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NATURE AND FEATURE OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT


NATURE AND FEATURE OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Development refers to a process of active learning from experience-leading to systematic and purposeful development of the whole person, body, mind, and spirit. Thus, HRD is the integrated use of training, organizational and career development efforts to improve individual, group, and organizational effectiveness.

1. Systematic approach: HRD is a systematic and planned approach through which the efficiency of employees is improved. The future goals and objectives are set by the entire organization, which are well planned at individual and organizational levels.

2. Knowledgeable Process: Human Resource Development is a continuous learning process and not merely a set of mechanism or techniques. In the words of Sam Cook, “Human resource Development is not an engineering process having a set of mechanism.” The techniques such as organisation development, training and development, performance appraisal and career advancement etc. are used to initiate, facilitate and promote this process in a continuous way.

3.  System Composition: HRD is at the centre of Human Resource System. It relates with imparting learning to the members of the organisation for development of skills, ability and competency. HRD is a subsystem closely related with other subsystems in the organisation, production, marketing, finance etc. The composition of HRD has several sub systems which are interrelated and interdependent including communication, training and development, role analysis, job enrichment performance appraisal and potential ap­praisal etc.

4. Administrative Function: Human resource Development lays emphasis on the organisation role of employees, but HRD is not limited to this only. The individual’s inner urges, his genius and potential are emphasized as worth developing not just for organisational purposes, but also for his own development.

5 Use of Behavioural Sciences: HRD draws heavily from the behavioral sciences for the development of people. It makes use of principles and concepts of psychology, sociology and anthropology for planning and implementation of multiple programmes for individual and group development. Organisational Development programmes are based on the concepts of behavioral sciences.

6. Quality of Working Life: HRD aimed at improving quality of working life in the organisation to increase the productivity. HRD takes care of health and well-being of the employees and their families by promoting healthy environment at the workplace. It helps in achieving satisfaction of employees.
7. Improves Quality of Work Life: Human resource development enables to utilize his capabilities to achieve organisational goals. He is given challenging work assignment. He finds a new meaning in his work. He takes initiatives due to incentive plans. HRD puts whole emphasis upon to improve the quality of work life at various levels in an organisation.


8. Cooperative: Human Resource Development is a co-operative massive effort in the organisation. The human resource development department may play a major role in the development of employees but the co-operation of other parts of an organisation is necessary in such an effort.

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