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                                          M.A. [Sociology]
                                               IV - Semester
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                  HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
                                                                                                       Reviewer
                                                   Dr. M. Natarajan                                              Assistant Professor,
                                                                                                                 Department of English and Foreign Language,
                                                                                                                 Alagappa University, Karaikudi
                                  Authors:
                                  Dr. J. Chandrasekaran,  Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Madras School of Social Work, No.32, Casa Major
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                                                  SYLLABI-BOOK MAPPING TABLE
                                                                          Human Resource Management
                                                    Syllabi                                                                              Mapping in Book
                               BLOCK I: Management Concept, Elements, Management Thoughts and                                    Unit 1: Management: Concepts and
                               Human Resource Management                                                                                                      Elements
                               Unit - 1: Management: Concept, elements, principles and functions of management;                                          (Pages 1-18)
                               Unit - 2: Management thoughts: Henry Fayol, F.W.Taylor, and Peter Drucker.                             Unit 2: Management Thoughts
                               Unit - 3: Human resource management: Definition, scope, evolution, and functions.                                        (Pages 19-36)
                                                                                                                            Unit 3: Introduction to Human Resource
                                                                                                                                                          Management
                                                                                                                                                        (Pages 37-56)
                               BLOCK II: Human Resource Policy and Functions, Job Analysis                                           Unit 4: Human Resource Policy
                               Unit - 4: Human resource policy: Formulation and implementation; duties,                                                 (Pages 57-84)
                               responsibilities, and qualities of human resource manager and challenges for the 21st              Unit 5: Human Resource Functions
                               century.                                                                                                                (Pages 85-112)
                               Unit - 5: Human Resource functions: Human resource planning, recruitment, selection,                Unit 6: Job Analysis, Training and
                               induction and placement, promotion, transfer                                                                    Performance Appraisal
                               Unit - 6: Job analysis, training, performance appraisal; discipline and disciplinary                                   (Pages 113-154)
                               procedure, personnel records and personnel research; HR audit.
                               BLOCK III: Wage and Salary Administration, Theories of Wages and Human                        Unit 7: Wage and Salary Administration
                               Resource Planning                                                                                                      (Pages 155-170)
                               Unit - 7: Wage and salary administration: job evaluation: definition, objectives;                             Unit 8: heories of Wages
                               methods, advantages and limitation;                                                                                    (Pages 171-186)
                               Unit - 8: Theories of wages: concepts of wages, wage differentials - financial and                  Unit 9: Human Resource Planning
                               non-financial incentives.                                                                                              (Pages 187-194)
                               Unit - 9: Human Resource Planning: The demand for Human Resources - The Supply                     Unit 10: Estimation of Internal and
                               of Human Resources                                                                                                     External Supply
                                                                                                                                                      (Pages 195-204)
                               BLOCK IV: Estimates of Internal Supply and Estimates of External Supply,                               Unit 11: Recruitment of Human
                               Recruitment of Human Resources and Plans                                                                                      Resources
                               Unit - 10: Estimates of Internal supply and Estimates of External supply                                               (Pages 205-214)
                               Implementation of Human Resources Plans                                                               Unit 12: Human Resource Plans
                               Unit - 11: Recruitment of Human Resources - Constraints on Recruitment:                                                (Pages 215-234)
                               Organizational policies.
                               Unit - 12: Human Resource Plans - Affirmation Action Plans - Recruiter habits -
                               Environmental Conditions - Job Requirements
                               BLOCK IV: Industrial Social Work: Meaning, Scope, Labor Problems and                                   Unit 13: Industrial Social Work
                               Industrial Counseling in Industries and Working with The Families of                                                   (Pages 235-248)
                               Industrial Workers                                                                           Unit 14: Labour Problems and Industrial
                               Unit - 13: Industrial social work: meaning, scope, and relevance; application of social         Counselling in Industries and Working
                               work methods in the industrial sector                                                         with The Families of Industrial Workers
                               Unit - 14: Labor problems and industrial counseling in industries and working with                                     (Pages 249-258)
                               the families of industrial workers: meaning, scope, relevance, advantages and
                               disadvantages.
                                                                                 CONTENTS
                              INTRODUCTION
                              BLOCK I: MANAGEMENT CONCEPT, ELEMENTS, MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS
                                                 AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
                              UNIT 1           MANAGEMENT: CONCEPTS AND ELEMENTS                                                                              1-18
                                   1.0 Introduction
                                   1.1 Objectives
                                   1.2 Concept
                                   1.3 Meaning
                                   1.4 Definition
                                   1.5 Elements of Management
                                   1.6 Principles of Management
                                   1.7 Functions of Management
                                   1.8 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions
                                   1.9 Summary
                                 1.10 Key Words
                                 1.11 Self-Assessment Questions and Exercised
                                 1.12 Further Readings
                              UNIT 2           MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS                                                                                          19-36
                                   2.0 Introduction
                                   2.1 Objectives
                                   2.2 Basic Foundations of Management
                                          2.2.1  Different Schools of Management
                                   2.3 Contributions Made by Henry Fayol
                                   2.4 Contributions Made by F.W. Taylor
                                          2.4.1  Interpretations by the Other Management Thinkers
                                   2.5 Contributions Made by Peter. F. Drucker
                                   2.6 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions
                                   2.7 Summary
                                   2.8 Key Words
                                   2.9 Self-Assessment Questions and Exercises
                                 2.10 Further Readings
                              UNIT 3           INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT                                                                    37-56
                                   3.0 Introduction
                                   3.1 Objectives