Syllabus (PSYCHOLOGY)

Course Type: ME-8

Semester: 7

Course Code: BPSYMEA08C

Course Title: Human Resource Management

(L-P-Tu): 2-2-0

Credit: 4

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: To help students understand the various processes and issues inherent in organizations related to human resources.

Learning Outcome: After completing the course the students will learn 1) Context and issues of Human Resource Management, concept of International human resource management and its various policies and practices 2) Models and concepts of development and change in organiza

Course Contents:

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM):

Personnel management, HRM and HRD, Context and issues in HRM

UNIT 2: HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES:

Job analysis; Recruitment and selection; Training; Performance evaluation

UNIT 3: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IHRM)

The context of Globalization, Dimensions of Cultural difference (Hofstede), Policies and practices in the multinational enterprise, Selection of international assignees; Expatriate failure, Cross-cultural training.

UNIT 4: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT:

Organizational change: concepts, models (one model), techniques (one for individual and one for group), and organizational development: concepts, models (one model), techniques (one for individual and one for group).

PRACTICUM:

Students would be required to complete 1 practicum from any of the topics discussed.

1. Career Maturity:

a.) Crites, J.O. (1973a). Administration and Use Manual: Career Maturity Inventory. Monterey: McGraw- Hill

b.) Crites, J.O. (1973b). Theory and Research Handbook: Career Maturity Inventory. Monterey: McGraw- Hill

2. Entrepreneurship- Semi-structured Interview and compared with Entrepreneurship Scale

a.)Vijaya, V., &Kamalabhan, T.J. (1998). A scale to assess entrepreneurship motivation. The Journal ofEntrepreneurship, VII-2

Reading List:

• Aamodt, M.G. (2001) Industrial/ Organizational Psychology. Thompson Wadsworth, a divisionof Thompson learning Inc.
• Bhatnagar, J. &Budhwar, J. (2009). The changing face of people management in India. London:Routledge.
• Briscoe, D. R., Schuler, R. S. & Claus, L. (2009). International human resource management:Policies and practices for multinational enterprises ( 3rd Ed). New York: Routledge.
• Chadha, N.K. (2005). Human Resource Management- Issues, case studies and experientialexercises.3rd edition. New Delhi: Sai Printographers.
• DeCenzo, D.A.& Robbins, S.P.(2006). Fundamentals of human resource management. (8th Ed).NY: Wiley.
• Harzing,A-W.K. and Pennington, A. (2011). International human resource management. NewDelhi: Sage publications.
• Jex, S.M. & Britt, T.W. (2008) Organizational Psychology: A Scientist- Practitioner Approach.2nd ed. John Wiley and sons Inc. New York.
• Luthans,F. (2010) Organizational Behaviour. 12th Edition. McGraw Hill.
• Muchinsky, P.M. (2006) Psychology applied to work: An Introduction to Industrial andOrganizational Psychology. NC :Hypergraphic press
• Pareek,U. (2010) Understanding Organizational Behaviour. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Robbins, S.P., Judge T.A. and Sanghi, S. (2009) Organizational Behaviour. 13th ed. PearsonEducation , Inc.
• Schlutz,D. and Schultz, S.E. (2006) Psychology and Work Today. 9th ed. New Jersey, PearsonEducation Inc.