Personnel Management
PO – 607: Public Personnel Management/Hand out 1
Public Personnel Management: An Introduction People of a country are an important asset for it, so is the case with organisations. The successful functioning of an organisation depends on its manpower and quality of leadership. The manpower by itself does not contribute to the development of an organisation; it has to be converted into human resources through systematic planning, adequate training and proper education. Without the growth of human resources called the human capital, goals and objectives of an organisation can never be achieved. Human capital can be defined as the sum total of knowledge, skills and aptitudes of the people in the society. Development of human resources poses a major challenge for the developing countries and least developed countries. Manpower planning is an important tool for developing human resources. Investments in manpower planning whether made by government or a, private organisation belong to the individual and do not depreciate. In fact they increase with the passage of time. Thus human resources are an important part of the total resources of an organisation. Though financial resources, physical resources (the work place, machinery etc.) and technological resources are also very important, it is the human resources which are most vital as they generate the other resources. Adequate utilisation of human resources would automatically lead to optimum utilisation of financial, physical and technological resources. No organisation can achieve the desired goals without effective management of all its resources, but human capital is the most essential element of an organisation. As personnel administration deals with the management of the human resources, the study of its concept, nature, scope and development assumes importance. 1. Concept, Nature and Scope of Public Personnel Management The tasks of government are increasing everyday. Development and welfare orientations have led to
Public Personnel Management: An Introduction People of a country are an important asset for it, so is the case with organisations. The successful functioning of an organisation depends on its manpower and quality of leadership. The manpower by itself does not contribute to the development of an organisation; it has to be converted into human resources through systematic planning, adequate training and proper education. Without the growth of human resources called the human capital, goals and objectives of an organisation can never be achieved. Human capital can be defined as the sum total of knowledge, skills and aptitudes of the people in the society. Development of human resources poses a major challenge for the developing countries and least developed countries. Manpower planning is an important tool for developing human resources. Investments in manpower planning whether made by government or a, private organisation belong to the individual and do not depreciate. In fact they increase with the passage of time. Thus human resources are an important part of the total resources of an organisation. Though financial resources, physical resources (the work place, machinery etc.) and technological resources are also very important, it is the human resources which are most vital as they generate the other resources. Adequate utilisation of human resources would automatically lead to optimum utilisation of financial, physical and technological resources. No organisation can achieve the desired goals without effective management of all its resources, but human capital is the most essential element of an organisation. As personnel administration deals with the management of the human resources, the study of its concept, nature, scope and development assumes importance. 1. Concept, Nature and Scope of Public Personnel Management The tasks of government are increasing everyday. Development and welfare orientations have led to