Look for various definitions of personnel management and human resource management and their authors and sources (minimum of 5). Critique each.
..First Definition..
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.
comment: I agree on this definition because within the organizations, the personnel management is the in charge of these functions combined with other management responsibilities and concerned in setting policy and its performance.
source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Definition_of_personnel_management
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.. Second Definition..
The terms "human resource management" and "human resources" (HR) have largely replaced the term "personnel management" as a description of the processes involved in managing people in organizations. Human Resource management is evolving rapidly. Human resource management is both an academic theory and a business practice that addresses the theoretical and practical techniques of managing a workforce.
comment: The definition above mentioned that Human Resource Management describe the process involved in managing people which also means giving importance on the manpower who plays an important role in an organization.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resource_management
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..Third Definition..
Human Resource Development is the framework for helping employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities. Human Resource Development includes such opportunities as employee training, employee career development, performance management and development, coaching, succession planning, key employee identification, tuition assistance, and organization development.
comment: The above definition explains that the HRM (Human Resource Management) give some opportunities to their employees such as "employee training, employee career development,etc." that serves as framework in developing their abilities and skills. Which is very important in terms of developing the most superior workforce to serve the customers.
http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryh/f/hr_development.htm
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..Fourth Definition..
In any organization, there has to be someone concerned with the welfare and performance of persons who are a part of the operation. When an individual or a team of individuals takes on this task of seeing to programs and setting policies that impact everyone associated with the company, they are engaged in the process of personnel management, sometimes referred to as human resources management.
comment: The definition above state that Human Resources Management is the process of setting policies that impact everyone associated with the company.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-personnel-management.htm
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..Fifth Definition..
Personnel Management is responsible for the provision of specialist personnel and human resource management advisory services to departments, and the development and implementation of a relevant, coherent and modern framework of employment policies and practices throughout the University.
comment: The above definition states that Personnel Development is responsible for the provision of the said services.
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/uniservices/personnel/management/index.php
..First Definition.. 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.
comment: I agree on this definition because within the organizations, the personnel management is the in charge of these functions combined with other management responsibilities and concerned in setting policy and its performance.source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Definition_of_personnel_management
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.. Second Definition..The terms "human resource management" and "human resources" (HR) have largely replaced the term "personnel management" as a description of the processes involved in managing people in organizations. Human Resource management is evolving rapidly. Human resource management is both an academic theory and a business practice that addresses the theoretical and practical techniques of managing a workforce.
comment: The definition above mentioned that Human Resource Management describe the process involved in managing people which also means giving importance on the manpower who plays an important role in an organization. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resource_management
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..Third Definition..Human Resource Development is the framework for helping employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities. Human Resource Development includes such opportunities as employee training, employee career development, performance management and development, coaching, succession planning, key employee identification, tuition assistance, and organization development.
comment: The above definition explains that the HRM (Human Resource Management) give some opportunities to their employees such as "employee training, employee career development,etc." that serves as framework in developing their abilities and skills. Which is very important in terms of developing the most superior workforce to serve the customers. http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryh/f/hr_development.htm
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..Fourth Definition..In any organization, there has to be someone concerned with the welfare and performance of persons who are a part of the operation. When an individual or a team of individuals takes on this task of seeing to programs and setting policies that impact everyone associated with the company, they are engaged in the process of personnel management, sometimes referred to as human resources management.
comment: The definition above state that Human Resources Management is the process of setting policies that impact everyone associated with the company.http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-personnel-management.htm
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..Fifth Definition..Personnel Management is responsible for the provision of specialist personnel and human resource management advisory services to departments, and the development and implementation of a relevant, coherent and modern framework of employment policies and practices throughout the University.
comment: The above definition states that Personnel Development is responsible for the provision of the said services.http://www.staffs.ac.uk/uniservices/personnel/management/index.php
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