Explain any two features of Human Resource Management.

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Q. Explain any two features of Human Resource Management.

Tamil Nadu DgeTamil Nadu HSC (DGE) Commerce Board 2022Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★

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Two features of HRM are that it is people-centred (managing the human resource) and that it is a continuous, all-pervasive managerial activity.

Human Resource Management (HRM) is concerned with acquiring, developing, motivating and retaining the people who work in an organisation. Two of its important features are explained below.

1. People-oriented (concerned with human element): HRM deals directly with people — recruiting, training, motivating and looking after employees, who are regarded as the most valuable asset of an organisation. Its whole focus is on making the best use of the human resource and improving relations between employees and the organisation.

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CBSE 2023Set MARCH1 markMCQ
$Q. Human Resource is a ______ asset.$
(a) Fixed
(b) Tangible
(c) Current
(d) Intangible
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The correct answer is (d) Intangible, because human resources consist of people's skills and abilities that cannot be physically touched.

As explained in the TN HSC Commerce chapter on Fundamentals of HRM, human resource refers to the total knowledge, skills, creative abilities and aptitudes of an organisation's workforce.

These qualities exist within people and cannot be seen or touched physically, so human resource is classified as an intangible asset. …
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CBSE 2022Set MARCH1 markMCQ
$Q. Human Resource Management is both ______.$
(a) Theory and Practice
(b) History and Geography
(c) Science and Art
(d) None of the above
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HRM combines a body of systematic knowledge (science) with the skilful, judgemental handling of people (art), so it is both — option (c).

Human Resource Management (HRM) is called both a science and an art. It is a science because it is based on an organised body of knowledge, principles, theories and techniques (for recruitment, training, appraisal, motivation, etc.) that can be studied and applied systematically. It is an art because managing people successfully needs personal skill, experience, judgement and creativity — the same principle must be applied differently to different individuals and situations.

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CBSE 2020Set MARCH1 markMCQ
$Q. Assertion (A) : Human Resource Management is an intangible function. Reason (R) : This can be measured only by Results.$
(a) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect
(b) (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(d) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct
›Reveal solutionSolution

Both statements are true and the reason correctly explains the assertion, so the answer is option (b).

Assertion (A): 'Human Resource Management is an intangible function' is correct. HRM works through people — their skills, motivation, attitudes and relationships — which have no physical form.

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