Distinguish amongst Personnel Management and Human Resources Management

Though the two terms ”Personnel Management “ and “Human Resources Management” are interchangeably used by most of the authors, there are some differences between them. Management of Human Resources is a new field of study embodying behavioral science knowledge relating to the working of line and staff officials and union leaders to motivate organizational goals. On the other hand, personnel Management is that phase of management which deals with the effective control and use of manpower. Yodar, Henemen and other agreed that the HRM is a broad concept which covers many personnel aspects and include social, professional and individual enterprise aspects, whereas Personnel Management focuses only on personnel aspects such as leadership, justice determination, task specialization, staffing, performance appraisal, etc. HRM is more growth oriented whereas Personnel Management is slightly narrow, Human Resources planning is very vital in HRM. This is because it leads to the maximum utilization of human resources, reduces excessive labour turnover and high absenteeism; improves productivity and aids in achieving the objectives of an organization. In addition to the above function, HRM emphasizes on training, an important area of personnel, which covers the following aspects:

1. Increasing productivity;

2. Improving quality;

3. Improving organizational climate;

4. Ensuring personnel growth etc.