The main objective of the present work is to offer literature on the subject based primarily on the Indian context and to enable students to have an easy and convenient grasp of the subject. Every effort has been made to comprehensively cover all the relevant aspects of the subject incorporating up-to-date materials and developments in the field. While the book is based primarily on Indian context, adequate attention has been given to cover, at appropriate places, those theories, strategies, approaches, and practices that have general applicability and also the experiences of the countries of the West and the far-east, particularly, USA, UK, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, which have acquired universal recognition.
Since the publication of the first edition of the book in 2016, there have been some notable developments having potent impact on HRM. Of these, a particular mention may be made of changes in labour laws and regulations, enlargement of multinationals and expansion of international business, the emergence of new challenges in international HRM, somewhat rapid improvements in information and communication technology, accelerated movement of skilled employees and managers from one country to another, and occurrence of certain unforeseen incidences such as spread of Corona pandemic and political upheavals in a few countries. All these developments have been kept in mind in the finalisation of this second edition of the book.
- A new and comprehensive chapter on “Human Resources Development” covering all the basic aspects involved.
- A comprehensive section “Glossary” containing useful and relevant words commonly used in HRM and Management along with their brief connotations.
- Thorough modification and enlargement of chapter on “Globalisation and International HRM”.
- Incorporation of a few new case studies in some chapters.
- Additional sections on new legislative measures along with their provisions under suitable headlines in relevant chapters.
- Updating of data, information and developments and their insertion at appropriate places.
- Inclusion of a few new useful terms in the margins in relevant chapters along with their explanations.
- Systematic and methodical manner of coverage of topics
- Opening vignette at the start of each chapter introducing the topic discussed in the chapter and discussing the legal and historical background that culminates into today’s HR policies
- Suitable case studies supplemented with related questions provided at the end of each chapter for enhancing analytical thinking and comprehensibility. A few comprehensive case studies have also been appended.
- Rich pedagogical features
1. Labour and Human Resource Management—Some Basic Considerations
2. Human Resource Management Today
3. Evolution and Growth of Human Resource Management in India
4. HR Planning, Forecasting, Recruitment, Selection, and Induction
5. Training and Development
6. Compensation/Wage and Salary Administration—Basic Aspects
7. Job Evaluation
8. Financial Incentive Plans
9. Fringe/Employee Benefits
10. Compensation Legislation
11. Performance Appraisal
12. Discipline and Grievances
13. Trade Unions, Employers’ Organisations, and Collective Bargaining
14. Industrial Relations and Employee Relations
15. Participative Management/Workers’ Participation in Management
16. Communication in Industry
17. Human Resources Development
18. Globalisation and International HRM
Case Studies
Glossary
Index
Online Material
Cengage Digital App includes: Student Resources, Case Studies, MCQs
P.R.N. Sinha, PhD, is former University Professor and Head of Department of Labour and Social Welfare (now renamed Personnel Management and Industrial Relations), Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, Founding Director in Industrial Safety Management, and Rural Management and Welfare Administration at Patna University, and visiting Professor of Management (AICTE) at the L.N. Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change, Patna. Dr Sinha holds more than 35 years of teaching experience. He represented the UGC in the Ministry of Labour, GoI, as the member of the Central Board for Workers’ Education and member of the managing committee, Indian Institute of Workers’ Education, Mumbai. Prof. Sinha has authored and co-authored several books, including Wage Determination; Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, and Labour Legislation; Workers’ Participation in Management; Basics of Labour Law in India; Industrial Relations and Collective Bargaining (Hindi); Labour and Social Welfare (Hindi); Labour Economics (Hindi); and Social Welfare (Hindi).
S.P. Shekhar, PhD, is adjunct professor at the Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC. She was a volunteer tutor under the ESL Program. She was awarded Certificate in Business Administration/Human Resource Management by the Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh. In India, she was guest faculty at the Department of Social Work, Lucknow University, and Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management and Development Studies, Lucknow Dr Shekhar is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, Chapter Sigma Alpha Pi, and has been awarded the Presidential Member status in the Society. She has co-authored Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, and Labour Legislation; and Basics of Labour Law in India.
Indu Bala, PhD, is former Head of Department of Labour and Social Welfare, B.D. College, Patna, where she taught for about 2 decades. She has co-authored Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, and Labour Legislation; Basics of Labour Law in India; Labour and Social Welfare (Hindi); Labour Economics (Hindi); Social Welfare (Hindi), and Professional Social Work (Hindi).
