... no single definition of the term Human Resource Management that is accepted by all, as it is a concept that means different things to different people depending on how it is understood and applied, and what its objectives and aims are. Keenoy (1999) suggests HRM ca be viewed as, A hologram, as it changes its appearance as you move around its image. Each shift and stance revels another facet a darker depth, a different contour. As a fluid entity of apparently multiple identities and forms it is not surprising that every time we look at it is slightly different. This is why conceptually; HRMism appears to be a moving target and why empirically it has no fixed (fixable) forms. (Keenoy 1999 1-23). In order to accurately assess HRM as we understand it today and if it is the radical departure from traditional approaches like personnel management it is necessary to examine its origins. ...

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