Human Resource Management
Subject Overview
Human Resource Management covers the full HR lifecycle — HR planning and job analysis, recruitment/selection/training/career development, performance appraisal and compensation management, and industrial relations, collective bargaining and grievance handling. A 4-credit core theory paper.
Unit-wise Syllabus
4 units — click WhatsApp below to get the full notes for each
Unit 1: HRM foundations and planning
Nature, scope, objectives and functions of HRM, evolution of HRM, HR as competitive advantage, organization of the HR department, strategic HRM and its integration with business strategy, HR environment scanning, human resource planning process, job analysis, job description and specification
Unit 2: Recruitment, training and career development
Recruitment and selection process and methods, induction and placement, training and development methods and evaluating effectiveness, HRM vs HRD, career planning and development process, internal mobility — promotion, transfer, demotion, separation, downsizing and outplacement
Unit 3: Performance and compensation management
Performance appraisal methods, process and issues, potential appraisal, compensation management — job evaluation, wage/salary fixation, incentives and fringe benefits, quality of work life, health/safety/employee welfare, quality circles
Unit 4: Industrial relations
Government/union/management concerns in IR, dispute resolution machinery, collective bargaining scope/issues/strategies/negotiation skills, participative management, grievance handling, discipline and counseling, HRIS and HR audit, ethical issues in HRM