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Activity: 3

Collect the latest data on HDI of different countries in the world. Discuss in a group on
comparative study of HDI value of different countries and present in a class.

3.3 Concept of Human Resource Development

Introduction

Human resource includes semi–skilled and skilled
manpower for different sorts of activities. It is the part
of human resource management that specifically deals
with training and development of the employees in the
organization. The concept of human resource
development was first introduced in 1969 A.D. by
Leonard Nadler who has defined it as, “A series of
organized activities conducted within a specialized Fig: 16
time and designed to produce behavioural changes.”
Human resource development is the management
of human resources in order to provide trainings
for laborers or staffs in various aspects of their
development. It acts as the supply plan required for
any country or an organization. It enhances capability
of the institution by increasing the capability of
workers or employees. It is required for developing
mutual cooperation among the employees and builds Fig: 17
confidence to work unitedly in a team.

Necessity of human resource development

Human resource development is a concrete plan of human resource preparation for
social, economic and scientific progress in nation. Every nation should plan for human
resource development based on the need and requirement of manpower. There is need of
human resource development for the following reasons:
To support employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge
and abilities.
To acquire or sharpen capabilities required to perform various functions associated
with their present or expected future roles.
To increase productivity of organization by managing available resources.
To demand and recruit employees or labourers on the basis of human resource
plan.
To supply and to manage excess human resource on the basis of need.
To decrease the number of employees or to keep employees in an organization on
the basis of labour cost analysis.

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