Human Resource Management - Tapa blanda

This text, which has been well received by students of management and appreciated by academics for its contemporary approach to human resource management, continues to provide incisive insights and indepth analysis of HRM in its many splendoured aspects. This fully revised and thoroughly updated Third Edition takes into account the new developments and modern trends in HRM. Divided into seven parts, the book begins with an introduction to the subject, and then it goes on to give a detailed description of the key functions of HRM - acquisition, development, motivation, and maintenance of human resources. Throughout, the book stresses that people are at the centre of an organization and managing people is a vital function of the organization, thus enabling HR to play a strategic role in attaining the business goals of the organization. The inclusion of important research findings on various global issues and Indian cases reflecting real-life scenarios make the book valuable for the reader. WHAT'S NEW TO THIS EDITION - Contains a new chapter on Organizational Analysis and Transformation, with a comprehensive coverage of the various theories of organizational change and OD intervention techniques. - Focusses attention on HRM for Corporate Excellence, Knowledge Creation and Management, and OD. - Gives expanded coverage of, and new thrust on, Labour Relations, with increased emphasis on the relevant Indian Labour Laws. Intended primarily for postgraduate students of management and those specializing in HRM, the book would prove equally useful for the practicing managers and management educators.

BISWAJEET PATTANAYAK (Ph.D., D.Litt. in Industrial and Organisational Psychology) is the Vice Chancellor of KIIT - Deemed University, and Director and ZCS Consulting Chair Professor in HRM, IBAT School of Management of KIIT, Bhubaneswar. Prior to joining KIIT, he was the Director, Indian Institute of Bank Management (IIBM), Guwahati. A former Professor and Chairperson of Human Resource Management at IIM Indore, he also served with distinction at IIM Lucknow and NITIE, Mumbai, and with leading organizations like SAIL and the ESSAR Group. Professor Pattanayak's presentation on Team Building and Leadership, based on the Oscar nominated Hindi movie Lagaan at the 62nd Annual Convention of International Council of Psycho-logists from 3rd to 6th August 2004, was highly appreciated. Professor Pattanayak has more than 75 research publications to his credit in such prestigious journals as Organizational Development Journal (USA), HRD International (UK), International Journal of Psychology (UK), and International Journal of HRD & Management (UK). He is also the author of 16 books. His broad areas of interest include business psychology, organizational psychology, organizational behaviour and human resource management, and specifically, organizational citizenship behaviour, organizational effectiveness, corporate excellence, organizational restructuring and transformation, and creating performing organizations.