Pac 604 Public Personnel Administration PDF

**PAC 604 -- PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION** **LESSON 1:** **ISSUES IN THE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION IN THE PHILIPPINES** **HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES** Objectives The objectives of the lesson are to understand the details relating to: Meaning and Definition of Personnel Ad...

**PAC 604 -- PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION** **LESSON 1:** **ISSUES IN THE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION IN THE PHILIPPINES** **HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES** Objectives The objectives of the lesson are to understand the details relating to: Meaning and Definition of Personnel Administration Scope of Personnel Administration WHAT IS MEANT BY PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION? Introduction Personnel Administration is an important area in the study of Public Administration. It is called by different names such as Personnel Management, Manpower Management, Labor Management, Labor Relations, Industrial Relations, Employees Relations, Human Resource Management, etc. This study of Personnel Administration became popular from 1930s. Let us discuss the meaning, nature, and scope of Public Personnel Administration. Meaning and Definition of Personnel Administration  \'Personnel\' refers to employees in an organization; it includes all levels of employees (superiors and subordinates). This Course is about 'Public Personnel Administration\'  i.e. the management of employees in the public government sector. It must be noted that \'Personnel Administration\' is now commonly known as \'Human Resources Management\' (HRM). Personnel Administration is concerned with the proper use of human resources in an organization. It focuses on such areas like recruitment, training, promotion, transfer, conduct, discipline, morale, motivation, retirement and retirement benefits, etc. O.Glenn Stahl, says that Personnel Administration is an attitude compounded of understanding both the forces which shape manpower needs, supply and problems and at the same time the importance of will and personality. According to S.L. Goel "Personnel Administration is that branch of Public Administration which can help an organization in the management of personnel resources with the use of well thought out principles and nationalized techniques in selecting, retaining and developing personnel for the fulfillment of organizational objectives systematically and scientifically. It is the art and science of planning, organization implementing and evaluating the personnel resources in any organization to ensure their best use for the achievement of the objectives, goals and targets of an organization". According to Edwin B. Flippo, "the personnel function is concerned with the procurement, development, compensation, integration and maintenance of personnel of an organization for the purpose of contributing towards the accomplishment of that organizations major goals and objectives. Therefore, Personnel Management is planning, organizing directing and controlling of the performance of those operating functions". According to Paul Pigours and Charles A. Myers, "Personnel Administration is a line responsibility and a staff functions. It is basic management in all organization. Personnel specialists help line managers in providing advice, counsel services and various types of contracts to secure uniform administration of personnel policies designed to achieve organizational objectives." An analysis of the above definitions shows that Personnel Administration is concerned with the systematic recruitment and maintenance of the labor force, employee's compensation, job analysis and job description, training of the employees, keeping personnel records and Personnel welfare. In short, Personnel Administration is concerned with the entire human aspects of management. What is the nature of Personnel Administration? Personnel administration is, "The field management which has to do with planning, organizing, directing and controlling various operative functions of procuring, developing, maintaining and utilizing a labor force, such that the objectives for which the company is established are attained economically and effectively. What are the functions of personnel administration? The function includes the most vital aspects of personnel management- leadership, justice determination, task specialization (job and organization design), staffing, performance appraisal, training and development, compensation and reward, collective bargaining, and organization development.