A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE VARIOUS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MODELS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

Human resource is one of the most influential factors for any economy to flourish and attain heights of development. Many researches have been conducted on human resource management (HRM) practices at different levels and it has been the field of interest for academics for several decades. Development and advancement of industries and innovative practices has empowered the organizations to retain and utilize the human resource successfully. The main intention of the study is to underline the significance of human resource management practices and their applications in higher educational institutions and to identify the research gaps. Higher education sector as evident from the published literature, plays a vital role in developing the nation as a whole. Such educational institutions have responsibility of catering to all sectors of the society may it be government or private or non-governmental organizations. This study elucidated the significant dimensions of the HRM models in mapping the human resource as a cardinal factor in successful higher educational system. Keywords: Human resource management practices, HRM models, higher educational institutions