Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management

Subject Title: Human Resource Management

(Term III)
(Credit Value: 3)
Course Summary and Aims
This subject contributes to the achievement of the 4of the PGDM programs 12 outcomes. It
will provides students understanding of Human Resource Management as an integrated and
strategic business process as well as the Indian and global scenario of Industrial Relation and
trends. The objective of the subject is to make students undertake critical reflective thinking
and practice that will open new ways and promote ideas for companys competitive
advantage. The overall aim of the subject is helping students develop the necessary skills
required for a manager in the contemporary business world.
Subject Learning Outcomes
a. Demonstrate high degree of People skills to manage relations in business context.
Developing insights in people management concern and learn how to align and
integrate HR subsystems for enhancing organizational effectiveness.
b. Critically analyse situations for forward thinking through innovation.
c. Demonstrate high level of cross-cultural understanding .Developing cross cultural
competency to understand, design & execute HR subsystems in MNCs.
d. To help them understand the different HR subsystems and tools/techniques required
for effective management of people.
e. Demonstrate understanding of social responsibilities in business context.
f. Clarifying problems and mapping alternatives and setting decision criteria (Outcome
3.1).
g. Understanding Industrial Relation scenario and trends in India and the world.
Teaching Pedagogy
The course will be primarily based on interactive lectures, discussions, presentations, and
class exercises. Case studies, case-lets, group presentations, role play and group exercises
will be used in the class to illustrate concepts and practices.
Session Plan
Session 1

Human Resource Management An Introduction:

Understanding HRM as a system & its linkages with corporate strategy
& business processes; strategic role of HR; HR and corporate
performance.
Case: Southwest Airline (A)

Session 2 & 3

HR Processes I: HR Planning & Job Analysis

Job description and Job Specification; and the emerging concept of

role specification.
Session 4 & 5

HR Processes II: Recruitment & selection

R &S Processes.
Case: SG Cowen: New Recruits
Reading: Note on the Hiring and Selection Process

Session 6 & 7

HR Processes III: Training & development

T & D processes, designing & evaluation of training.
Case: Sales force training at Arrow electronics (A)
Reading: Make your company a Talent factory

Session 8 & 9

HR Processes IV: Performance management

PMS process, performance appraisal methods, potential appraisal,
performance interviews and performance counselling.
Case: Rob parson at Morgan Stanley (A)
Reading: Performance appraisal: Managers beware

Session 10-11

HR Processes V: Managing Compensation

Compensation management process, career management & succession
planning.
Case: Merck & Co. Inc. (A)

Session 12-13

Introduction to Industrial Relations (IR) and its relevance

Definition, approaches and relevant models, and trends, The actors &
the impact of social, economic, political and technological features of
the context on the shaping of these relationships in IR challenges of IR
in India and its comparison of IR practices in selected countries. Future
of IR in India.
Case: People management FIASCO in Honda Motorcycles and
scooters India Ltd.

Session 14

Introduction to International HRM

Introduction to the specialized HR processes & issues in management
of people in global organizations (MNCs);International HR processes,
such as international recruitment and selection; expatriate training &
appraisal; international compensation; and expatriation and repatriation
issues.
Case: Colgate Palmolive: Managing international careers.
2

Session 15

Current business trends and its impact on HR

Emerging HR roles and new challenges for HR professionals,
emerging HR concepts and practices, managing people in global
business environment. Best fit and best practices,

resources based view

Session 16-17

Introduction to Labour laws

ID act, Trade union act, Standing order Act, Sexual harassment of
women at workplace Act, Provisions and Challenges.

Session 18

Integrated HR-IR model

Focus in IR to ER, HPWS
Case: Sonoco products company (A): Building a world class HR
organization.

Session 19-20

Project Presentations by students in group

Assessment Methods in Alignment with Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will be evaluated on the basis of case analysis, project, quizzes, class participation,
individual assignments, and end-term exam. The weightage given to each of these units is
listed below:
Specific Assessment Method
Weightage 3.1
Clarifying
problems
and
mapping alternatives and setting
decision criteria.
Group Assessment Methods

25%

Group Project Submission

10%

Group activities

5%

Group Presentations

10%

Individual Assessment Methods

75%

Class Participation

15%

Individual assignment

5%

Quiz

15%

End-term Exam

40%

References:
Text Book: FUNDAMENTAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, Noe, et.al.
Reference Books:

Dessler Gary (2008), Human Resource Management, Pearson Education Private

Ltd.
Gomez-Mejia Luis, Balkin David, Cardy Robert (2009), Managing Human
Resources, Prentice Hall International Inc., London
Singh B.D.(2004), Industrial Relations, Emerging Paradigms, Excel Books, New
Delhi
Ivancevich, J.M. (2008), Human Resource Management, Tata McGraw-Hill, New
Delhi.
Bhatia S.K. (2003), Constructive Industrial Relations and Labour Laws, Deep &
Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
Varkkey Biju, Dutta Rajan and Rao G. P (Eds) (2000) Value Creation: The
Challenge of HR in the New Millennium, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Limited, New Delhi.

Recommended Periodicals and Newspapers

People Matters, Human Capital, Training and Development, HR Magazine, The Smart
Manager, Business Week, Business Today, The Economic Times, Times of India etc.
Recommended Academic Journals
Howard Business Review, Academy of Management Review, International Journal of
HRM, Perspectives, Vikalpa, Vilakshan etc.