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. PAGE .. The Strategic Role of Human Resource Management Tyson,S 1. Human Resource Management at Work What Is Human Resource Management? To understand what human resource management is, we should first review what managers do. Most experts agree that there are five basic functions all managers perform planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. In total, these functions represent the management process. Some of the specific activities involved in each function include: Planning: Establishing goals and standards; developing rules and procedures; developing plans and forecasting—predicting or projecting some future occurrence. Organizing: Giving each subordinate a specific task; establishing departments; delegating authority to subordinates; establishing channels of authority and communication; coordinating the work of subordinates. Staffing: Deciding what type of people should be hired; recruiting prospective employees; selecting employees; setting performance standards; compensating employees; evaluating performance; counseling employees; training and developing employees. Leading: Getting others to get the job done; maintaining morale; motivating subordinates. Controlling: Setting standards such as sales quotas, quality standards, or production levels; checking to see how actual performance compares with these standards; taking corrective action as needed. Why Is HR Management Important to All Managers? Why are these concepts and techniques important to all managers? Perhaps its easier to answer this by listing some of the personnel mistakes you dont want to make while managing. For example, you dont want: To hire the wrong person for the job To experience high turnover To find your people not doing their best To waste time with useless interviews To have your company taken to court because of your discriminatory actions To have your company cited under federal occupational safety laws for unsafe practices To