Human resources management (HRM) is a management function concerned with hiring, motivating and maintaining people in an organization. It focuses on people in organizations.

Scope of HRM

▪ Human Resource Planning

▪ Design of the Organization and Job

▪ Selection and Staffing

▪ Training and Development

▪ Organizational Development

▪ Compensation and Benefits

▪ Employee Assistance

▪ Union/Labor Relations

▪ Personnel Research and Information System

Objectives of HRM

1) Societal Objectives

➢ It seeks to ensure that the organization becomes socially responsible to the needs and challenges.

2) Organizational Objectives

➢The HR department exists to serve the rest of the organization.

3) Functional Objectives

➢ Human resources are to be adjusted to suit the organization’s demands.

4) Personnel Objectives

➢ Assist employees in achieving their personal goals

Functions of HRM

Strategic HR Management:

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Staffing:

Talent Management and Development:

Total Rewards:

Risk Management and Worker Protection:

Employee and Labor Relations:

ROLE OF HRM

1. Strategic Partner Role

➢ turning strategy into results by building organizations that create value;

2. Change Agent Role

➢ making change happen, and in particular, help it happen fast

3. Employees Champion Role

➢ managing the talent or the intellectual capital within a firm

4. Administrative Role

➢ trying to get things to happen better, faster and cheaper.

CURRENT CLASSIFICATION OF HR ROLES

1. Administrative Role of HR

-Personnel practices

-Legal compliance

-forms and paperwork

2. Operational and Employee Advocate Role for HR

- Managing employee

relationship issues

Employee advocate

3. Strategic Role for HR

Strategic HR

-Organizational/business strategies

-HR strategic or planning

-Evaluation of HR effectiveness.