From personnel management to human resources, transformation from human resources to human resources: An analysis on human assets advocates

The quest for human resource management is as old as the history of theories. The theories are handled in a historical process, according to the template created by the human resources managers, it has been observed that the use of muscle-head and emotion is in a sequential follow-up relationship. This is how, in 50 years of human resource theories, employees' thoughts and feelings appear to be more in the future. In this context, it can be understood that the emotional side of the human being is revealed after the businesses that apply modern human resources management models succumb to crises. With this understanding, businesses that are aware of the importance of human beings have succeeded in intense competitive environments and have realized that the biggest capital in the business is the intellectual capital. These organizations, which adopt human as a partner at the same time, changed the name of human resources and hung 'human values' signs. They start from the idea that the person is a 'value', not a 'resource'. In this study, all applications from personnel management to human resources were discussed, and it was emphasized that the essential value of human is not a resource. In Turkey, human securities' of managers who have embraced the call was examined how the organization approached the source-asset size application. The basic hypothesis of the study is that practices realized with the idea that human beings are an asset to organizations will be more positive than existing human resources practices. As a data collection tool, interviews were conducted with managers who adopted the concept, using a semi-structured interview technique. Interview results were concluded according to descriptive analysis and content analysis techniques and the hypothesis was verified. With these results, guidance and recommendations for future research have been made.