Personnel Management- The Backbone of overall Management

Functions and Structure

The success of an organisation depends on the capacities and capabilities of its personnel. Unless, it devotes enough resource on development o its resource, it would not get required output from its personnel.

Personnel management can be defined as process of obtaining, utilising and maintaining a satisfied workforce. It is a significant part of management, which is concerned with employees at work and with their relationship within the organisation.

Flippo, "Personnel management is the planning, organising compensation, integration and maintenance of people for the purpose of contributing to organisational, individual and societal goals".

Brech, "Personnel management is that part which is primarily concerned with human resource of organisation".

Nature of Personnel Management

1. Personnel management includes the function of employment, development and compensation. These functions are performed by the personnel management in consultation with other departments.
2. personnel management is an extension to general management.It is concerned with promoting and stimulating competent workforce to make their dedicated and best possible contribution to the organisation.
3. personnel management advises and assist the line managers in personnel matters. Thus working as a staff department of an organisation.
4. It is based on human orientation.It tries to help the workers to develop their potential to full extent for the organisation.
5. It also motivates the employees through it's effective plans so that the employees provide best possible co-operation.

Role of Personnel Manager

Personnel manager is the head of personnel department. He performs both managerial and operative functions of management. his role can be summarised as

• Providing assistance to top management.
• Advising the line manager as a staff specialist.
• Counselling the employees.
• Acting as a mediator.
• Acting as a spokesman.

Functions of Personnel Management

Personnel management involves two categories of functions namely Operative Functions and Managerial Functions.

1. Operative Functions

The operative functions essentially belongs to such activities concerned with

• Procurement
• Development
• Compensation
• Utilisation
• Maintenance

2. Managerial Functions

The managerial functions include activities like

• Planning
• Organising
• Co-ordination
• Directing