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HRM-Ch-1 Introduction To HRM
HRM-Ch-1 Introduction To HRM
Comprehensive function
Human Resource management is concerned with
managing people at work. It covers all type of people in
the organization
People- oriented
Human Resource Management is concerned with
employees as an individual as well as groups. It is
the task of dealing with human relation ship with
an organization .
Action oriented
Human Resource Management focuses on action
rather than on record keeping or procedures.
It stresses the solution of personnel problems to
achieve both organizational objectives and
employee’s personal goal
4. Individual oriented
Under Human Resource Management, every
employee is considered as an individual so as to
provide service and programs to facilitate employee
satisfaction and growth.
Development oriented
Human Resource Management is concerned with
developing potential of employees so that they got
maximum satisfaction from their best effort to the
organizations
Future oriented
Human resource management is concerned
with helping organizations to achieve its
objectives in the future by providing
competent and well motivated employees
Challenging Function
Managing of Human Resource is a challenging job due
to dynamic nature of people.
People have sentiments and emotions so they can not be
treated like machines. It is, therefore, necessary to handle
them tactfully. It is not simply managing people but
administrating a social system.
Continuous Function
Management of Human Resource is an on going or
never ending exercise rather than a ‘one shot’
function
Pervasive function
Human Resource Management is inherent in
all organizations and at all levels. Each and
every manager is involved with human
resource function.
Science as well as an art
Human Resource Management is a science as it
contains an organized body of knowledge
consisting of principles and techniques. It is also
an art because it involved application of
theoretical knowledge to the problems of human
resource.
Globally oriented
Human Resource Management is not only an
American function or activity; it is being
practiced efficiently and continuously in Mexico,
Poland, Hong Kong and all over the world.
Goals/Objectives of Human Resource Management
satisfaction
treated equitably
Human Resource Management Out Comes
(Effectiveness Criteria)
Attraction of employees
An important HRM goal is the attraction of the necessary
number and type of employees to the organization.
Attracting and retaining HR is probably the biggest
problem facing human resource manager in to days work
environments.
High performance
• It is oriented toward:
• Worldwide interdependence
• The future
Difference b/n HRM and personnel Management
Employees relation Pluralist, collective, low trust Unitary, individual, high trust
perspective