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Title: | Human Resource Managementin SriLanka: A Profession or a Skilled Occupation? |
Authors: | Adikaram, Arosha S. Ranasinghe, K. M. E. N. |
Keywords: | Human resourcemanagement, Profession,Occupation, Skill |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | Faculty of of Management and Finance, University of Colombo |
Citation: | The 12th International Research Conference on Management and Finance, 27th October2017 |
Abstract: | WhilethereisnodoubtabouttheimportanceofHumanResourceManagement(HR) for businesses around the world, the debate continues as to whether HR is a profession similarto medicine, engineering,accountancy, and law. Theaim of this paperistocompare andcontrasttheattributesofaprofessionidentifiedby Greenwood(1957)withHRMdiscipline,toidentifywhetherHRMisaprofessionora skilledoccupationinSriLanka.Employingqualitative researchmethodology,indepthinterviewswereconducted with16topHR professionals,andsecondary informationwas gatheredfromwebsitesand documentsrelatedtoInstituteof PersonnelManagementSriLankaas wellas AssociationofHRprofessionals,which are the knownprofessionalbodies relatedtoHR inSri Lanka. The findingsindicated howtheHRinSri Lankadoesnotappeartopossessmanycriteriaofa profession, indicatingtheneedforHRMdisciplineinSri Lankatoacquireanddemonstrate systematic theory,authority,community sanction,ethicalcodesandaprofessional culture.Accordingtotheinterviewinformation,HRcanbeidentifiedasmoreofa skillbased occupationinSriLanka,where thesuccessofanHR personnelissaidto dependmore onhisorherinherentskillsandabilities(visavisthesystematic knowledge).Hence,itisclearthat,atthemoment,HRinSriLankaappearstobe more ofanoccupationwithspecializedskillsanddistinctcompetenciesratherthana profession withattributesof a profession. |
URI: | http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/4576 |
Appears in Collections: | Management & Finance |
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