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Human Resource Management Sunaina Ahuja, Human Resource Development Center

Notes Unit 11: Human Resources and Development

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

11.1 Need of HRD
11.2 Scope of HRD
11.3 HRD Practices in Indian Organization

11.4 Summary
11.5 Keywords
11.6 Review Questions
11.7 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

 Define the term human resource development
 Discuss the need of HRD

 Understand training, education and development functions
 Describe the scope of HRD
 Analyze HRD practices in Indian organization

Introduction

HRD is concerned with an organised series of learning activities, within a specified time limit,
designed to produce behavioural change in the learner (Naddler, 1969). From the organisational
context, therefore, HRD is a process which helps employees of an organisation to improve their
functional capabilities for their present and future roles, to develop their general capabilities, to
harness their inner potentialities both for their self and organisational development and, to
develop organisational culture to sustain harmonious superior-subordinate relationships,
teamwork, motivation, quality, and a sense of belongingness.

Notes Training, Education and Development Functions vis-à-vis HRD
There are a lot of misconceptions about training, education and development functions
vis-à-vis HRD. Essentially, HRD activities are designed to make people effective in their
present job position, which is a part of the training function. But when the focus is on a
future identifiable job it becomes a part of the education function. For future unidentifiable
jobs, i.e., to develop capabilities for a future position or new activities within the
organisation, which are not very specific at the present stage, it becomes a part of the
development function.
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