Human resource management is regarded as sub system of the organization. Human resource offers a distinct approach of managing human resources in today's competitive and changing environment. It is an emerging discipline, which possesses the following features:
1. Human Resource Management Is A Management Of An Individual
Human resource management is concerned with people dimension of management. Hence it manages different people such as worker/labor, supervisors, managers, departmental heads and other related top managers too. Therefore, human resource management is defined as the management of human resource and their commitment towards work.
2. Human Resource Management Is A Continuous Process
Human resource management is not a shot affair, rather it is an ongoing process of managing people and their competencies. It is continued till the dissolution of an organization. All the processes involved in HRM should run continuously.
3. Human Resource Management Is A Dynamic Function
The principles and practices of HRM should not be rigid. Rather they should be dynamic. It means HRM is a dynamic function whereby the procedures and practices are influenced by the environmental factors. Employees should gain an updated knowledge and ability to work in the changing environment.
4. Human Resource Management Is a Universal Function
HRm is a universal function in the sense that it is applicable in all types of organizations. The principles and practices are applied irrespective of size, nature, scope and purpose of the organization.
5. Human Resource Management Is A Strategic Approach
HRM is taken as strategic approach for organizational development. It helps to mobilize human resource in the organization in order to achieve the stated goals and objectives strategically. All the activities of management are arranged in such a way that they are interconnected with efficient and effective utilization of human resources according to change in organizational strategy.
6. Integration Of Goals
Usually there is a goal difference between organizational goal and individual goal. An employee wants to satisfy his/her individual goal first. But managers want to accomplish organizational goals before something else. Hence, HRM practices and principles help in integrating individual and organizational goal into a framework. As a result of which, employees are motivated towards higher level work performance for achievement of organizational goal.
7. Human Resource Management Is Future-oriented
HRM is future oriented behavior in the sense that it helps in assessing human resource requirement for future. It helps in determining future goals and objectives of the organization and it employees the people to get the job done in future period of time.