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In business and finance, human resources management includes the policies, procedures, and philosophies that a business organization uses to coordinate its employees. The primary function of human resources management, or HRM, is to maximize employees' potential with the goal of achieving organizational success. The field grew out of the human relations movement in the early twentieth century.

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This essay available in the Gale Virtual Reference Library database has these sections:
1) Principles of Human Resource Management.
2) Position & Structure of Human Resource Management.
3) Human Resource Management -- Key Responsibilities.
4) The Changing Field of Human Resource Management.
5) Small Business and Human Resource Management.

This essay from the "Encyclopedia of Management" available in the Gale Virtual Reference Library has these sections:
1) HRM Development & Implementation Responsibilities.
2) Historical Milestones in HRM Development.
3) Prehiring, Hiring, and Posthiring.
4) Contemporary Issues.
5) Employment.
6) Organizational Ethics.

This essay available in the Gale Virtual Reference Library discusses the functions of Human Resources.

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