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management
HRM can be defined as a process of
procuring, developing and maintaining
competent human resources in the
organisation so that the goals of the
organisation are achieved in an effective
an efficient manner. In short, HRM is an art
of managing people at work in such a
manner that give their best to the
organisation for achieving its set goals.
Manpower management effectively
describes “the process of planning and
directing the application, development
and utilization of human resources in
the employment.”
Dale yoder
Challenges of HRM
Heterogeneous
Different behavior
Improved employees
Motivation
Excellence
Complexities in managing people
Impotanace of personnel
Importance of human factor
Output greater than input
Animate active and living
Complex and unpredictable
Distinct background
Appreciates in value
Labour enactments
Rise of labour organisation
Characteristics of HRM
Pervasive function
Part of management
People oriented
Future oriented
Comprehensive function
Development
interdisciplinary
Continuous function
Responsive
Objectives of HRM
To help the organization reach its goals
To employ the skills and abilities of the workforce efficiently
To provide the organisation with well trained and well
motivated employees
To increase to the fullest the employees job satisfaction and
self actualisation
To develop and maintain quality of work life
to communicate personnel policies to all employees
To help maintain ethical policies and behaviour
To manage change to the mutual advantage of individuals,
groups, the organisation and the public
Functions of HRM
Managerial function
Planning
Organizing
Staffing
Directing/leading
Controlling
Operative function
Procurement
Development
Compensation
Integration
maintenance
QWL(quality work life)
Rosbow, J.M “QWL is somewhat general concept. It
refers to several aspects of the job experience.
The American institute has identified 11 areas that may
be the most important areas that can be covered under
QWL
Pay employee benefits,job security, alternative
work schedules, job stress,participation in decision that
affect them, democracy at the wok place, profit sharing,
pension rights, co. programs to enhance workers
welfare, four day work week
Scope of HRM
Control : Human resource audit, human
resource accounting, human resource
information system
Acquisition : human resource planning,
recruitment, selection, placement
Maintenance : remuneration, motivation, health
and safety, social security, industrial relation,
performance appraisal
Development : training, career development,
organisation development, internal mobility
National institute of personnel management
Calcutta has sepecified the scope of HRM as
follows
The lab our of personnel aspect: This concerned with
manpower planning, recruitment, selection, placemen,
transfers, promotion, training and development,
remuneration, incentives etc
Welfare aspect: It deals with working condition and
amenities such as canteen, crèches, rest and lunch
room, housing, transport, medical assistance, education,
health and safety, recreation facilities etc
Industrial relation aspects : This covers union
management relations, joint consultation, collective
bargaining, grievance and disciplinary actions,
settlement of disputes etc
Human resource management
practice in India
Low status
No initiative
Split personalities
Lip service
Non cooperation
MEASURES TO SPPED UP THE
GROWTH OF HRM IN INDIA
Impediments to the progress of
HRM in India
Human resource planning
HRP is the process of striking balance
between human resource required and
acquired in an organization. Thus HRP
helps an organization have the right
number and the kind of people at the right
places and right times to successfully
achieve its overall objectives.
Human resource planning
Human resource planning is “a process by which
an organisation should move from its current
manpower position to its desired manpower
position. Though planning, management strives
to have the right number and right kind of people
at the right places at the right time, doing things
which result in both the organisation and the
individual receiving maximum long run benefits”
E.W.Vetter
As a process
HRP cold be seen as a process,
consisting of the following series of
activities
Forecasting, inventorying, anticipating
manpower problems, planning
Objectives of HRP
Ensure adequate supply of manpower as and when
required
Ensure proper use of existing human resources in the
organisation
Forecast future requirements of human resources with
different levels of skills
Assess surplus or shortage, if any, of human resources
available over a specified period of time .
Anticipate the impact of technology on jobs and
requirements for human resources
To improve standards, skill, knowledge, ability skill etc
To minimizes imbalances caused due to non availability of
human resources of right kind, right number in right time
and at right place.
To estimate the cost of human resources.
Advantages of human resource
planning
Estimates work force and action plans
Checks the corporate plan of the organization
Offsets uncertainty and change
Satisfies needs
Anticipates costs
Foreseen changes
Helps in planning
Testing and interview
Sources
Improvement
control
Importance of HRP
Meets the requirement
Maintaining a balance
Discovery of better means
Avoidance of shortages and surplus
Avoid resistance for change
Asses critically the strength and weakness
Duplication and conflict avoided
Benefit to the organization
Need of HRP
Shortage of human resource
Replacement
Work force turnover
Technological changes
Expansion and diversification
Human resource information
system (HRIS)
HRIS refers to a computerised system that
aids the processing of information relating
to human resource management. It is a
system of gathering, classifying,
processing, recording and disseminating
the information required for effective
management of human resources in an
organisation.
Disadvantages
FORAML-INFORMAL
INDIVIDUAL-COLLECTIVE
SERIAL-DISJUNCTIVE
INVESTITUTRE-DIVESTITURE
2. ORGANISATIONAL
ISSUES EMPLOYEE
1.HR REPRESENTATIVE
BENEFITS
INTRODUCTION
3.SPECIAL
ANXIETY
4. TO PLACEMENTS
REDUCTION
SEMINARS
2. SPECIFIC JOB
1. SUPERVISOR LOCATION
AND DUTIES
3.SPECIAL ANXIETY
4. TO PLACEMENT REDUCTION
SEMINARS
REQUISITES OF AN EFFECTIVE
PROGRAMME
Prepare for new employees
Determine information new employees
want to know
Determine how to present information
Completion of paperwork
Evaluation of orientation programme
Problems of orientation