Managing Human Resource

One of the common online resources Wikipedia says, "Human resources has at least two meanings depending on context. The original usage derives from political economy and economics, where it was traditionally called labor, one of three factors of production. The more common usage within corporations and businesses refers to the individuals within the firm, and to the portion of the firm's organization that deals with hiring, firing, training, and other personnel issues."

Being into the HR industry and not a HR professional, makes me look for more and more information about this very important department in any corporate organization. My idea is humans are resource for the development of any organization. Managing this resource has most importance for any company. A lot emphasis lies on to what employees want, their basic needs in terms of benefits, their incentives keeping employee retention in mind and uplifting their performance level and so on.

From one of the articles I went through it tried to explain one could argue that the HR field dates back to the first working arrangements between master craftspeople and their apprentices. Before the industrial Revolution, working arrangements involved close relationships between mentors and apprentices dedicated to learning a particular trade. Apprentices were often required to live in the shop or home of the master craftsperson. If an apprentice was injured or sick, the master's family was responsible for restoring the young worker's health and welfare. Master and apprentice shared in good times and bad, in profit and in loss.

Although now industrial giants are beginning to understand that, they had to do more than just hire and fire if they were going to meet consumer demands for products, most of the objectives of early personnel professionals were one-sided. Business leaders still viewed the work itself as infinitely more important than the people doing it, and production rates remained the top concern. Because employers believed employees would accept more rigid standards if they received extra pay and benefits, most employer-sponsored business solutions aimed at making employees more efficient.

For any new hire it all starts with the HR department and ends on the same desk.

Paul

Resources:

Workforce Management

Employee Time Tracking

Human Resource (HR) Software