BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY SYLLABUS

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION

4TH SEMESTER SYLLABUS

4.1. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT : INDIAN AND GLOBAL CONTEXT

Objectives : Students are expected to integrate their knowledge gained in various functional areas
to make business decisions, from the general manager's point of view in the global and Indian
context.
Teaching and Examination: Students are expected to keep abreast of the contemporary business
practices by reading the business practices by reading the business magazines and management
journals.
Case studies, application project Seminars and group exercises will supplement the class lectures.

Unit I
Corporate Strategic Planning - Mission - Vision of the firm - Development, maintenance and the
role of leader - Hierarchal levels of planning - Streagic planning process. Strategic management
Practice in India. Competitive advantage of Nations and its implication on Indian Business.

Unit II
Environment Analysis & Internal Analysis of Firm:
General environment scanning, competitive & environment analysis - to identify opportunities &
threat - Assessing internal environment through functional approach and value chain - identifying
critical success factors - to identify the strength & weakness - SWOT audit - core competence -
Stockholders' expectations, Scenario-planning - industry analysis.

Unit III
Strategy Formulation
Generic strategies - Grand strategies - Strategies of leading Indian companies - The role of
diversification - limits - means and forms. Strategic management for small organisations, non-
profit organisations and large multi product and multiple market organisations.

Unit IV
Tools of Strategy : Planning and evaluation :
Competitive cost dynamics - experience curve - BCG approach - cash flow implication -IA-BS
matrix - A.D.Littles Life-cycle approach to strategic planning - Business portfolio balancing -
Assessment of economic contribution of strategy - Strategic funds programming.
Unit V

Strategy implication & Control :

Various approaches to implementation of strategy - Matching organisation structure with strategy
- 7S model - Strategic control process - Du Pont's control model and other Quantitative and
Qualitative tools - Balanced score card - M.Porter's approach for Globalisation - Future of
Strategic Management.

References :
1. Pearce & Robinson, Strategic Management, All Indian Travellors N D.
2. A.C.Hax and NS, Strategic Management: An Integrative Perspective, Majifu, Prentice Hall.
3. Michael Porter, Competitive strategies.
4. John A Pearce II and Richard B Robinson, “Strategic Management: Formulation,
Implementation and Control”, 9th Edition, TMH, 2007
5. Michael Porter, Competitive Advantage of Nations.
6. Samul C. Certo and J.Paul Peter, Strategic Management, Second Edn. Concepts & Application,
McGraw Hill.
7. Gregory G.Dess and Alex Miller, Strategic Management, McGraw Hill.
8. Gerry Johnson & Kevan scholes, Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text & Cases, Prentice Hall
India.
9. Jauch.L., Rajive Gupta & William.F.Glueck, Business Policy and Strategic Management,
Frank Bros&Co., 2003.
10. Fred R.David, Strategic Management Concepts & Cases, Pearson, 2003.
11. R.Srinivasan, Strategic Management, II edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.

4.2. ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT

Unit 1
Introduction to organizational development – concept, nature, scope – Historical Perspective of
OD – Operational components of OD – diagnostic, action research components.

Unit 2
Action research – as a process, as an approach, process maintenance components. O D
Interventions – an overview, frame work of OD interventions.

Unit 3
OD interventions – types, individual interventions, applications and scope, the process of
implementation. Dyad and triad interventions, team interventions – inter group interventions.

Unit 4
Comprehensive interventions – structural interventions, interpersonal interventions.

Unit 5
O D – implementation and assessment, conditions for failure or success of OD efforts, Impact of
OD in organizations, Consultant – client relations- issues and facts. Future of OD, SOME Indian
experiences in the field of OD.

Text Books:
1. Wendell L French and Cecil Bell, Jr, Organisational Development, PHI, 9th Edition, 2007.
2. Thomas G Cummings and Christopher G Wory, Organisational Development and Change, 7th
edition, South Western, 2001.
4.3. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
UNIT I
Introduction to the field of HRD – HRD trends and challenges – HRD Mechanisms and process,
HRD in societies and social sectors.

UNIT II
Good HR practices – Elements of Good HRD, HRD strategies – HRD styles and culture, HRD
structure.

UNIT III
HRD system, HRD competencies, making HRD effective – using instruments & Behavior
simulation for HRD. Methodology of HRD audit – HRD scorecard – HRD audit as OD
intervention.

UNIT IV
HRD – OD interface, HRD implementing Strategies – HRD experiences in India – Emerging
trends & perspective

UNIT V
HRD & organizational Culture, learning Organisation and knowledge management, leadership &
change.

Text Books:
1. David Meggisam, Panl Banfield, Jennifer Joy Mathews, Human Resource Development, Crest
publishing House 6th edition, 2001
2. T.V. Rao & K.K.Varma, Khandelwas, Abraham – Alternative approaches & Strategies of
Human Resource Development Rawat Publication, 4th edition, 2002.
3 T.V. Rao HRD audit, Sage publication, 4th edition, 1999
4 P.C.Tripathi Human Resource Development, Sultan Chand Publication, 19th edition 2005.

4.4. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND WELFARE MEASURES

UNIT I
Industrial relation – concepts – Objectives and approaches – Industrial Relations – factors for
good IR – causes for industrial dispute – Machinery for prevention and settlement of Industrial
dispute.

UNIT II
Trade Union – Trade Union movement in India, Collective bargaining – Features purpose and
process. Grievance handling and redressal measures.

UNIT III
Building effective IR – VRS & pink slips – Quality of work life – methods of to improve QWL –
Managing absenteeism. Philosophy of Labour welfare – concept – definition, scope – aims and
necessity, principles – Historical development of labour welfare.

UNIT IV
Labour inspection systems – development of factory inspection – The directorate of Industrial
safety and health – statutory welfare provisions and voluntary welfare measures. Industrial
Hygiene – Importance – occupational health services – Hygiene education – occupational hazards
– occupational diseases – Industrial hygiene department – statutory provisions –
Recommendations of NCL.

UNIT V

Social Welfare of special categories of Labour – female labour – child labour- Handicapped and
disabled – contract labour – Inter state Migrant workmen – causal & manual labour bonded
labour – SC/ST and other backward classes
Textbooks:
1. B.D. Singh – Industrial Relations – Emerging Paradigms, Excel books, 1st edition 2004
2. C.B.Memoria & S.V. Gankar, Dynamics of Industrial Relations, Himalaya Publishing House,
22nd edition, 2002.
3. Prof.S.C.Srivastava, Industrial Relations & Labour Welfare, Waily Publications, 4 th edition,
2003.
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4.5. STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Unit 1
Introduction to SHRM – concepts and process. Formulating and implementation of HRM
strategies. HR specialists as strategic partners, changing circumstances in the industrial
environment.

Unit 2
Key business issues – role of HR, role of directors. Strategies for improving organizational
effectiveness – Strategies for organizational transformation.

Unit 3
Transformation through leadership – transformation programme. Role of HR in organizational
transformation.

Unit 4
Change process – change models. Strategies for developing the employment relationship.
Performance management strategy – process of performance management.

Unit 5
SHRM in practice – National and International practices.
Textbooks:
1. Michael Armstrong, Strategic Human Resource Management, Koga Paye, 2nd edition, 2000.
2. Srinivas. R. Kandula, Strategic Human Resource Development – PHI, 2002

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