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Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of, management of people who work in the organization and providing direction for the same organization. Human Resource Management can also be performed by line managers. Human Resource Management is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training.

Nature( Characteristics) of HRM The various features of HRM include: • Pervasive force: HRM is pervasive in nature. It is present in all enterprises. • Action oriented Its focus attention on action rather than on record keeping, written procedures or rules. • Individually oriented. It tries to help employees develop their potential fully. It encourages them to give their best to the organization. •People oriented It is all about people at work, both as individuals and groups. It tries to put people on assigned jobs in order to produce good results. • Future oriented It helps an organization meet its goals in the future by providing for competent and well-motivated employees. • Integrating mechanism It tries to build and maintain cordial relations between people working at various levels in the organization. • Inter disciplinary function It is a multidisciplinary activity, utilizing knowledge and inputs drawn from psychology, economics, etc. Continuous function: HRM is not a one shot deal. It cannot be practiced only one hour each day or one day a week. It requires constant awareness in every day operations.

Scope of HRM The scope of HRM is very wide. The Indian Institute of Personnel management has specified the scope of HRM thus: 1. Personnel aspect- This is concerned with manpower planning, recruitment, selection, placement, transfer, promotion, training and development, layoff and retrenchment, remuneration, incentives, productivity etc. 2. Welfare aspect- It deals with working conditions and amenities such as canteens, crèches, rest and lunch rooms, housing, transport, medical assistance, education, health and safety, recreation facilities, etc. 3. Industrial relations aspect- This covers union-management relations, joint consultation, collective bargaining, grievance and disciplinary procedures, settlement of disputes, etc.

Human Resource Management: Objectives • To help the organization reach its goals. • To ensure effective utilization and maximum development of human resources. • To ensure respect for human beings. To identify and satisfy the needs of individuals. • To ensure reconciliation of individual goals with those of the organization. • To achieve and maintain high morale among employees. • To provide the organization with well-trained and well-motivated employees. • To increase to the fullest the employee's job satisfaction and self-actualization. • To develop and maintain a quality of work life. • To be ethically and socially responsive to the needs of society. • To develop overall personality of each employee in its multidimensional aspect. • To enhance employee's capabilities to perform the present job. • To be ethically and socially responsive to the needs of the society: HRM must ensure that organizations manage human resources in an ethical and socially responsible manner through ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards. • To inculcate the sense of team spirit, team work and inter-team collaboration.

HRM Functions The functions performed by managers are common to all organization. Generally the functions performed by Human Resource Management may be classified into two categories. They are, I) Managerial Functions ii) Operative Functions

However one can argue that the core function of HRM is to know the business of the business.