Q.Explain the managerial functions of HRM.

HRM's managerial functions are the same four functions every manager performs elsewhere in the organisation, applied specifically to the human resource. …

The managerial functions of HRM apply the same basic functions every manager performs, specifically to the organisation's human resource:

1. Planning — forecasting future manpower needs and deciding HR policies and programmes in advance to meet them.
2. Organising — designing the structure of relationships among HR-related jobs, personnel, and resources, so that work is properly divided and coordinated.
3. Directing — motivating, guiding, and leading employees so that they willingly cooperate towards the objectives set for them.
4. Controlling — observing and comparing actual HR performance (attendance, discipline, output) against set standards, and correcting deviations. …

Confusing HRM's managerial functions (the general planning/organising/directing/controlling framework) with its operative functions (procurement, development, compensation, etc.) …