Human Resource Management
Course
2024-2025
Mamdouh Ismail
Definition of HRM (cont.)
Revision
Put (true) or (false) and justify your answer:
1- “The way of managing people at work, so that they give their
best at the organization” is a good definition of HRM.
False, as the good definition of HRM should meet several basic
criteria as follows:
• Inclusion of domains & goals. The definition presented includes goals but doesn’t include domains,
• Inclusion of domains & HR unit. The definition doesn’t include either.
• Clarification of HRM as a joint task of both line managers and HR manager. The definition stated
doesn’t include that .
• Clarification that HRM covers all employees in the organization, including leaders. When the
definition stated (managing people), it may refer to the meaning of all human resources in the
organization.
• The definition should be clear and not contain cloudy words. When the definition referred to the
word (people), it makes some confusion with the definition of management which indicates that
management is "to do things through others", and the word (people) itself is not clear enough to
express employees.
• The definition should be short, that we cannot delete or add words to it. In the definition provided
several phrases should be added to be a comprehensive definition.
Revision
Put (true) or (false) and justify your answer:
2- “The process of planning, selecting, and motivating human
resources to the end that organizational, individual, and societal
needs are satisfied” is a good definition of HRM.
False, as the good definition of HRM should meet several basic
criteria as follows:
Indicators of the good definition of HRM:
• Inclusion of domains & goals. Included in the definition presented,
• Inclusion of domains & HR unit. Not included.
• Clarification of HRM as a joint task of both line managers and HR manager. Not clear.
• Clarification that HRM covers all employees in the organization, including leaders. When the
definition stated refers to (human resources), it refers to the meaning of all employees in the
organization.
• The definition should be clear and not contain cloudy words. Clear.
• The definition should be short, that we cannot delete or add words to it. In the definition provided
several phrases should be added to be a comprehensive definition.
Revision
Put (true) or (false) and justify your answer:
3- “The way line and staff managers follow to manage all individuals at
organizations including recruiting, training, motivating, and appraising
to the end that organizational, individual, and societal needs are
satisfied” is a good definition of HRM.
• Inclusion of domains & goals. included,
• Inclusion of domains & HR unit. included.
• Clarification of HRM as a joint task of both line managers and HR manager. included
• Clarification that HRM covers all employees in the organization, including
leaders. included
• The definition should be clear and not contain cloudy words. clear
• The definition should be short, that we cannot delete or add words to it. short
Indicators of the good definition of HRM:
No. Indicator Availability Clarification
1- Components (domains)/goals
2- Components (domains)/ HR unit
3- Line managers/HR managers
4- Comprehensive (Covers All employees)
5- clear (has no cloudy words)
6- Short (we can’t add or delete)
Thank you
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