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Abiimanyu
u N.N. (11AC01)
Santra H
S H.R. (1
11AC26
6)
Shanm
mugan
nathan E. (11A
AC31)
Vidhya Shaankar D
D. (11A
AC39)
Vijesh R
V R.M. (11AC40
0)
ABSTRACT
Our assignment “Bible and HRM” deals with HRM and its related concepts sourced
from the King James Version of the Bible with sufficient references from the Old Testament
and the New Testament. The Bible being the Holy book of the Christians, it contains Jesus
Christ’s teachings. We have used some of his teachings and related them to certain common
Relationship.
We have taken some assumptions in perceiving certain concepts from the verses.
Most of the verses contain references to God and we have re-phrased it as higher authority in
order to make the explanations more meaningful. Almost all of the important topics of HRM
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT 1
1. INTRODUCTION 3
3. HR PLANNING 6
7. WAGES 11
CONCLUSION 15
REFERENCES 16
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1. INTRODUCTION
Bible is the most printed, translated and read book in the world. In spite of being the
holy book of the Christians, many researches have been done in the past with Bible as the
main source. HRM is related to man management and there are many verses in the Bible that
can be cited as primary examples of how to manage people and concepts related to it. Human
– employer relationship, employee health and safety, employee development and duties and
performance appraisal have been mentioned in the Old Testament as well as the New
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Luke 16:8 “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly.
For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the
The manager is being congratulated by the master as he has acted wisely. This
indicates the man management skill of the manager as he was shrewd in dealing with people.
Luke 16:9 “I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is
The proper uses of resources lead to more success in an organization. Here ‘eternal
Luke 16:10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and
whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”
Job can be allocated according to the capacity of the individual based on the level of
Luke 16:11 “So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly
The above quote relates the employee’s worth regarding his job and his related
qualifications.
Luke 16:12 “And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's
The employee will be given rewards based on his performances and his ability to meet
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Luke 16:13 “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other,
or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and
Money."
No employee can operate with two separate objectives and if he does there is a high
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3. HR PLANNING
Genesis 41:34 – 41:36 “Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take
one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. And let them
gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority
of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. That food shall be a reserve for the land
against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may
The Pharaoh is required to appoint the supervisors and the produce of the land is
divided and stored for use in the future in case of famines. Thus, an organization needs to
plan for the use of its human resources and make sure there is a back-up in case of any
emergency.
2 Corinthians 9:6 “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows
If HR planning is good and according to standards, then the results of the organization
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Ephesians 4:11 “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists;
The jobs must be allocated to each and everyone in the organization. Some do the
technical work; some do the report work, etc. Also, the work should be divided among the
employees of the organization so that everyone is doing their preferred kind of job and
feeling satisfied.
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Matthew 4:18 – 4:22 “And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon
called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he
saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left
their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the
son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets;
and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.”
The candidate should be selected only on his merit and not on the basis of his cast,
creed, sect, religion or gender. Here, Jesus selects fishermen as his disciples.
Matthew 20:20 – 20:27 “Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons,
worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. Whosoever will be great among you, let
him be your minister. And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant.”
The above quote reflects the selection process, albeit in a religious way. There are two
potential candidates for two posts. There is recommendation for both of them. But Jesus says
that there is a higher power, which can be alluded to as ‘Interview’ or other selection tests.
After attending the tests, each one of the candidate is offered their posts on basis of their
performance in the tests. The one who performs well becomes the ‘minister’, obviously the
Luke 10:1 – 10:21 “After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them
two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye
therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”
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The verses indicate a recruitment drive. The followers of Jesus are sent to places
where Jesus will visit in the future. He selects candidates through his followers and gives
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6. PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
Colossians 3:25 “But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done:
creditably, bonuses and rewards are offered to him. If his performance is not up to the mark
and he is unable to meet the deadline, there may be chances of demotion or his salary being
cut down considerably. This is done irrespective of the reputation of the person.
2 Timothy 2:6 “The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.”
The employee who works the hardest must be the one who is rewarded first. Hard
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7. WAGES
Genesis 30:32 “I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the
speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and
The wages of the employee is given according to his work or his performance. In
olden days, the cattle and goat were mostly unicolored and spots and specks were not usual
and hence they were given as wages which was fair according to the Bible.
Leviticus 19:13 “Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him
that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.”
The Bible gives a brief view of employee wages and its timely settlement. According
to it, if an employee is made to wait for his wages till next morning for the work which he
Malachi 3:5 “And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against
the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that
oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the
stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”
The employer paid the wages to the employee, according to the verse. But the
employee was not paid his fair wage and hence the Lord comes to the rescue of the employee
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8. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
Deuteronomy 15:13 “And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him
go away empty.”
An employee, when being dismissed or sent off from his job should not be sent off
empty handed.
Deuteronomy 15:14 “Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor,
and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt
The employee who is leaving the job after working for an effective period of time
should be adequately rewarded according to his work rendered to the organization. Here,
according to the quote, the person is offered sheep, wine and food grains when he leaves his
master.
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Leviticus 25:39 “And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto
The employee must not be given additional and unnecessary burden and compelled to
work against his wishes. He should be assigned only the job pertaining to his job description.
Leviticus 25:41 “And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and
shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.”
The employee’s family should be given adequate benefits and the employee should
feel that his family is being taken care of. This will result in employee satisfaction and
Leviticus 25:43 “Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.”
The employee should not be mishandled or treated with disdain. This will result in
adverse effects for the organization. Here ‘God’ may be taken as an allusion for predefined
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Genesis 1:26 “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness”
Every man is equal and therefore everyone deserves equal respect. In an organization,
the employer may have the control and the employee may be working under him. But, both
2 Samuel 18:2 – 18:4 “And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you
myself also. But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will
not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten
thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city. And the king
said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all
The king listens to the people when invading a city. The employers should consult
with their employees before making a decision. Doing so will make the employees feel that
they are being involved in the decision making process of their organization and motivate
them further.
Philippians 2:4 “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of
others.”
All employees should not be self-centred and make sure that others’ opinions are not
neglected. This ensures a smooth running of the organization and reduces any conflicts.
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CONCLUSION
The Bible has various references to HRM concepts and our assignment has made an
attempt to cite certain quotes with relevant explanations. Concepts such as HR Planning,
Employee Safety & Welfare and Employer – Employee Relationship have been covered with
adequate quotes and explanations. The spiritual side of the Bible has been avoided and only
the important details have been taken into account. Overall, the Bible is a storehouse of
values and teachings and HRM is one of the many topics which have been covered
extensively.
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REFERENCES
http://businessmanagementgroupa.wikidot.com/bible-verses
http://encouragingbiblequotes.com/versesworka.html
http://enterprisers.wikidot.com, http://enterprisers.wikidot.com/verses11
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu,
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/economic/friedman/employee.htm
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