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Various Definitions

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

> Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. Human Resource Management can also be performed by line managers.
Human Resource Management is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training.

By: Susan M. Heathfield
http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryh/f/hr_management.htm

>Administrative activities associated with human resources planning, recruitment, selection, orientation, training, appraisal, motivation, remuneration, etc. HRM aims at developing people through work.

-http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/human-resource-management-HRM.html

>Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets - the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business. 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.

-http//www.wikipedia.com

>Human resource management is responsible for how people are treated in organizations. It is responsible for bringing people into the organization, helping them perform their work, compensating them for their labors, and solving problems that arise

-Business Encyclopedia- by Cherrington

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

> Administrative discipline of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization. It includes (1) conducting job analyses, (2) planning personnel needs, and recruitment, (3) selecting the right people for the job, (4) orienting and training, (5) determining and managing wages and salaries, (6) providing benefits and incentives, (7) appraising performance, (8) resolving disputes, (9) communicating with all employees at all levels.

-http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/personnel-management.html

> planning, organizing, and administering all activities related to personnel.

-http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Personnel_management

> 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. In small organizations these functions may be combined with other management responsibilities; in large organizations a substantial separate department may be involved in setting policy, its implementation, and in keeping up to date with developments in labour law. In recent years the newer alternative term 'human resource management' has come into use, reflecting the increased importance of this function in labour-intensive service-sector industries.

-http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Definition_of_personnel_management

Criticism

As what the definitions defined about the Human Resource Management and Personnel Management, they do have the same thought and common about the two. HRM is more in planning and managing Human resource while the personnel management is about planning and managing personnel. For the definitions, for me there is no big deal or big difference about their definitions.