Human Resource Management

Unit -1

Presented By:
RIYA AGARWAL(GA080)
RICHA AGARWAL(GA081)
PRIYA DEORA(GD044)
SUCHI PATEL(GP075)
AMRITA SHARMA(GS093)

WHAT IS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT?

Human resource management (HRM, or simply HR) is a function in

organizations designed to maximize employee performance in service of an
employer's strategic objectives. HR is primarily concerned with the
management of people within organizations, focusing on policies and
systems.

The policies and practices involved in carrying out the people or human
resource aspects of a management position , including recruiting , screening ,
training, rewarding and appraising.- Gary Dessler.

The Evolution of HR
Labor Relations
Beginning in the 1900s during the Industrial Revolution, a companys
managers tended to treat people as interchangeable.

Industrial Relations
After Word War I, in the 1920s, workers rights and formal rights
emerged.

Personnel Administration
After World War II, in the 1940s, personnel administration focused on
efficiency improvements. During the 1960s, this function evolved to
ensure legal compliance. It also included recruiting, hiring, training and
assessing workers.

Human Resources
In the 1980s, human resource management included the application of
new theories related to change management, motivation and team

Difference between personnel management and

human resource management
BASIS
Approach
Concern
Decision making
Focus
Assumption

NATURE OF HRM
The various features of HRM include:
It is pervasive.
Its focus is on results.
It consists of people related function.
It tries to help employees develop their potential fully.
It is not confined to business establishments only.
It is all about people at work, both as individuals and groups.
It tries to build and maintain cordial relations between people working at
various levels in the organization.

Principles of Human Resource Management

Individuality approach
Fair and just policies
Rewards should be earned
Judge the strength
Make employees feel worthwhile
Access to organizational information
Equal pay for equal work

IMPORTANCE OF
HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

FUNCTIONS OF HRM
RECRUITMENT
SELECTION
TRAINING
DEVELOPMENT
MOTIVATION
PRODUCTIVITY
DISCIPLINE
REWARD SYSTEM
TRADE UNION

Changing Environment of Human Resource

Management (HRM)
1.Work force Diversity
2. Economic and Technological Change
3. Globalization
4. Organisational Restructuring
5. Changing Nature of Work

OUTSOURCING OF
HUMAN RESOURCE
ACTIVITIES.

CASE STUDY 1

Angram finance started as a small organization 10 years ago with only 50

workers. The employer Mr. Patel is 12th passed man without any formal
degrees to his credit. He employed people who he knew and who had
reasonable capabilities of performing accounts work. No formal
recruitment procedures were followed nor were any formal qualifications
asked for. Now his son who has done his MBA wants to expand and
improve the organization activities. He hired an HR professional to
conduct all the HR functions. He decides to discontinue the old 50 workers
and employ properly qualified ones in their place.
The 50 workers rise in protest and request the senior employer to protect
them and their source of income. The son reconsiders his decision and
decides to give some less important jobs that do not involve much skill and
decision making to them. But they refuse to accept this move and resent
working under young juniors.

How would you handle the

situation if you were to take over
as the new human resource
manager?

Case study 2

Company XYZ is a Pepsi bottler in Delhi.

The market for its product are seasonal.
It dips in the winter resulting in excess
of skilled bottling staff between
October to February. If laid off, these
employees will be difficulty and costly
to replace.
Each employee receives 3 months of
intensive training before being fully
qualified. There is a huge demand for
these employees as well as there is a
shortage of bottlers.

PROBLEMS FACED BY COMPANY

Excess of skilled bottling staff between October to

February.
Cant be laid off.
Huge demand for employees.

What steps can be taken by the

company to overcome this problem?

SOLUTION
Outsourcing
Shifting of skilled employees
Recycling