Nature and scope of human resource management, its evolution and development, Functions and objectives, HRM: policies and Practices, Role of HR Managers.

HRP: Need for human resource planning, importance, benefits, process of HRP, Job Analysis: Introduction, Importance of Job analysis, Benefits, Competency based Job analysis, Job Design, Recruitment, Selection, and Induction.

Types of training methods –purpose- benefits- resistance. Executive development programmes – Common practices - Benefits – Self-development – Knowledge management.

Compensation plan, Reward, motivation, workers’ participation in management, employee discipline and grievance handling, grievance redressal method, Promotion, Demotion, Transfer and Separation.

Method of performance evaluation, Feedback, Industry practices; The control process, Methods; Human Resource accounting and audit, human resource information system, human resource management in changing environment, international human resource management.