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Human Resource Management

Notes It is necessary to recall what management is before studying Human Resource Management.
Management has been defined by Mary Parker Follett as, "the art of getting things done through
people". Management has been further defined as, "…..that field of human behaviour in which
managers plan, organize, staff, direct and control human, physical and financial resources in an
organized effort, in order to achieve desired individual and group activities with optimum
efficiency and effectiveness." The important resources that have to be managed by the organization
include: human, finance, operations and information. Out of these, human resource management
is the only resource that is living part of the organization. It is this living part which vibrates
positive energy and leads to the planning, organizing, controlling, coordinating and directing
of the rest of the resources within the organization. It is this sub-system which will ultimately
lead to the overall growth of the organization. Thus, human resource is a crucial sub-system in
the process of management.

1.1 Human Resource Management

HRM is important for all the managers because failing to manage human resource leads to
following problems:
1. Hire the wrong person for the job
2. Experience high turnover

3. Have job misfits
4. Waste time with useless interviews
5. Lead to grievances amongst employees and even employees unrest

6. Allow a lack of training to undermine department's effectiveness
7. Commit any unfair labour practices
8. Get into legal issues related to labour laws.
Remember, one can do everything else right as manager – lay brilliant plans, draw clear
organization charts, set up modern assembly lines, and use sophisticated accounting controls –
but still fail as a manager by hiring the wrong people or by not motivating subordinates, for
instance. On the other hand, many managers – presidents, generals, governors, supervisors –
have been successful even with inadequate plans, organizations, or controls. They were successful
because they had the quality of developing their people.
Human Resource Management is a process of bringing people and organization together so that
the goals of each are met. It is that part of the management process which is concerned with the
management of human resource in an organization. It tries to secure the best from people by
winning their whole hearted co-operation.

It may be defined as the art of processing, developing and maintaining competent workforce to
achieve the goals of an organization in an effective and efficient manner.
It is concerned with the most effective use of people to achieve organizational and individual
goals.
Human Resource Management is the process of managing the vibrating human resource in an
organization, so that the employee and employer will be able to achieve their respective
objectives. In fact, human resource management is the most important asset for an organization.
The quality of human resource will determine its fate.

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