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Human Resource Management is the strategic approach to acquiring, developing, managing, motivating, and gaining the commitment of employees in an organization.

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Humanresource management (HRM
Human resource management (HRM) is the
strategic and coherent approach to the
effective and efficient management of
people in a company or organization such
that they help their business gain a
competitive advantage. It is designed to
maximize employee performance in service
of an employer's strategic objectives.
Human Resource Management (HRM) is the
strategic function of managing an
organization's people—from recruiting and
hiring to training, compensating, and
retaining employees—to align their
performance with business goals, fostering
a productive culture, ensuring legal

, compliance, and maximizing overall
organizational success.

History
The human resources field began to take
shape in 19th century Europe. It is built on a
simple idea by Robert Owen (1771–1858)
and Charles Babbage (1791–1871) during
the Industrial Revolution. These men
concluded that people were crucial to the
success of an organization. They expressed
the thought that well-being of employees
led to perfect work; without healthy
workers, the organization would not
survive.
The term "human resource" was first coined
by labor economist John R. Commons in

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