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HRD Intro

Human resource development (HRD) involves systematic activities designed by an organization to provide employees with the necessary skills to meet current and future job demands. HRD functions include training and development to improve employees' knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the short-term or long-term, organizational development to improve effectiveness and well-being through behavioral science concepts, and career development to help employees progress through career changes until maximum achievement. HRD is one function of human resource management (HRM), which encompasses broader functions like planning, staffing, compensation, and employee relations. The goal of HRD is to ready managers and workers for new products and procedures to ensure the organization's effectiveness in the future.

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HRD Intro

Human resource development (HRD) involves systematic activities designed by an organization to provide employees with the necessary skills to meet current and future job demands. HRD functions include training and development to improve employees' knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the short-term or long-term, organizational development to improve effectiveness and well-being through behavioral science concepts, and career development to help employees progress through career changes until maximum achievement. HRD is one function of human resource management (HRM), which encompasses broader functions like planning, staffing, compensation, and employee relations. The goal of HRD is to ready managers and workers for new products and procedures to ensure the organization's effectiveness in the future.

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A set of systematic and planned activities designed by

an organization to provide its members with the


necessary skills to meet current and future job
demands.

Emergence of HRD
Employee needs extend beyond the training classroom
Includes coaching, group work, and problem solving
Need for basic employee development
Need for structured career development
Relationship Between HRM and
HRD
Human resource management (HRM) encompasses
many functions
Human resource development (HRD) is just one of the
functions within HRM

Primary Functions of HRM
Human resource planning
Equal employment opportunity
Staffing (recruitment and selection)
Compensation and benefits
Employee and labor relations
Health, safety, and security
Human resource development

SECONDARY HRM Functions
Organization and job design
Performance management/ performance appraisal systems
Research and information systems

HRD Functions
Training and development (T&D)
Organizational development
Career development
Training and Development (T&D)
Training improving the knowledge, skills and attitudes of
employees for the short-term, particular to a specific job or
task e.g.,
Employee orientation
Skills & technical training
Coaching
Counseling
Development preparing for future responsibilities, while
increasing the capacity to perform at a current job
Management training
Supervisor development

Organizational Development
The process of improving an organizations
effectiveness and members well-being through the
application of behavioral science concepts

Focuses on both macro- and micro-levels

HRD plays the role of a change agent

Career Development
Ongoing process by which individuals progress
through series of changes until they achieve their
personal level of maximum achievement.
Career planning
Career management

Strategic Management & HRD
Strategic management aims to ensure organizational
effectiveness for the foreseeable future e.g.,
maximizing profits in the next 3 to 5 years

HRD aims to get managers and workers ready for new
products, procedures, and materials

Multiple Roles for HR (Ulrich,
1997)


Future/Strategic Focus
Processes People
Day-to-day/Operational Focus
Strategic
Partner
Change Agent
Administrative
Expert
Employee
Champion

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