Human Resources

Human resources are the people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy. "Human capital" is sometimes used synonymously with "human resources", although human capital typically refers to a more narrow view (i.e., the knowledge the individuals embody and economic growth). Likewise, other terms sometimes used include "manpower", "talent", "labour", "personnel", or simply "people".

A human-resources department (HR department) of an organization performs human resource management, overseeing various aspects of employment, such as compliance with labour law and emplo
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“ Resources are hired to give results, not reasons. ”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

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“ Organization after organization has created a culture of, for, and by only round holes, yet they say they want square and triangle and star pegs. ”
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