1. Unit – I Human Resource Management

2. Welcome to the class of HRM !!!

3. Definition What Is Human Resource Management (HRM)?
The policies and practices involved in carrying out the “people” or human resource aspects of a management position, including recruiting, screening, training, rewarding, and appraising. (Dessler)

4. Human resources: Meaning
Human resources means the collection of people and their characteristics at work. These are distinct and unique to an organization in several ways.

5. What is HRM?
Human Resource Management is “the planning, organizing, directing and controlling of the procurement, development, compensation, integration, maintenance and separation of human resources to the end that individual, organizational, and social objectives are accomplished.”

6. Human resource management: Definition
Human resource management is concerned with policies and practices that ensure the best use of the human resources for fulfilling the organizational and individual goals.
-Edwin B. Flippo

7. Characteristics of HRM
People oriented
Young discipline
Action- oriented
Nervous system
Individual- oriented
Development – oriented
Pervasive Function
Continuous Function
Future- oriented
Challenging function
Science as well as art
Staff function

8. Nature of HRM Concerned with managing people
Concerned with employee both as individual as well as group
Concerned with helping employee to develop their potentialities
Concerned with developing the maximum satisfaction of employees
It is continuous in nature
Directed towards achievement of objectives
Universal existence