Managing Human Resources

UNIT 1 i
Human resource management in perspective

Unit 1
BMG 511

Managing Human Resources

Human Resource
Management in
Perspective

ii WAWASAN OPEN UNIVERSITY
BMG 511 Managing Human Resources

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UNIT 1 iii
Human resource management in perspective

Contents
Unit 1 Human Resource Management in Perspective
Course overview

1

Unit overview

3

Unit objectives

3

1.1 Introduction to human resource management
(HRM)

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Objectives

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Introduction

5

Various functions of HRM

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HRM as a restatement of existing personnel

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