MMS 1 st year, HRM – Jan-April 2008
READING LIST – JAN-APRIL – 2008
HRM by Gary Dessler – 9th Edition
For all topics you must refer to the class notes/slides in addition to the material listed
below. These are specially important for the first topic.
1 HRM scope…
2 Responsibilities…
3 Manpower Planning,
Recruitment
Job Analysis, Selection
4 Motivating….
5 Performance evaluation
systems
6 Training and
Development
7 BPR…
8 HRM & Productivity
Exclude pages 7,8, 10,11
Dessler Ch 3,4,5,6
Exclusions:
Ch 3 – exclude figure 3.3, 3.4 and page 79 onwards
Ch 4 - exclude figure 4.3, 4.4, 4.7. page 101 onwards, you
should understand the main points, but be guided by class
discussion on sources of recruitment.
Ch 5 – exclude pg 130 – 134, 144-150 and 153 onwards
Ch 10 of Organisation Behaviour by Ashwathapa (6th
edition) – Chapter 10. Exclude Behaviour Modification –
pg 273-276
Self Directed Teams – Dessler – pg 303-304
Job satisfaction – study from OB by Ashwathapa
Dessler ch 9
Exclude pg 267-268
Dessler Ch 7
Exclusions - exclude fig 7.1, table 7.1
Class notes
Dessler ch 8 (pg 225 onwards)+ class notes
Exclude BPR – 233 and part of 234
Management of
Change
This is 2007 list – please take final list from me end march 2008
This list excludes turnover and morale – not in exam portion this year
MMS 1 st year, HRM – Jan-April 2008
HRM Assessment Plan – 2008
1 HBR Article Presentation – 14
25
Students –
Company Project – 30 students –
Groups of 3 (10 groups)
Research Topics-18 – Students –
Groups of 2 (9 groups)
2 Test
3 Class Participation+Attendance
4 End semester exam
Head of evaluation
Dates /
schedule
Allocation
Of marks
Test – Job Analysis /
Recruitment
Feb 12, 2008
15
HBR Article
Presentation
Research Project
Concept Report cum
viva
As per
schedule
25
Presentation+ hard
11.1.2008
5
(schedule will
be put up)
20
As per
15
10
50
Duration of
presentation
(max)
15 minutes
15 minutes
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copy of slide outlines schedule
Company Project
Concept Report cum 18.1.08
5
viva
(schedule will
be put up)
20
Presentation+ hard
March 17
copy of slide outline (Monday)
2 pm onwards
9 minutes
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Instructions
1. Research Projects – you must do a good literature search/ get primary data from
organisations and present examples and explanation in the Indian Context. Some of
the topics will definitely require a good primary study. Your Concept Paper - 1 page
font size 12 -1 ½ space, should reflect your broad understanding to the concept, how
you propose to study it, whether you will do any primary research, if so what, how
you will present it, sources of information etc.
Presentation Time: 15 minutes
Topics of Research Projects:
1. Dining Etiquette – what the young
professional should know
2. Emotional Intelligence – what it is, why it is
important
3. Cost to Company – Understanding
Compensation (primary data needed)
4. Rightsizing in Indian Industry – cost and
benefit
5. Key Result Areas – used for measuring
performance
6. Managing Subordinates – tips for the first
time boss (this should not be preachy, but
should be based on real experiences and
real examples. DO NOT GIVE OVER
SIMPLE REMEDIES)
7. Labour Laws (in India) every first time
manager should know
MMS 1 st year, HRM – Jan-April 2008
8. Labour Laws in India every first time
manager should know
(groups 8 and 5 should collaborate to divide coverage of different laws)
Presentation time 15 minutes
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Instructions for Company Project You are welcome to meet Course Instructor for
any clarification / directions you require. You can chose any topic, from the topics given.
