10/2/08

Look for various definitions of personnel management and human resource management and their authors and sources (minimum of 5). Critique each.

Human Resource management is based in the efficient utilization of employees in achieving two main goals within a corporation or other type of organization. The first goal is to effectively make use of the talents and abilities of employees to achieve the operational objectives that are the ultimate aim of the organization. Along with realizing the goals of the organization, Human Resource management also seeks to ensure that the individual employee is satisfied with both the working environment and the compensation and benefits that he or she receives.

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  • In this definition, it was clearly stated here that the employee’s compensation and benefits are to be ensured in order to achieve the operational objectives of the organization, but they must not forget that training and motivation of the employee is also important for the employee to give the quality service to the organization.



The Human Resources Management (HRM) function includes a variety of activities, and key among them is deciding what staffing needs you have and whether to use independent contractors or hire employees to fill these needs, recruiting and training the best employees, ensuring they are high performers, dealing with performance issues, and ensuring your personnel and management practices conform to various regulations.

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  • This definition only seeks for the best employee without stating the benefits and compensations the employee could get in working with the organization.



In any organization, there has to be someone concerned with the welfare and performance of persons who are a part of the operation. When an individual or a team of individuals takes on this task of seeing to programs and setting policies that impact everyone associated with the company, they are engaged in the process of personnel management, sometimes referred to as human resources management.

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  • This definition also lacks benefits for the employee for its only concerned in the performance of the employee with in the organization.



The Human Resources (HR) function provides significant support and advice to line management. The attraction, preservation and development of high caliber people are a source of competitive advantage for our business, and are the responsibility of HR.

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  • This definition states the significance of the HRM in the organization. It also focused in the quality service the employee could give in the organization.


Administrative discipline of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization. It includes (1) conducting job analyses, (2) planning personnel needs, and recruitment, (3) selecting the right people for the job, (4) orienting and training, (5) determining and managing wages and salaries, (6) providing benefits and incentives, (7) appraising performance, (Cool resolving disputes, (9) communicating with all employees at all levels.

www.businessdictionary.com

  • This definition is much more complete than the others because it stated here what the employee could give in the organization and what the organization could give in the employee in return.

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