1. Human Resource Management is the primary function of and the responsibility of line supervisors and managers who are responsible for planning, organizing, directing, controlling and coordinating the works of their subordinates to attain the desired objectives.
Source: Personnel and Human Resource Management by Perfecto S. Sison

This definition states that the persons on the higher rank in an organization are accountable in managing the labor of each employee to reach their goals and maintain the stability of their organization.

2. Human Resource Management represents the total human resource picture in an organization. It aptly refers to the “philosophy, policies, procedures, and practices related to the management of people within an organization” to ultimately achieve its organizational objectives.
Source: Handbook of Modern Management in Philippine Local Government by Tomas A. Sojo et al

The definition above affirms that HRM is composed of principles that are useful in managing the persons within an organization.

3. Personnel management is concerned with the effective use of the skills of people. They may be salespeople in a store, clerks in an office, operators in a factory, or technicians in a research laboratory. In a business, personnel management starts with the recruiting and hiring of qualified people and continues with directing and encouraging their growth as they encounter problems and tensions that arise in working toward established goals.
Source: http://www.zeromillion.com/business/personnel/personnel-mangement.html

The definition states that Personnel Management is responsible for developing the skills and boosting the self-competence of the people.

4. Personnel Management deals with the effective utilization of human resources and improvement of their efficiency and effectiveness.
Source: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P3-344957111.html

I agree with this definition because an organization will function properly and improve efficiently if their human resources are given with the appropriate attention, benefits, and maintenance.

5. Within organizations that employ people, Personnel Management is the function with policy responsibility for the selection and recruitment of staff, training, performance assessment, career development, disciplinary proceedings, pre-retirement advisory work, equal opportunities policies, pay bargaining, and industrial relations.
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Definition_of_personnel_management

It states that personnel management is responsible in recruiting and selecting competent employees and developing their skills and potentials. It also includes the process of improving the facilities and services of an organization and strengthening its foundation.

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