Study the prevailing practices in the company in detail. You will have to visit the
Company at least twice. You should give real data on what managers and companies do, and
how they do it well, what lessons they have learnt from their past practice. NO Theory wanted
(max 1 or two slides)
Concept (5 marks)– 1 page font size 12, 1 ½ space– print out– Importance of the study,
how you will go about it, sources of primary data (you should have taken permission
from the company), list of books/journals etc you will refer to, questions you will ask (for
primary data), what sections / content your final report will have
Before visiting the company you should refresh yourself on the concept and make
improvements in your questions
Presentation Time: 15 minutes
Topics for Company Projects
1. Selection methods- actual practices and
their cost / benefit
2. Training needs, methods of training,
effectiveness of training, cost-benefit,
reducing training costs in training etc
3. Orientation – provided to new employees –
a cost benefit approach
4. Performance Measurement/Management
- methods, documentation and results
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5. Incentive/reward systems (2 companies),
and their effectiveness
6. Flexible HR practices and their cost benefit
– eg flexible pay, flexibility in leave and
working hours, selection of task, telecommuting etc
If you can think of a better topic, let me know – we can add
MMS 1 st year, HRM – Jan-April 2008
Schedule for HRM - MMS Semester II, Jan-April 2008
Introduction – Scope , Place in Organisation etc
HR Planning /Job analysis
Job Analysis /Recruitment
Selection
Selection and Orientation
Training and Development
Performance Evaluation
Performance Evaluation
Motivation Strategies, Empowerment
OD /change ,Morale, Job Satisfaction, Turnover
BPR
Productivity and HRM, HRD strategies for Long
term Planning and growth
Article Group 1
Article Group 2 & 3
Article Group 4
Article Group 5
Article group 7 &7
Research group 1
Research group 2 &3
Research roup 4 & 5
Research group 6 & 7
Research group 8
Test on Job Analysis and Recruitment on Feb 15
Presentation of Company Projects on Monday March 17, 2 pm onwards
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HRM – List of Students for Company Projects
NAME OF THE STUDENT
M0752
M0711
M0735
M0756
M0728
M0702
M0706
M0721
M0746
M0757
M0708
M0736
M0741
M0710
M0731
M0701
M0707
M0751
M0726
M0737
M0745
M0749
M0750
M0724
M0754
M0703
M0719
M0758
M0740
M0755
Swati Chand
Deep Shreekrishan Puri
Sandeep Sudhakar Bibekar
Vandan Krishnakumar Koli
Pramod Shankar Survashe
Amey Alshi
Archana Chandrasekaran
Mukesh Kumar
Soumya G. Shetty
Vijay Hiran
Ashish Shaligram Shegokar
Sanket Arvind Phatak
Shankar Sudha kumar
Chinmay Shrirang Sangoram
Punit H. Dedhia
Abhijit Raghunath Sanap
Arun Kumar Jain
Suraj Surendra Shah
Parineeta S. Galgalikar
Santosh Shivaji Jadhav
Snigdha Singh
Sumant Kumar Pandey
Surabhi Shailendra Patni
Ninad Yashwant Gawhankar
Vaibhav Surwade
Amit Gupta
Mitali Narkhede
Vishal Amrut Gavit
Saurabh Kadam
Vaibhav Tatkare
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
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List of Students for Research Topics
M0742
Sharmila Ramchandra Kamat
1
M0759
Vishal Kumar Prasad
1
M0717
Madhura Damodar Tendulkar
2
M0730
Priyadarshini Shettiger
2
M0712
Deepak Barhate
3
M0739
Saumya Ganesh
3
M0705
Aniket Rajiv Phaltankar
4
M0720
Monica V. Rohra
4
M0723
Neha Sahu
5
M0738
Sanyukta Sanjay Chaugule
5
M0713
Jaya Jethani
6
M0718
Mamta Jain
6
M0747
Srinivasan Sriraman Iyer
7
M0748
Sudha Raghunath
7
M0760
Vrishali Vijay Mhatre
8
M0729
Prasad Narulkar
8
MMS 1 st year, HRM – Jan-April 2008
List of Students for HBR Articles
M0709
Ashutosh Shivhare
M0743
M0761
M0725
M0722
M0704
M0732
M0744
M0753
M0714
M0716
M0727
M0715
M0734
Shruti Rajeshwar Kulkarni
Ekta Jain
Nishita Sharon Fernandes
Neetha Nair
Amol Mahale
Radhika R.
Shweta Rajguru
Tishmi Kumari
Kanika Handa
Khushboo Vora
Pooja Soni
Kavita Saini
Sanchita Dasgupta
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
5
5
6
6
7
7