PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

"The efficient use of the material resources of any organization depends on how well it is utilized by its Personnel or Manpower."

Defined as the function of management concerned with promoting and enhancing the development of work effectiveness and advancement of the human resources in the organization through proper planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling of activities related to procurement, development, motivation, and compensation of employees to achieve the goals of the enterprise.

A code of the ways of organization and treating individual at work so that they will each get the greatest possible realization of their intrinsic abilities, thus attaining maximum efficiency for themselves and their group , and thereby giving to the enterprise of which they are a part its determining competitive advantage and its optimum result.

The field of management which has to do with planning, organizing, directing, and controlling various operative functions of procuring, developing, maintaining, and utilizing a labor force such as:

a) objectives for which the company is established are attained economically and effectively; b)objectives of all levels of personnel are served to the highest possible degree; c) objectives of the community are duly considered and served.

The phase of management concerned with the engagement and effective utilization of manpower to obtain optimum efficiency of human resources.

From the definition cited, Personnel Management is the effective recruitment, selection, placement, development, maintenance, and utilization of the manpower resources of an organization.

IMPORTANCE

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PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Equal opportunity for advancement in any organization; Reward employees for efficient performance Motivate who failed to reached standards as regards time, cost, quantity, and quality in the performance of their work.

MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

BASIC FUNCTIONS management of enterprise. OPERATIVE FUNCTIONS covers the details of the responsibilities and tasks necessary to carry out policies and programs related to personnel.

BASIC FUNCTIONS
PLANNING - refers to the job of determining a proposed mode of action based upon a full understanding of the factors involved, and directed objectives which take into consideration the priorities desired by management. The outlining of things to be accomplished and the methods necessary for the accomplishment. A logical and systematic approach of formulating the objectives, programs , policies, procedures, budgets, rules and regulations , and other types of plan.

OBJECTIVES OF PLANNING

Create favorable climate for human resources in the organization; Determine in advance the anticipated difficulties and thus, facilitate accomplishment of objectives/goals; Ability to analyze the projected programs and policies ; Improve working relationships.

ORGANIZING - refers to the arrangement and relationship of jobs and position which are necessary to carry out the personnel programs as determined by top management. The establishment of formal structure of authority. DIRECTING is concerned with the guidance of all efforts toward a stated objectives. Making decisions and giving order.

COORDINATING is a method of getting people in an organization to work together harmoniously to achieve a common goal with minimum expenditure of effort and materials. Bringing together the various processes of work.

CONTROLLING - is concerned with keeping all efforts within the channels prescribed by management in the pursuit of personnel plan for the entire organization to ensure that the organization is accomplishing its purpose. Involves the checking or evaluation and measurement of work performance and comparing it with planned goals or objectives and making the necessary corrective actions so that work is accomplished as planned.

PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION

Ensure smooth operation of the various activities required in achieving the objectives, Example: to get the work done at the specified time, to utilize the best means to conserve effort, to increase understanding and to motivate employee in the tasks at hand.

OPERATIVE FUNCTIONS

PROCUREMENT OF EMPLOYEES is concerned with recruitment, selection, hiring, and placement of employees.

PLACEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF EMPLOYEES after an employee is hired and trained, he is expected to contribute the maximum of his abilities towards attaining the productivity objectives of the company.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEES - refers to the employee's acquisition of knowledge, development of skill in the job, and proper work attitudes. MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES - means by which employees are inspired to work to achieve the objectives of the organization effectively. COMPENSATING - the objectives of a good compensation plan are to attract and retain well qualified employees in the organization and to reward them for good performance. Satisfaction of three requirements of basic human motivation: (I) economic needs; (2) psychological feeling; and (3) extra reward(incentive)