1. Introduction
The development of Human resource Management and personnel management started from the 17th century when the industrial revolution began, developed throughout the first and second world was, continued its development throughout the strikes of the 1970s and 1980s and it is still developing today.
2. Define Human Resource Management.
“HRM is now often seen as the major factor differentiating between successful and unsuccessful organisation, more important than technology or finance in achieving competitive advantage” Human Resource Management at Work
What is meant by a successful company is a company that meets their mission statement, the employees have a positive outlook towards the business and the employees are be committed to their work and to the business.
When saying “competitive advantage” they mean the advantage gained by offering consumers a greater product or service by delivering products with a lower price or providing greater benefits over their competitors.

3. Describe How Human Resource Management differs from Personnel Management.
Previously personnel management was where negotiation between employees and management occurred and also Personnel Management looked after the welfare of the employee. This has now been taken over by the human resource faculty of the organisation.
Personnel management is where the needs of the employees are being taken care of. The personnel management is where the main focus is to make sure the management is based around administrative tasks where as human resource management focuses on the broader vision that management and the organisation has.

4. Describe the key development stages in each of the following:
Social Justice
This is where personnel management began. Where the attempt to minimise the exploitation of workers was put into action and the employees interests and welfare