Human Resource Management

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MGT 103.3 (Credit hours 3)
BBA, Third Year, Sixth Semester

Course Objectives:

This course aims to familiarize the students with the basic concepts and functions of HRM in the context of Nepal.

Course Contents:

1.    HRM in Context                                                                                    7 hours

Concept, nature, objectives, and functions of Human Resource Management; Personnel Management Vs. Human Resource Management; Human Resource Management system; Importance of Human Resource Management; The changing world of work and the changing role of Human Resource professionals; Human resource strategic-concept and perspectives; Environment of Human Resource Management in Nepalese organization; International perspective of Human Resource Management; Ethical issues in Human Resource Management

2.    Meeting Human Resource Requirements                                              8 hours

Human resourcing and Human Resource planning concepts and importance; Human Resource Information System and Human Resource inventory importance and uses, succession planning; job analysis, job specification, job description; Attracting a high performing workforce-recruitment and selection, internal and external recruitment, Testing and selecting employees-selection tests and tools; Classification and differential placement

3.    Developing Human Resources                                                 6 hours

Concept and importance of developing Human Resource; Employee socialization; Determining training needs; Considerations in design of the training programmes-on-the-job vs. off-the-job training; Developing managers- methods of management and leadership development; Mentoring; Empowerment; Evaluating training effectiveness

4.    Performance and Effectiveness                                                            4 hours

Role of Human Resource in a firm’s competitiveness; Concept and methods of evaluating employee performance; Emerging concepts and issues in performance appraisal; Career development’

5.    Compensation                                                                                      8 hours

Concept; Compensation programmes; job evaluation system-methods and process; The compensation structure: Incentive system gain —sharing incentive plans, employee benefits and services; Retirement programmes; Retirement benefits; Executive compensation; Compensation in Nepal-government regulations, minimum wages, social welfare factors, and incentive compensation; Emerging concepts and issues in compensation management

6.    Occupational Health and Safety                                                            3 hours

       Concepts, importance, legal provisions, practices and emerging issues in OHS

7.    Managing Employee Relations, Change and Communication               4 hours

Human Resource Management Communications — concept, Human Resource Management Communications Programme; Employee handbook, Mechanism of effective communications; Organizational culture, change and human resources; job stress factors; Spirituality in the workplace; Participation, partnership and employee involvement

8.    Industrial Relations                                                                              8 hours

Changing nature of the employment relationship; Industrial relations —- concept; Trade unions; Employers associations: Labor legislation in Nepal along with important provisions; Collective bargaining-concept and             process: Disciplinary actions; Grievance handling: Conflict management -unilateral, joint and third party decisions; Dismissal redundancy and outplacement Current situation of IR in Nepal: Emerging concepts in industrial relations

Text Books

1.       Decenzo. D.A. and Robbins, S.P.: Human Resource Management, Prentice-Hall, India.

2. Dessler, Gary.: Human Resource Management, Prentice-Hall, India