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Human Resources Management - An Overview

Introduction and Definitions of HRM - An Overview

   Posted On :  30.05.2018 07:32 am

Men and resources are involved in all activities. Men were taken for granted for a long time.

Introduction and Definitions of HRM

Introduction

 
Men and resources are involved in all activities. Men were taken for granted for a long time. Greater accent was given to resources, production machinery and top managers. But during the last few decades, with modern large scale production of innumerable products for a wide market, the importance of human resources and their development has come to the fore. The importance of human resources to any organization need not be over-emphasized. Human resource is the wealth of a nation and an organisation. The development process is wide and varied. In this lesson, let us understand the importance and concept of Human Resources Management. (HRM).

 In the general parlance, human resources are people and their characteristics at work either at the national level or organisational level. Megginson has defined human resources as follows:
 
“From the national point of view, human resources are knowledge, skills, creative abilities, talents and attitudes obtained in the population; whereas from the viewpoint of the individual enterprise they represent the total of the inherent abilities, acquired knowledge and skills as exemplified in the talents and aptitudes of its employers”
 
Sumantra Ghosal considers human resources as human capital. He classifies human capital into three categories – intellectual capital, social capital and emotional capital. Intellectual capital consists of specialized knowledge, tacit knowledge and skills, cognitive complexity and learning capacity. Social capital is made up of network of relationships, sociability, and trustworthiness. Emotional capital consists of self- confidence, ambition and courage, risk-bearing ability and resilience”.
 
In simple words, HRM is a process of making the efficient and effective use of human resources so that the set goals are achieved.
 

Definition of HRM

 
According to Flippo, ‘Personnel Management, or say, human resources management is the planning, organizing, directing and controlling of the procurement, development,
 
According to Flippo, ‘Personnel Management, or say, human resources 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, organisational and social objectives are accomplished”.

The National Institute of Personal Management (NIPM) of India has defined 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 have regard for the well-being of the individuals and of working groups, to enable them to make their best contribution to its success”.
 
According to Decenzo and Robbins, “HRM 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 organisational objectives. This is true, regardless of the type of organization – government, business, education, health or social action”.
 
HRM can be defined as a process of procuring, developing and maintaining competent resources in the organization so that goals of an organization are achieved in an effective and efficient manner. In other words HRM is an art of managing people at work in such a manner that they give best to the organisation.
 

 

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