The Foundations of Human Resource Management

  1. Objective 10-1 Define human resource management, discuss its strategic significance, and explain how managers plan for their organization's human resource needs.

Human resource management (HRM) is the set of organizational activities directed at attracting, developing, and maintaining an effective workforce. In recent years, experts have come to appreciate the strategic importance of HRM as well as the need for systematic human resource planning.

The Strategic Importance of HRM

Human resources (HR) are the people comprising an organization’s workforce. Human ...

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