Functions of Personnel Management
Functions of Personnel Management
Functions of Personnel Management
1. Managerial Functions:
The Managerial functions of a personnel manager involve POSDCORB (Luther Gullick) i.e., Planning,
organisation, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting and budgeting of those who actually perform
the operative functions of the Personnel Department.
The following are the managerial functions (viz. planning, organising, directing and controlling)
performed by a personnel department:
A. Personnel Planning:
Planning lays down a pre-determined course to do something such as what to do, how to do, where to
do, who is to do etc. A personnel manager plans in advance the trend in wages, labour market, union
demands etc. Through planning, most of the future problems can be anticipated.
B. Organising:
According to J.C. Massic, An organisation is a structure, a framework and a process by which a cooperative group of human being allocates its task among its members, identifies relationships and
integrates its activities towards common objectives. The personnel manager has to design the structure
of relationships among jobs, personnel and physical factors so that the objectives of the enterprise are
achieved.
C .Directing:
This function relates to guidance and stimulation of the subordinates at all levels. The personnel
manager directs and motivates the employees of his department so that they work willingly and
effectively for the achievement of organisational goals,
D. Controlling:
A personnel manager has to constantly watch whether there is any deviation from the planned path.
Controlling is concerned with remedial actions. Continuous monitoring of the personnel policies
relating to training, labour turnover, wage payments, interviewing new and separated employees etc., is
the backbone of controlling.
If deviations are unavoidable, corrective action can be planned in advance. Controlling helps the
personnel manager to evaluate the performance of employees of the personnel department so far as the
operating functions are concerned.
2. Operative Functions:
The operative functions of the Personnel Department are also called service functions. These include.