http://www.hrmbusiness.com/2008/10/evolving-function-of-hrm-in-businesses.html

23 October 2008

The Evolving Function of HRM in Businesses
Filed Under: Business Trends and Issues, HRM Notes | by Nor
An excellent study made on HRM by Towers Perrin,concluded that:
“...human resources is being transformed from a specialized, stand-alone function to a broad corporate competency in which human resources and line managers build partnerships to gain competitive advantage and achieve overall business goals.” (Priorities for Competitive Advantage)
[pic]A couple of decades ago when I was just starting my corporate life as a Training Officer, I had a myopic view about the definition of Human Resource Management (HRM) function. I thought then that training and development was just incidental in HRM roles and functions, where the real KRA’s (Key Result Areas) are recruitment, personnel records, salary and benefits administration, and labor relations. What I saw was a department......

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Title: Human Resource Management
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