HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
Anoop UA
DEFINITION
• According to Leonard Nadler “ HRD is a series of
organized activities, conducted within a specialized
time and resigned to produce behavioral changes
HRD FUNCTIONS
• Training and development
• Organizational development
• Career development
Training & development
• It improves knowledge's, skills and attitude of
employees for the short term , particular to a
specified job or task.
• Development – preparing for future
responsibilities, while increasing the capacity
to perform at a current job
• Management training
• Supervisor development
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
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• The process of improving an organization
effectiveness and members well being
through the application of behavioral science
concepts.
• Focuses on both macro & micro levels
• HRD plays the role of a change agents
ADVANTAGES OF HRD
• Shape the attitude of the employees
• Enhanced skill based competencies
• Increase employees motivation
• Increase employees satisfaction
• Ensure efficient& effective use of resources
• Improve organizational effectiveness and
performance
DISADVANTAGE OF HRD
• It is a waste of time
• It is a waste of financial resources
• Some people don’t want training
• Human behavior is unpredictable
• Irrelevant when company faces financial loss
HRD METHODS
• job rotation
• assistant to position
• committee assignment
• lectures & seminars
• simulations
• outdoor training
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