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. It is the process of procuring, developing, maintaining and compensating a given workforce.
HRM is the set of organizational activities directed at attracting, developing, maintaining an effective workforce to achieve the organizational objective effectively and efficiently.
Human Resource Planning
Human resource planning has traditionally been used by organizations to ensure that the right person is in the right job at the right time. Under past conditions of relative environmental certainty and stability, human resource planning focused on the short term and was dictated largely by line management concerns. As human resource planners involve themselves in more programs to serve the needs of the business, and even influence the direction of the business, they face new and increased responsibilities and challenges.
Human Resource Function
The role of human resource management is to plan, develop, and administer policies and programs designed to make expeditious use of an organization’s human resources. It is that part of management which is concerned with the people at work and with their relationship within an enterprise. Its objectives are: the effective utilization of human resources; desirable working relationships among all members of the organization; and Maximum individual development.
The major functional areas in human resource management are:
Training and Development:
Training
It is the learning process that involves the acquisition of knowledge, sharpening of skill, concept rules or changing of attitudes and behaviors to enhance to performance of employees Training is activity leading to skilled behavior.
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