Human Resources Management : Strategic Challenges
Contents: Preface. 1. High performance working organisations: a global human resources perspective/Ramchander Maddela and Nagender Deverakond. 2. Human resources management: strategic challenges/V.V.S. Sarma and V. Prudvi Raju. 3. Quality of work-life: some reflections/G. Ramakrishna Reddy and A. Timma Reddy. 4. Managing knowledge workers/G. Srinivas Reddy and Ravi Dasari. 5. Human resources planning: a comparative study of public and private sector organisations/M. Madhusudhana Rao and M. Lakshimipathi Raju. 6. Human resources accounting practices in India/P. Krishnama Chary and Ch. Satyanarayana. 7. Emotional intelligence and organizational excellence/R. Rajani. 8. Managerial competence for Organisational effectiveness/M. Subrahamanya Sarma and D. Thiruvengala Chary. 9. HRD: corporate social responsibility/B. Venkat Rathnam, M. Shiva Kumar and K. Venkateshwarlu. 10. HRM: Emerging trends and the future/A. Jagan Mohan Reddy. 11. Some aspects of exit interview/Thaduri Balaraju. 12. Dimensions of downsizing/G. Sreenivas Reddy and Ravi Dasari. 13. Industrial relations: alternative perspectives/S. Kamaleshwera Rao and N. Hanumantha Rao. 14. Changing HR paradigm under BPO/N. Kusuma and P. Amaraveni. 15. Online recruitment in India/Mamilla Rajashekar and Cuddapah Anitha. 16. ITES outsourcing: the right HR strategy/G. Naresh Reddy and T. Krishna Kumar. 17. Dimensions of business process re-engineering/Eshwar Kumar M. 18. Human resources information systems/P.B. Appa Rao. 19. A framework for human resources information system/V. Appi Reddy and S. Kmaleshwera Rao. 20. Human resources management: A Tri-dimensional strategy/V.V.S. Sarma and Ravi K. Jain. 21. Impact of information technology on HRM/G. Ravi Kumar and Srujan Chada. Index.
"Human Resource Management (HRM) is a dynamic discipline as it deals with people having varied cultural, social and religious backgrounds, changing work settings, diverse goals, expectations and attitudes. Over the years, the nature and scope of the discipline has undergone several changes to cope with fast changing business scenario. Several new issues have emerged including talent management, outsourcing, performance management, online recruitment, emotional intelligence, team management and impact of information technology and communications. All these issues need to be properly addressed and examined in the context of current wave of privatization, liberalization and globalization. This book contains 21 essays, authored by eminent persons in the field, which deal with various aspects of strategic HRM." (jacket)
