Personnel Mngt and HRM

1."Personnel management is often considered an independent function of an organization. Human resource management, on the other hand, tends to be an integral part of overall company function. Personnel management is typically the sole responsibility of an organization’s personnel department. With human resources, all of an organization’s managers are often involved in some manner, and a chief goal may be to have managers of various departments develop the skills necessary to handle personnel-related tasks."

-N. Madison >> http://www.wisegeek.com/is-there-a-difference-between-human-resources-and-personnel-management.htm

Critique:
This definition implies that Personnel Management is under the scope of Human Resource Management which is precisely correct.

2. "Human Resource Management is based in the efficient utilization of employees in achieving two main goals within a corporation or other type of organization. The first goal is to effectively make use of the talents and abilities of employees to achieve the operational objectives that are the ultimate aim of the organization. Along with realizing the goals of the organization, Human Resource management also seeks to ensure that the individual employee is satisfied with both the working environment and the compensation and benefits that he or she receives."

- Malcolm Tatum >> http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-human-resource-management.htm

Critique:
HRM indeed does not only concern the development of the corporation but also with its employees. Malcolm has defined HRM very well.

3. "The Human Resources Management (HRM) function includes a variety of activities, and key among them is deciding what staffing needs you have and whether to use independent contractors or hire employees to fill these needs, recruiting and training the best employees, ensuring they are high performers, dealing with performance issues, and ensuring your personnel and management practices conform to various regulations."

-Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD >> http://www.managementhelp.org/hr_mgmnt/hr_mgmnt.htm

Critique:
I think that one of the functions of HRM is also to maintain good relationship to the employees as well as the employees to their co-employees. Although "dealing with performance issues" has been mentioned, attitude towards co-workers is still different.

4."Personnel Management, part of management concerned with people at work and their relations within a firm. The main functions of the personnel manager usually include staff recruitment, training, and welfare. The term personnel management is somewhat misleading in that it is usually line managers who manage the work force, while personnel managers provide a mainly supportive and advisory service."

- MSN Encarta, Encyclopedia Article >>http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_762506693/Personnel_Management.html

Critique:
This definition is so helpful, especially to those who are confused about the function of managers/line managers to those of personnel managers.

5. "The part of management that is concerned with people and their relationships at work. Personnel management is the responsibility of all those who manage people, as well as a description of the work of specialists. Personnel managers advise on, formulate, and implement personnel policies such as recruitment, conditions of employment, performance appraisal, training, industrial relations, and health and safety. There are various models of personnel management, of which human resource management is the most recent."

-BNET Business Dictionary >> http://dictionary.bnet.com/definition/Personnel+Management.html

Critique:
This definition is an opposite on the first (1) definition. THis definition states that HRM is a model of Personnel Management. This is quite confusing..