Definitions for Human Resource Management:

1.) For Torrington and Hall (1987)they define personnel management as being:“a series of activities which: first enable working people and their employing organisations to agree about the objectives and nature of their working relationship and, secondly, ensures that the agreement is fulfilled".

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2.) A personnel management system allows your human resource team to manage the best candidate for each open job requisition.

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3.) Personnel Management have the responsibilities related to hiring and firing staff, supervising, promoting, organizing, motivating staff, and developing their professional capabilities. Personnel management requires strong interpersonal communication skills and skills in group facilitation, conflict resolution, and problem solving.

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4.) Personnel Management is the administrative discipline of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization.

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5.) Personnel Management is within organizations that employ people, this is the function with policy responsibility for the selection and recruitment of staff, training, performance assessment, career development, disciplinary proceedings, pre-retirement advisory work, equal opportunities policies, pay bargaining, and industrial relations.

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Definitions for Human Resource Management:

1.) According to While Miller (1987) HRM relates to:"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" .

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2.) Human Resource Management includes all methods and functions concerning the mobilization and development of personnel as human resources, with the objective of efficiency and greater productivity in a company, government administration, or other organization.

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3.) Human resource management includes recruitment and selection of appropriate staff and management of the employment relationship, which includes contracts, collective bargaining, reward systems and employee involvement, and considers the strategic and operational view of human resource requirements.

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4.) Human resource management is responsible for how people are treated in organizations. It is responsible for bringing people into the organization, helping them perform their work, compensating them for their labors, and solving problems that arise.

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5.) Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in the organization.

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All the definitions that were given are true. It maybe in different terms and sentences, but the thoughts are all the same....that's all I can say!!hehe...peace yow...