HRM vs. Personnel Management: Can You Help Clarify the Key Differences?

Hello friends,

Can anybody share the difference between HRM and Personnel Management? The clear distinctive characteristics that separate HRM and Personnel Management.
Please help me....!

Hi Rachana,

There is a proverb: "New wine in an old pot," so it involves some similar activities. However, in the olden days, the Personnel Department was known for its very confined and smaller activities, whereas in the present trend, it has all developed, and Human Management Development has become a very important role with many divisions. So, the meanings are almost the same, but the operations are carried out in a modern way. I will send some important notes very shortly.

Thanks & Regards,
Raman Rajamanickam

Hi,

The personal management is an old name for the part function carried out by the present HR.

Sathyan

Dear Rachna,

You may examine my views as below:

Role of HRD

HR is an integral function of the whole organization to develop enabling capabilities of their staff through systems and processes, as defined by Prof. Udai Pareek and Prof. T.V. Rao. In these processes, staff members are motivated at the individual level, interpersonal level, and team level, by challenges and opportunities for the goal of development and creativity.

As compared to this, the traditional personnel function is an advisory function for coping with staff problems. It aims at maintaining staff efficiency through the method of salary and rewards.