'Personnel Management is the distinct and important branch of management which deals with human resource management. Man is not the machine. Hence managing the manpower requires special skill-as a deep knowledge of human psyche and psycho-social elements is essential for dealing with man. The present dictionary, encyclopaedic in nature, is unique and indispensable. All the entries pertaining to personnel human resource management are judiciously selected from authoritative sources. Entries are compact yet self-explanatory. Students, researchers, academics and practising personnel of different branches of management will find this work most useful and informative.