Various Definitions of Human Resource Management and Personnel Management

Various Definitions of Human Resource Management

1."Human Resource Management encompasses those activities designed to provide for coordinate the human resources of an organization."
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, Sixth Edition
Lloyd L. Byars and Leslie W. Rue

I will agree with the authors about their definition of human resource management because it really deals those activities that encompasses the human resource of an organization.

2."Personnel Management may be defined as the process of developing, applying policies, procedures, methods, and programs relating to the individual in the organization."
PERSONNEL AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, A MANAGERIAL APPROACH, Fourth Edition
John B. Miner and Mary Green Miner

The definition here about personnel management is just the same as the definition above only that it specifies some activities of personnel management.

3."Human Resource Management or Personnel Management consists of managerial functions of planning, organizing, directing and controlling of the human resources of an organization using the personnel operative functions of: personnel planning; recruitment; selection and placement; training and development: performance rating; compensation; maintenance; and labor relations to accomplish individual, organizational and societical goals or objectives."
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF EMPLOYEES
Pacita Arguelles Abasolo

In this definition, the author really stated the functions of human resource management or personnel management such as personnel planning; recruitment; selection and placement; training, etc.

4."Personnel Management has been described as the field of management which has to do with planning, organizing, and controlling various operative functions of procuring, developing, maintaining and utilizing a labor force such that the

a.) Objectives for which the company is established are attained economically and effectively
b.) Objectives of all levels of personnel are served to the highest possible degree
c.) Objectives of the community are duly considered and served."
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, Third Edition
Conrado P. Angeles, Rolando M. Garcia

In this definition, it stated that personnel management has functions such that the objectives of the company, personnel and the community are also being taken care of. I think this definition is also nice because it includes the objectives of the community and not only the about the company and the personnel.

5. Personnel Management refers to the handling, directing,and controlling of individual employees rather than of employee as a group. It deals with individual relationships, including employees problems with management with employees as non-organized groups. It covers the acquisition and retention of competent employees through proper recruitment, selection, placement, utilization and development.
PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, Sixth Edition
Perfecto S. Sison

In this definition, personnel management focuses on individual employees rather than employee as a group and it really must include employee relations because it is one of the most important factor in an organization.


The 5 definitions above are almost the same because it deals with one thing- the people in an organization.