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PATNA-13
MANAGEMENT
(Common)
Unit 4
Human Resource Management
Definition
Human resource consist of all individual engaged in any of the organisational
activities at all level. . Human Resource Management (HRM) is the effective use
of human resource in order to enhance organisational performance.
HRM includes anything and everything associated with the management of
employment relationships in the firm.
Human resource management (HRM) is the process of employing people,
training them, compensating them, developing policies relating to them, and
developing strategies to retain them
The four key dimensions to HRM as postulated by Guest (1987) include;
• Commitment: It is expected of employees to identify the interests and goals of
the organizations, and be aligned and committed in achieving these goals.
• Flexibility: Employees are expected to adapt willingly to change within the
organizational structure, without any strife or prejudice.
• Quality: High levels performance attainment of organization depends on the
quality of members of staff and management of such organization.
• Integration: ‘It involves the matching of human resources strategies to the
needs of the business strategy (Guest, 1987).
Functions of HRM:
Human Resource or Personnel Department is established in most of the
organisations, under the charge of an executive known as Human
Resource/Personnel Manager. This department plays an important role in the
efficient management of human resources.
Some of the major functions of human resource management are as follows:
1. Managerial Functions
2. Operative Functions
3. Advisory Functions.
1. The Managerial function: of Human Resource Management are as
follows:
a. Human Resource Planning - In this function of HRM, the number and type
of employees needed to accomplish organizational goals is determined. Research
is an important part of this function, information is collected and analysed to
identify current and future human resource needs and to forecast changing values,
attitude, and behaviour of employees and their impact on organization.