Human Resource Management can be characterized as the latest in a series of incarnations that personnel practitioners have developed since the origins of the profession over 100 years ago” (Torrington, Hall and Taylor, 2002). Discuss this statement with reference to the major trends that have brought the profession of HR to where it is today.

Human Resource Management is the strategic approach to the effective 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

Human Resource Management is a management function concerned with hiring, motivating, and maintaining workforce in an organization. Human resource management deals with issues related to employees such as hiring, training, development, compensation, motivation, communication, and administration.