essential to achieving organizational
objectives. This is true, regardless of the type of
organization – government, business, education,
health, recreation, or social action.”
-David A. Decenzo and Stephen P. Robbins
Definition
5. “Human resource management is a series of
integrated decisions that form the employment
relationship; their quality contributes to the ability of
the organizations and the employees to achieve their
objectives.”
-George T. Milkovich and John W. Boudreau
Definition
6. - To act as a Liaison between top management and employees
- To ensure and enhance quality of work life of employees at work
place
- To Provide high quality Human Resources to the organization
whenever necessary
- To offer training to the employees which will develop the skills of
the employees and enhance productivity in the organization
- To Create new or improve employees existing employee benefit
schemes which in return motivate employees and enhances
cooperation between employer & employee
Objectives
OBJECTIVES OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
7. Scope
SCOPE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Personnel or Labour Aspect
• Manpower Planning
• Recruitment
• Selection
• Placement
• Transfer
• Promotion
• Training and Development
• Layoffs and retrenchment
• Remuneration
• Incentives and Productivity
Welfare Aspect
• Canteen
• Creches
• Rest and Lunch Rooms
• Housing
• Transport
• Medical Assistance
• Education
• Health and Safety
• Recreation Facilities
Industrial Relations Aspect
• Union-Management
Relations
• Joint Consultations
• Collective bargaining
• Grievance
• Disciplinary actions
• Settlement of disputes