Human resource management is the term or name of the function within an organisation charged with the overall responsibility for implementing strategies and policies relating to the management of individuals. When any organisation starts to visionize their business, their first priority is to hire competent work force, i.e., right person for the right job. After this, all other tangible and intangible resources are decided.
HR can improve the level of management, be helpful in increasing the efficiency, and let the manager to be effective. So, human resource is a strategic asset of an organisation. Without the cooperation of HR, there would be no chance of company plans, no help for executive programmes, no smooth achievement of the aims and no proper feedbacks, no support for efficiency, or even the products would not be attractive for the customers.
The manger is recognised as a holder of organisation by his knowledge and art. The running of these arts and knowledge needs supporter called staff and are human resource of an organisation. Human resource may set strategies and development policies, standards, systems, and processes that implement these strategies in a whole range of areas. The following are typical of a wide range of organisations: staffing, training and development, maintenance, and motivation.
HRM has a significant role in todays organisations due to his strategic nature. HRM policies and practices are required to attract and to select best suitable employees. It is involved in business strategies because of its strategic nature. This means working in line with the management in analysing organisational designs, the culture, performance systems, and implementing changes where necessary.
Applicant recruitment and employee selection form a major part of an organisations overall resourcing strategies, which identify and secure people needed for the organisation to survive and succeed in the short to medium-term. Recruitment activities need to be responsive to the ever-increasingly competitive market to secure suitably qualified and capable recruits at all levels. Organisations with sophisticated HR practices have identified that there is a strategic advantage in outsourcing complete responsibility for all workforce procurement.
Human Resources Development is the framework that focuses on the organisations competencies at the first stage, training and then developing the employee, through education, to satisfy the organisations long term needs and the individuals career goals and employees value to their present and future employers. Hence, Human Resources is a combination of training and education in a broad context of adequate health and employment policies that ensure the continued improvement and growth of both the individual, the organisation, and the national human resourcefulness. Human Resource is the structure that allows for the individual development, potentially satisfying organisations goals, or the nations goals. In organisations, it is important to determine both core and future organisational requirements for both the core employees and the contingent workforce in terms of their skills/technical abilities, competencies, flexibility, etc. the analysis requires consideration of the internal and external factors that can have an effect on the recruiting, development, motivation and retention of employees and other workers.
M MAJID BHUTTA
UCP, Lahore
