Definitions of Human Resource Management and Personnel Management (with some authors, writers and references)

1st definition:

The Human Resources Management (HRM) function includes a variety of activities, and key among them is deciding what staffing needs you have and whether to use independent contractors or hire employees to fill these needs, recruiting and training the best employees, ensuring they are high performers, dealing with performance issues, and ensuring your personnel and management practices conform to various regulations. Activities also include managing your approach to employee benefits and compensation, employee records and personnel policies. Usually small businesses (for-profit or nonprofit) have to carry out these activities themselves because they can't yet afford part- or full-time help. However, they should always ensure that employees have -- and are aware of -- personnel policies which conform to current regulations. These policies are often in the form of employee manuals, which all employees have.

Author: Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD
http://www.managementhelp.org/hr_mgmnt/hr_mgmnt.htm

2nd definition:

In any organization, there has to be someone concerned with the welfare and performance of persons who are a part of the operation. When an individual or a team of individuals takes on this task of seeing to programs and setting policies that impact everyone associated with the company, they are engaged in the process of personnel management, sometimes referred to as human resources management.

One aspect of company organization that definitely requires the input of effective personnel management is the drafting of a company handbook. Establishing operation policies and procedures, requirements for employment, commendation and disciplinary procedures, guidelines for dismissals and promotions, and even something as simple as a dress code has to be compared with state and federal guidelines before the handbook is ready for release to the company at large. Personnel managers and the HR staff are ideal for drafting and reviewing the company handbook.

Written by: Malcolm Tatum
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-personnel-management.htm

3rd definition:

Human Resource Management is based on ideas and techniques developed to enhance worker motivation, productivity and performance.

The HRM model emphasises:

* the need to search for new ways of working
* the central role of managers in promoting change
* the treatment of workers as individuals rather than part of a collective workforce
* the encouragement of workers to consider management as 'partners' rather than as opponents - 'us and us', rather than 'us and them'

http://www.humanresourcemanagement.co.uk/resourcemanagement.htm

4th definition:

Personnel Management is responsible for the provision of specialist personnel and human resource management advisory services to departments, and the development and implementation of a relevant, coherent and modern framework of employment policies and practices throughout the University.

Each member of Personnel Management is responsible for the provision of these services to a number of departments. This distribution is known as the Personnel Management Portfolio.

Personnel Management is also responsible for the delivery of the Human Resource Strategy and associated programmes of work.

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/uniservices/personnel/management/index.php

5th definition:

Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets - the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business.[1] The terms "human resource management" and "human resources" (HR) have largely replaced the term "personnel management" as a description of the processes involved in managing people in organizations.[1] Human Resource management is evolving rapidly. Human resource management is both an academic theory and a business practice that addresses the theoretical and practical techniques of managing a workforce.

".......those decisions and actions which concern the management of employees at all levels in the business and which are related to the implementation of strategies directed towards creating and sustaining competitive advantage"

author: While Miller (1987)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resource_management

3rd and 4th visit

Hello everyone! How's everyone doing, especially to I.T students of USEP? Anyway, my 3rd visit to my company was last tuesday. I went to ask some more questions but I didn't stay any longer because I don't have any other questions anymore aside from HRIS. My 4th visit was last thursday. I went to present my first draft for the major paper. They told me it's ok but it needs some more information. I also asked questions about their HRIS but unfortunately Payrolls are confidential. But, I'm still happy and enjoying 'cause they still trust me in some ways.

Go guys! We can do this! God bless!

My Interview. . .

Ma'am Regine Castillo was the one I interviewed last tuesday, a HRIS specialist. According to her, human resource is the heart of the company. They see to it that employees are interconnected with each other especially on relationship and planning. They are the service provider whenever there are problems occur inside the company. They are in charge of the recruitment. The hiring of people are being dealt with the human resource. The training for the new applicants are also catered by them. Their nature is to organize the system of the company. They are the ones that organize company activities, payrolls, policies, compensation and benefits, and promotes safety environment.

Human Resource deals with people as what ma'am regine said. In fact, they call their department "PEOPLE" because they realize that they are there to cater and manage the people especially their employees. They bridge the people from all associates, general associates to managerial associates down to the lowest position. Regardless of regular or non regular as long as employed, it is being catered by the human resource.

