Draft:Outline of human resource management

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to human resource management:

Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the effective and efficient management of people in a company or organization such that they help their business gain a competitive advantage. It is designed to maximize employee performance in service of an employer's strategic objectives.

What type of thing is human resource management?

Human resource management can be described as all of the following:

• A branch of management
  • A branch of business management

History of human resource management

History of human resource management

Human resource management organizations

• American Payroll Association
• Association for Talent Development
• American Staffing Association
• Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• Federation of International Employers
• Human Resources Management Association of Chicago
• International Public Management Association for Human Resources
• International Society for Performance Improvement
• Labor and Employment Relations Association
• National Institute of Personnel Management
• Recognition Professionals International
• Society for Human Resource Management