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human resources

–noun

1.	people, esp. the personnel employed by a given company, institution, or the like.

2.	human resources department.

[Origin: 1965–70

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human resources
pl.n.

(used with a pl. verb) The persons employed in a business or organization; personnel.
(used with a sing. verb) The field of personnel recruitment and management.

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human resources noun

the abilities and skills of people (used to refer to the benefit derived from them)

Arabic:	المصادِرأو القُدُرات الإنسانيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	人力资源
Chinese (Traditional):	人力資源
Czech:	lidské zdroje, zaměstnanci
Danish:	arbejdskraft; evner
Estonian:	inimressurss
Greek:	ανθρώπινο δυναμικό
Hungarian:	humán erőforrás
Indonesian:	sumber daya manusia
Italian:	risorse umane*

Latvian:	cilvēkresursi
Lithuanian:	žmogaus ištekliai
Norwegian:	menneskeressurser, idérikdom
Portuguese (Brazil):	recursos humanos
Russian:	человеческие возможности
Slovak:	ľudské zdroje
Slovenian:	človeški potenciali
Spanish:	recursos humanos
Swedish:	mänsklig förmåga
Turkish:	insan kaynakları

See also: humanly, human, human being, "human resources" in any language

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Human Resources - HR

The company department charged with finding, screening, recruiting and training job applicants, as well as administering employee-benefit programs.

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As companies reorganize to gain competitive edge, human resources plays a key role in helping companies deal with a fast-changing competitive environment and the greater demand for quality employees. Research conducted by The Conference Board has found six key people-related activities that human resources completes to add value to a company:

1. Effectively managing and utilizing people.
2. Trying performance appraisal and compensation to competencies.
3. Developing competencies that enhance individual and organizational performance.
4. Increasing the innovation, creativity and flexibility necessary to enhance competitiveness.
5. Applying new approaches to work process design, succession planning, career development and inter-organizational mobility.
6. Managing the implementation and integration of technology through improved staffing, training and communication with employees.