22MBA21 Human Resources Management syllabus for MBA

Introduction HRM:

Introduction, meaning, nature, scope of HRM, Importance and Evolution of the concept of HRM, Major functions of HRM, Principles of HRM. Human Resource Management and Personnel Management, Models of Human Resource Management, HRM in India, The Factors Influencing Human Resource Management, The HR Competencies, Human Resource Management and Firm Performance.

HR Planning:

Importance of HR Planning, Manpower Planning to HR Planning, Factors Affecting HR Planning, Benefits of HR Planning, HRP Process, Tools for Demand Forecasting, Attributes of an Effective HR Planning, Barriers to HR Planning, The Challenges for HR, Process of Job Analysis, Job Description and Job Evaluation.

Recruitment and Selection:

Importance of Recruitment, Recruitment Policies, Factors Influencing Recruitment, Recruitment Process, Sources, Evaluation of Recruitment Process, Recruitment Strategy, Future Trends in Recruitment; Selection Process; Selection Tests; Factors Influencing Selections.

Performance Management and Appraisal:

Objectives of Performance Management, Performance Management and Performance Appraisal, Common Problems with Performance Appraisals, Performance Management Process, Types of Performance Rating Systems, Future of Performance Management.

Compensation and Benefits:

Introduction, Definitions, Total Compensation, Total Rewards System, Forms of Pay, External and Internal Factors, Establishing Pay Rates, Employee Benefits.

Industrial Relations:

Decent Workplace, International Labour Organisation, Industrial Relations, The Objectives of Industrial Relations, Approaches of Industrial Relations Systems, The Actors in Industrial Relations, Indian Context, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management.

Human Resource Management in Small and Medium Enterprises: Introduction to SMEs, The Difference in Adoption of Human Resource Management, SMEs and Large Firms, Indian Experience, Impact of Weak Adoption of Human Resource Management in SMEs,

Human Resource Management in the Service Sector:

Introduction, The Emergence of the Services Sector, Implications for Human Resource, Management Function, Differences Between Services Sector and the Manufacturing Sector, Difference in Human Resource Management in Services and Manufacturing Sectors, Human Resource Management and Service Quality Correlation, Trade Unions in Services Sector, Models of Union Strategies.

Human Resource Management and Innovations:

Factors Affecting the Innovation Process in organisations, Current Trends in Human Resource Management, Innovative Human Resource Management Practices in India, Sustainable and innovative Human Resource Management.

Future trends in Human Resource Management:

Hybrid work model, Employee skill development, Internal mobility, Diversity and inclusion in workforce, People analytics, Employee well-being, Multi-generational workforces and All-in-One HR tools.

Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)

• The weightage of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%.
• The minimum passing marks for the CIE is 50% of the maximum marks. Minimum passing marks in SEE is 40% of the maximum marks of SEE.
• A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the academic requirements (passed) and earned the credits allotted to each course if the student secures not less than 50% in the sum total of the CIE (Continuous Internal Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together.

Continuous Internal Evaluation:

There shall be a maximum of 50 CIE Marks.

A candidate shall obtain not less than 50% of the maximum marks prescribed for the CIE.

CIE Marks shall be based on:

a) Tests (for 25Marks) and

b) Assignments, presentations, Quiz, Simulation, Experimentation, Mini project, oral examination, field work and class participation etc., (for 25 Marks) conducted in the respective course.Course instructors are given autonomy in choosing a few of the above based on the subject relevance and should maintain necessary supporting documents for same.

Semester End Examination:

The SEE question paper will be set for 100 marks and the marks scored will be proportionately reduced to 50.

• The question paper will have 8 full questions carrying equal marks.
• Each full question is for 20 marks with 3 sub questions.
• Each full question will have sub question covering all the topics.
• The students will have to answer five full questions; selecting four full questions from question number one to seven in the pattern of 3, 7 & 10 Marks and question number eight is compulsory.

Suggested Learning Resources:

Books

1. Human Resource Management: Concepts authored by Amitabha Sengupta by Sage Publication India Pvt. Ltd. 2019 edition

2. Human Resource Management: Theory and Practices authored by R. C. Sharma, Nipun Sharma by Sage Publication India Pvt. Ltd., 2019 edition.

3. Leadership: Theory and Practices authored by Peter G. Northouse by Sage Publication,2016 edition.

4. Human Resources Management authored by T.P Renuka Murthy by HPH, 2015 edition.

5. The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy, and Performance by Brian Becker, Dave Ulrich, and Mark A. Huselid by Harvard Business School Press, 2001 edition.

6. The HR Answer Book: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals by Shawn Smith and Rebecca Mazin by AMACOM publishers, 2011 edition.

7. Performance Management and Appraisal Systems HR Tools for Global Competitiveness by T. V. Rao, First edition 2004.

8. Human Resource Management by Appasaba L.V and Kadakol A M by College Book House, 2016 edition.

9. Human Resource Management by V.S.P Rao, 2014 edition.

Course outcome

At the end of the course the student will be able to: