16. Human Resource Management

S.No.

Topics

 1

HRD: Concept and Benefits:-HRD Concept, Benefits, Pre-requisities, Its Distinction from HRM, HRD as a total System, Modern HRD Mechanisms, HRD in India.

2

HRD as a Total System:-Development: Analyzing the Role for Development.

3

Management Development:-Management Development: Concept, Need, and Management Development Methods.

4

Training: Meaning, Role and Needs:-Meaning, Role, Assessing Needs for Training, Organizing Training Programmes.

5

Training: Methods and Evaluation:-training Methods, Evaluation of Training.

6

Performance Appraisal:-Concept, Need, Objectives, Methods, Obstacles, Designing Effective Appraisal System, Performance Appraisal in Indian Organisations.

7

Potential Appraisal:-Concept, Need, Procedures, Requirements of a Good Appraisal System.

8

Job Enrichment:-Concept, Principles, Steps for Job Enrichment, Job and Work Redesign.

9

Quality of Work Life:-Meaning, Origin, Development and Various Approaches to QWL, Techniques for Improving QWL.

10

Quality Circles:-Concept, Structure, Role of Management, Quality Circles in India.

11

Management of Careers

S.No.

Topics

 1

Industrial Relations:-Concept, Evolution and Approaches, Economy and Labour Force in India.

2

Influence of State, Trade Unions and Employers’ Organization in Industrial Relations:-Role of State, Trade Union, Employers’ Organization in Industrial Relations in India.

3

Trade Unions:-Theoretical Foundations, Trade Union Act 1926, Trade Union Structures, Management of Trade Unions in India.

4

Contract of Employment:-The Contract of Employment: Introduction, The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946, The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970.

5

Dispute Resolution and Industrial Harmony:-Industrial Conflict, Legal Framework – The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Right to Strike, Voluntary and Statutory Measures for Prevention and Settlement of Industrial Dispute, ESMA (Essential Service Maintenance Act), 1981.

6

Collective Bargaining:-Industrial Democracy: Collective Bargaining: Introduction, Nature, Levels, Legal Framework, Negotiating Techniques and Skills, Workers Participation in Management and Impact on IR.

7

Workers’ Participation in Management:-Introduction, Workers’ Participation in Management, Workers’ Ownership as Turnaround Management, Employees Stock Option Plan (ESOP), Profit Sharing, Quality of Work Life (QWL), Quality Circles, Work Empowerment.

8

Public Policy and Wage Reward System:-Introduction, Wage System in India, The Payment of Wages Act 1936, Minimum Wages Act 1948, The Payment of Bonus Act 1965.

9

Labour Administration, Issues and its Reforms:-Labour Administration, Issues in Labour Policies and Labour Law Reform.

10

Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986:-The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act,1986.

11

Industrial Relations in India, USA, UK, Japan and China:-Comparative study of IR in India, USA, UK, Japan & China, Contemporary Issues in IR.