External Marks: 60

Internal Marks: 40
Time: 3 hrs.
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Paper Code:

OBJECTIVE: It would aid the students in having a clear understanding about the concepts,
methods and techniques and issues involved in managing human resource so as to facilitate
employing, maintaining and promoting a motivated force in an organization.

UNIT-I
Concepts and Perspectives of HRM; HRM in changing environment; HRM functions; Role of
HR practitioner; Managing the HR function; contribution of HR function to Organizational
success; Evaluating HR functions.

UNIT-II
HR policies; Job, role and competence analysis; Human resource planning; Recruitment and
selection; Induction; Redundancy, outplacement and dismissal; Man power training and
development; Career and succession planning; Managing organizational renewal.

UNIT-III
Compensation – Aims and components, Factors determining pay rates; establishing pay
rates; job evaluation and performance appraisal; pay for performance; employee benefits
and services; 360 degree feedback; Potential Appraisal

UNIT-IV
Industrial Relation; Industrial disputes and dispute resolution; Trade Unions; Employee
grievances and discipline; Participation and employee empowerment

SUGGESTED READINGS:

1. Armstrong, Michael, A Handbook of Human Resource Management, Practice, Korgan

Page.1999
2. Aswathappa, K., Human Resource and Personal Management, Tata McGraw Hill, New
Delhi.
3. Casio, W.F., Managing Human Resources, Tata McGraw Hill.
4. Dessler, Gary, Human Resource Management, Pearson Education Asia, New Delhi
5. Ivancevich, John, M., Fisher, Schoen feldt & Shaw, Human Resource Management,
Houghton Miffin.
6. Monappa, Arun, Managing Human Resources, Macmillan India Ltd. New Delhi.
7. Rao, V.S.P. Managing People, Excel Books, New Delhi.
8. Worther, William and Davis, Keith, Human Resource and Personal Management,
McGraw Hill, NY.
9. Irwin, Human Resource Management, McGraw Hill