Human Resource Management

Unit-1

Human Resource Management (HRM): Nature, Scope, Objectives and Functions of HRM. Evolution of HRM, HR as a Factor of Competitive Advantage. Organization of HR Department, Line and Staff Responsibility of HR Managers, Competencies of HR Manager. Personnel Policies and Principles. Strategic HRM: Introduction, Integrating HR Strategy with Business Strategy, Difference between SHRM and HRM. HRM Environment and Environment Scanning. Human Resource Planning: Meaning, Process and Importance, Factors Affecting Human Resource Planning. Job Analysis: Process, Methods of Job Description & Job Specification.

Unit-2

Recruitment & Selection: Meaning & Concept, Process & Methods Recruitment & Selection, Induction & Placement. Training & Development: Meaning & Concept of Training & Development, Methods of Training & Development, Evaluating Training Effectiveness. HRM vs. HRD. Career Planning & Development: Concept of Career, Career Planning, Career Development, Process of Career Planning and Development, Factors Affecting Career Choices, Responsibilities of Employers / Managers, Organization and Employees in Career Planning and Development, Career Counseling. Internal Mobility: Promotion, Transfer, Demotion, Separation, Downsizing and Outplacement.

Unit-3

Performance Appraisal: Meaning & Concept of Performance Appraisal, Methods & Process of Performance Appraisal, Issues in Performance Appraisal, Potential Appraisal. Compensation Management- Concept and Elements of Compensation, Job Evaluation, Wage/Salary Fixation, Incentives Plans & Fringe Benefits. Quality of Work Life (QWL): Meaning, Concept, Techniques to Improve QWL. Health, Safety & Employee Welfare, Social Security. Quality Circles: Concept, Structure, Role of Management, QCs inIndia.

Unit-4

Industrial Relations: Government’s Concerns, Union’s Concerns, Management Concerns; Approaches of IR; Dispute Resolution Machinery. Collective Bargaining: Meaning, Scope, Objectives, Issues and Strategies, Steps of Collective Bargaining, Negotiation Skills. Participative Management, Grievance Handling, Disciplining and Counseling of Employees, HRIS, HR Audit. Ethical Issues in HRM. Human Resource Management Practices inIndia.