Exploring Human Resource Management: Concepts and Practices

1. CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF HRM

2. Lecture Overview • What is HRM? • HRM Activities • Scope of HRM • Difference between HRM and PM • HRM Objectives and Functions

3. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) HRM defined as “HRM is management function concerned with hiring , motivating and maintaining people in an organization. It focuses on people in organization” (Aswathappa, 2008, p.5)

4. HRM: Peoples Dimensions In Organizations • HRM: the application of management functions and principles related to employees • HRM functions applicable every where (not for profit and profit driven organizations) • Employees decisions are integrated • Employee decision brings effectiveness/efficiency in organization • HRM includes all major activities in professional life of a worker • All activities from employee entry to managing performance and training until he or she leaves

5. HRM Activities • HR Planning • Job Analysis and Design • Recruitment and Selection • Training and Development • Remuneration • Welfare • Safe and Healthy Work Environment • Industrial relations

6. SCOPE OF HRM Introduction to HRM Employee Hiring Employee Remuneration Employee Motivation Employee Maintenance Industrial Relations Prospects of HRM

7. Scope Of HRM Introduction of HRM Prospects of HRM Employee Hiring Employee Remuneration Career Development HRM Employee Motivation IR Employee Maintenance Source: Aswathappa, 2008, p.6

8. The Semantics • There two terms • PM (Personnel Management ) • HRM (Human Resource Management ) • PM and HRM are different in scope and orientation • HRM is broad concept • PM and HRD (Human Resource Development) are part of HRM

9. Differences Between HRM and PM

10. Differences Between HRM and PM Source: Aswathappa, 2008, p.7

11. HRM Functions and Objectives • The main objective of HRM is to ensure the availability of willing and competent force to an organization • There are other objective of HRM too • Societal objectives • Functional objectives • Organizational objectives • Personal objectives

12. HRM FUNCTIONS AND OBJECTIVES • Societal Objectives Organizational Objectives • Functional Objectives Personal Objectives Source: Aswathappa, 2008, p.8

13. HRM Functions and Objectives 1 Societal objectives • Societal objectives of HRM make sure that the organization is socially and ethically responsible • Minimizing negative impact of societal demands on organizations • For example: EOE laws forces organizations to be ethical in recruitment, to minimize the discrimination against hiring based on ethnicity, race, and religion etc.

14. HRM Functions and Objectives 2 Organizational objectives • To determine the role of HRM in organizational effectiveness • Its purpose is to assist/serve organization • HR department also serve other departments

15. HRM Functions and Objectives 3 Functional objectives • To maintain department contribution in organizational effectiveness • HR department services must fit into the organizational needs

16. HRM Functions and Objectives 4 Personal objectives • To assist employees in achieving their personal/individual goals • Maximum contribution to organization • Personal objectives are achieved when employees are satisfied, motivated and retained • Satisfied employees excellent services excellent organizational performance

17. HRM Functions and Objectives Source: Aswathappa, 2008, p.10

18. Summary • What is HRM? • HRM Activities • Scope of HRM • Difference between HRM and PM • HRM Objectives and Functions