Definition of Resource Management

Every organization, whether public or private, aims to properly manage a series of means or resources in order to achieve certain objectives. In this way, one speaks of the administration of resources to refer to the system that each entity uses to satisfy its needs. By resources we can understand different things: technology, finances, time or the employees of an entity. In any case, all resources are limited and, therefore, must be managed or administered with effective criteria.

Human resources administration

In any organization the human factor is decisive. For this reason, in the business world, there is talk of human Resources. There are very diverse aspects that take part in a correct administration of the employees. Specialists in this area consider that some keys are the following:

- The employee must be considered as the fundamental element of any organization. In this sense, it is necessary to adopt measures that incentivize and motivate workers. On the other hand, the head of human resources has to promote a good

weather work, solve conflicts and properly evaluate all employees.

- The human resources department must make an adequate selection of personnel and assess the objectively the different profiles of the candidates in relation to the position to be play

- Human resource management has a direct relationship with other areas: the Labor legislation, hygiene and safety, the productivity wave politics wage. In other words, the human factor and its administration are located in the central axis of any company or entity.

- A correct administration of human resources has to consider issues such as the career plans of employees, internal promotion, the description of each job or the rotation system more convenient.

Poor management of human resources

Imagine that a human resources department performs poor recruitment. This hypothetical situation can have very negative consequences:

1) A general climate of dissatisfaction (this situation is common when the employee is over-qualified in relation to the tasks he performs).

2) Problems of integration in the dynamics of a company (for example, a very individualistic person is not valid to perform functions of teamwork).

3) Instability of personnel and, consequently, lower productivity.

4) Finally, poor administration causes economic losses.

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