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On the importance of a generalist conception of human resource management: A cross‐national look
Author(s) -
Evans Paul A. L.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.3930230403
Subject(s) - human resource management , context (archaeology) , generalist and specialist species , business , knowledge management , function (biology) , corporate governance , human resources , resource management (computing) , process management , public relations , management , political science , computer science , economics , geography , ecology , computer network , archaeology , finance , evolutionary biology , habitat , biology
What is human resource management? The term risks becoming devalued if it is associated with particular approaches to the management of people, to labor relations, or to the development of the personnel function. These aspects of HRM have to be seen in context—indeed, HRM is best viewed as the management of organizational context, as “governance.” This is the challenge for general management, supported by personnel generalists.