Difference Between Personnel Management And Human Resource Management

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Q1 Explain the difference between personnel management and HRM management, how they differ. There are many differences between human resource management and personnel management which are; “The personnel management approach tends to attach much importance to norms, customs and established practices, whereas the human resource approach gives importance to values and mission.” (Bright Hub PM, 2012) HRM is always motivating and looking at a way to improve their employees so that they can help the organisation as much as possible whereas in personnel management instead of looking how employees could be developed they just look at the relationship between employees and employers. The (Account Management Economics, 2009) website in addition reminds us that another difference is that in Human Resources involves their employees in decision making whereas in personnel decisions can only be made by managers and they have to follow the rules and regulations. The website (difference between.net, 2014) states personnel is reactive which means that they are not motivating their employees but they are still doing a lot which is making the organisation successful and Human Resource is proactive because they are constantly trying to develop their employees. What is HRM? “The study of human resource management is concerned with the nature and regulation of the employment relationship and is a field to which a variety of disciplines contribute, notably sociology, psychology, and industrial relations.” (University of Strathclyde, 2005) In other words Strathclyde reminds us HRM has a lot of responsibilities. For example; recruiting the right people for the jobs, making sure that staff are motivated to work and if they need improvement give them... ... middle of paper ... ...14 BBC NEWS Morrisons 'denied Muslim couple Ramadan break', tribunal told updated April 2014, accessed 26 April 2014 Small Business - Chron.com, (2014). Importance of Effective Recruitment & Selection. [online] Available at: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/importance-effective-recruitment-selection-55782.html [Accessed 27 April. 2014]. Businesscasestudies.co.uk, (2014). Selection - Effective recruitment and selection - Asda | Asda case studies, videos, social media and information | The Times 100. [online] Available at:http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/asda/effective-recruitment-and-selection/selection.html#axzz30kln4MSS [Accessed 27 Apr. 2014] Scottishpower.com, (2014). Recruitment Process - ScottishPower. [online] Available at: http://www.scottishpower.com/pages/recruitment_process.asp [Accessed 27 Apr. 2014]

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