As I was listening, I realize how significant they are in the company. As a matter of fact, I agree to what ma'am regine said. The things that she had shared to me was very similar to the management of their organization and you can see it on how they respond and welcome the people in their office. You could feel the "friendly environment" inside.

Now, human resource plays a vital role in an organization. I believe that without them, it will take many strategies to improve an organization. But considering them, it is just like "making the system easy and organized".

2nd visit on my second company

I had my second visit on the second company this afternoon.. This time, i observed their Human resource information system. It's better but needs more enhancement because it's not centralize.. I focus on the personal data because their hris is a big scope.. so i focus on one.. anyway, i'll be starting my paper works this week... Continue doing and improving guys! God bless

1st visit on my second company

I visited my adopted company this afternoon. I adopted nccc company.. I talked to maam regine a human resource specialist. They have treated me well. Anyway, i go back to basic questions so that it would not be harsh on their part. We discuss more on the functions and scoopes of the department. I ask different questions. Unfortunately, I haven't observed their HRIS database yet coz their was an error on the network and it is too early for me to go into deeper knowledge on the company. I will visit again next week for another interview and consultation. That time would be more on observing their database.

"Human beings are the most important, potent and critical, resource of any organization, and yet the least understood and the worst managed"

Absolutely! They composed the most essential aspect as the workforce of the company. And so, they are the most influential and critical resource of any organization. Yet maintaining a well-organized HR department is, I guess, the most tedious task to do. For manpower is the worst managed of all resources. Unlike documents and computers, people have their own minds, emotions, and principles, especially at work. Much more, they are a lot more than machines which can't voice out their grievances and just do exactly what you tell them to do.

Sometimes, human are they are the most neglected not knowing that they are the most important resource which can make or break a company. Industries are more focused on technologies especially on improving it for a better service but missed out the significance of the people using or manipulating the technologies. We admit the fact that we can't move or do much without technologies. But what is it without humans? That is why human resource has a vital part of a company and without them institution can't survive. We should give much attention to people(human) as an important resource especially on hiring them because it's not only the skills and abilities of this person which you needed in work and have to address with. It's an all-in-one package. you have to deal with them personally.

A visit to my assigned company!

Guys, i went to davao light and power company last June 28, 2008 for a Human Resource Department interview. It was a great and breath-taking experience because i go alone and took all the processes by myself. But though i made it myself, i enjoyed listening from an officer who shares ideas on how the company is worked out specifically human resource department. It was a day of realization about the importance of human as a main resource of a certain company.

The discussion made me value each employee in their specific task all the more. It also challenged me to devote more and focus on my studies to be one of the "resources" in the future.

Now, we need to be serious in our studies so that we will be responsible, good and with a high standard employee in an industry.

God bless!

HRM included in BSCS/BSIT curriculum

Human Resource Management is included in BSCS/BSIT curriculum because this subject deals with people. It helps a person be responsible in certain company.

In connection with the courses, we also deal with people. It is a very important subject for CS and IT because we manage people and considering the fact that people are a very important factor of a certain industry. Not long from now, we will be a part of business organizations, this would help us prepare ourselves in working environment in the future.

HRM will also help us connect ourselves one from the other as one body in a company. It will open us to valuing work and people as a very important resources of a company.

21st century corporations!

We are now living on the 21st century. But as we go through, with respect to technology, i think corporations will look like "machine-driven" companies. Most of the departments will be worked out with machines. So as the people working will be more competitive and creative. There will be no more "computer illiterate". On the other hand, i think there would be a lot of downsizing and more focused on people who can "do technologies" faster.

*Sir, i took this information from the net (http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_35/b3696001.htm). I suppose to make my own words but i was struck by the comments of this article in which i want to add to my ideas(as written above).
*These are also factors that will affect our corporations on the 21st century:


*The Creative Economy
Which companies will thrive in the coming years? Those that value ideas above all else

*The Great Transformation
New technology, particularly the Internet, is reshaping the world's business terrain. Now, companies need a whole new set of rules

*The New Leadership
The accelerated pace and complexity of business will bring dramatic changes in the corporate hierarchy

*Architectural Visions
A look at offices that might have been. Plus, two award-winning architecture firms imagine the 21st century environment in photo essays

*The Corporate Ecosystem
The old boundaries--between public and private, foreign and domestic, friend and foe--are blurring. The effect will be liberating

*Back to the Future
Globalization presents a formidable challenge--but if the history of the last century is any guide, the corporation will endure

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