| Human Resource Management-True perspective | | | | human beings, certain instruments and tools put |
| Ever since the inception of organization there has been | | | | together for attainment of shared goals. |
| an undeniable interplay of the human functions and | | | | [1] Weber’s organization goes a step further to |
| “The Organization”. History bears | | | | say “The main components of an organizing |
| evidence to organizational activity indicating knowledge | | | | effort also include detailed procedures and rules, a |
| of many ideas later expressed as “scientific | | | | clearly outlined organizational hierarchy, and mainly |
| management”. Archaeology has unearthed | | | | impersonal relationship between organization |
| extensive accumulations of relics from past civilizations | | | | members”. Its fundamentals are the same as |
| that reflect elaborate organizational achievements. The | | | | recognized by the early organization theorists. . Four |
| mammoth walls of ancient Babylon, the Pyramids of | | | | fundamental ingredients are the qualifying organs of |
| the Pharons , Temples of Aztecs , and most Mughal | | | | any organization. The modern organizations may have |
| Architecture rival the accomplishments of the modern | | | | hundreds of sub factors but they will always be |
| industrial technology. Hannibal’s Crossing of the | | | | founded on these original ones. It is therefore |
| Alps in 218 B.C with troops and equipment was a | | | | established that without the deliberate and planned |
| remarkable organizational feat. | | | | participation of humans, an organization doesn’t |
| 19th century industrial revolution gave birth to the | | | | exist. |
| intentional and deliberate organization. Having reached | | | | Over a period of time various types and categories of |
| inertia in the initial speedy production the managers | | | | organizations have come up to suit the requirements |
| soon found out that it was the absence of deliberate | | | | of organizers and planners, but essentially all of these |
| man management that was marring the progress. | | | | belong to three basic categories. |
| They set about managing the human resources , in | | | | United Nations Stance on HRM |
| order to get the best out of them. It was here that a | | | | Over time the United Nations have come to more |
| firm and unbreakable link was discovered between the | | | | generally support the developing nations’ point |
| person and the organization. It was superior | | | | of view, and have requested significant offsetting |
| organization with its deep consideration of the human | | | | “foreign aid” contributions so that a |
| resource that has given a clear edge to the western | | | | developing nation losing human capital does not lose |
| countries. | | | | the capacity to continue to train new people in trades, |
| Recent Global Trends in HRM | | | | professions, and the arts including all sectors of |
| The term human resource is variously defined in | | | | professional advancement. |
| political economy and economics, where it was | | | | The debate regarding “human resources” |
| traditionally called labor, one of three factors of | | | | versus human capital thus in many ways echoes the |
| production. Its use within corporations continues to | | | | debate regarding natural resources versus natural |
| define common conceptions of the term. | | | | capital. An extreme version of this view is that |
| Modern analysis emphasizes that human beings are | | | | historical inequities such as African slavery must be |
| not predictable commodity “resources” | | | | compensated by current developed nations, which |
| with definitions totally controlled by contract, but are | | | | benefited from stolen “human resources” |
| creative and social beings that make contributions | | | | as they were developing. This is an extremely |
| beyond “labor” to a society and to | | | | controversial view, but it echoes the general theme of |
| civilization. The broad term human capital has evolved | | | | converting human capital to “human |
| to contain the complexity of this term, and in | | | | resources” and thus greatly diminishing its value |
| macroeconomics the term “firm-specific human | | | | to the host society, i.e. “Africa”, as it is put |
| capital” has evolved to represent the original | | | | to narrow imitative use as “labor” in the |
| meaning of term “human resources”. | | | | using society. |
| Advocating the central role of “human | | | | In the very narrow context of corporate “human |
| resources” or human capital in enterprises and | | | | resources”, there is a contrasting pull to reflect |
| societies has been a traditional role of socialist parties, | | | | and require workplace diversity that echoes the |
| who claim that value is primarily created by their | | | | diversity of a global customer base. Foreign language |
| activity, and accordingly justifies a larger claim of | | | | and culture skills, ingenuity, humor, and careful listening, |
| profits or relief from these enterprises or societies. | | | | are examples of traits that such programs typically |
| Critics say this is just a bargaining tactic, which grew | | | | require. It would appear that these evidence a general |
| out of various practices of medieval European guilds | | | | shift to the human capital point of view, and an |
| into the contemporary trade union and collective | | | | acknowledgement that human beings do contribute |
| bargaining unit. | | | | much more to a productive enterprise than |
| A contrary view, common to capitalist parties, is that it | | | | “work”: they bring their character, their |
| is the infrastructure capital and (what they call) | | | | ethics, their creativity, their social connections, and in |
| intellectual capital owned and fused by | | | | some cases even their pets and children, and alter the |
| “management” that provides most value | | | | character of a workplace. The term corporate culture |
| in financial capital terms. This likewise justifies a | | | | is used to characterize such processes. |
| bargaining position and a general view that | | | | An important controversy regarding labor mobility |
| “human resources” are interchangeable. | | | | illustrates the broader philosophical issue with usage of |
| A significant sign of consensus on this latter point is the | | | | the phrase “human resources”: |
| ISO 9000 series of standards, which requires a | | | | governments of developing nations often regard |
| “job description” of every participant in a | | | | developed nations that encourage immigration or |
| productive enterprise. In general, heavily unionized | | | | “guest workers” as appropriating human |
| nations such as France and Germany have adopted | | | | capital that is rightfully part of the developing nation and |
| and encouraged such descriptions especially within | | | | required to further its growth as a civilization. They |
| trade unions. One view of this trend is that a strong | | | | argue that this appropriation is similar to colonial |
| social consensus on political economy and a good | | | | commodity fiat wherein a colonizing European power |
| social welfare system facilitates labor mobility and | | | | would define an arbitrary price for natural resources, |
| tends to make the entire economy more productive, | | | | extracting which diminished national natural capital. |
| as labor can move from one enterprise to another | | | | [1] . Max Weber , The Theory of Social and Economic |
| with little controversy or difficulty in adapting. | | | | Organisation , New York , Oxford University Press , |
| HRM and Organization – An Inter relationship | | | | P337. |
| In its most primitive sense, organization is a body of | | | | |