1st Edition

The Changing Face of People Management in India

Edited By Pawan S. Budhwar, Jyotsna Bhatnagar Copyright 2009
332 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

332 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

336 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

India has been identified as one of the biggest emerging markets in the world. Indian organizations have increasingly begun to understand the importance of human resources and have started to take into account the motivation, commitment and morale of its workforce.  Despite great advances in human resource practices in India, the relevant literature on this subject remains scarce. This... Read more

Part I: The Indian Context  1. Introduction: Human Resource Management in the Indian Context (Pawan S. Budhwar)  Part II: Determinants of Indian HRM  2. Employment Relations in India (C. S. Venkata Ratnam)  3. Labour Law in India: Structure and Working (Debi S. Saini)  4. Factors Influencing Indian HRM Policies and Practices (Pawan S. Budhwar and Virender Singh)  Part III: Sector-Specific HRM  5. Emerging HRM Systems of Foreign Firms Operating in India (Pawan S. Budhwar, Ingmar Björkman and Virender Singh)  6. HRM in Business Process Outsourcing Firms Operating in India (Pawan S. Budhwar)  Part IV: Emerging Themes in Indian HRM  7. Exploring the Psychological Contract and Employee Engagement in India (Jyotsna Bhatnagar)  8. Talent Management Strategies in India (Jyotsna Bhatnagar)  9. Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) and HR Outsourcing in India (Jyotsna Bhatnagar)  10. HR Metrics: HR and Six Sigma in an India-Based MNC (Jyotsna Bhatnagar and Ashish Pandey)  11. Organizational Commitment and Firm's Performance in the Indian Context (Jyotsna Bhatnagar and Anuradha Sharma)  Part V: The Future Landscape  12. Challenges Facing Indian HRM and the Way Forward (Pawan S. Budhwar)

Biography

Pawan S. Budhwar is a Professor of International HRM and Head of the Work & Organizational Psychology Group at Aston Business School, UK. He is the author of four books and numerous articles.

Jyotsna Bhatnagar is an Associate Professor of HRM, Chairperson - Post Graduate Programme in HRM and Chairperson - HRM Area Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, India.