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human resource management

human resource management noun: the process of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization.

Noun

human resource management (uncountable)

  1. The process of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization.
  2. A department within a business, responsible for carrying out this process.
    Synonyms:
    HR, HRM

Synonyms of human resource management

Forms of human resource management

alternative formhuman resources management

Questions about human resource management

What does human resource management mean?
Human resource management means the process of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization.
What part of speech is human resource management?
Human resource management is a noun.

Words near human resource management in the dictionary

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  6. human resource management
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  9. human right
  10. human rights
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