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SEMESTER-I

Course Code Course Title (Core)

MHR-1001 History of Management Thought

MHR-1002 Group Dynamics in Organizations

MHR-1003 Managerial Economics

MHR-1004 Legal and Industrial Relations

MHR-1005 Accountancy for Management

MHR-1006 Principles of Marketing

Department of Commerce Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

HISTORY OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT (MHR-1001) MHRM-First Semester (CBCS)

Credit – 04 Max. Marks -100 Sessional - 30 Marks Examination - 70 Marks

Objective: This subject aims to delve into the historical aspects of management and

trace the development.

Unit I: Introduction to the Past: Management before Industrial Revolution;

Principles of Management: Henry Fayol and F.W.Taylor, Approaches/Schools

of Management Thought-Classical, Neo-Classical and Modern.

Professionalization of Management in India.

Unit II: Managerial Roles; Types of Managers; Management levels and skills;

Challenges of Management. Era of Dynamic Engagement; New Organisational

Environment; Globalisation and Management; Diversity and Cross Cultural

Management; Ethical and Environmental foundations of management;

Quality management.

Unit III: Planning: Concept, Nature, Processes and Frameworks of Planning; Types of

plans and planning premises; Organising, approaches in Organisation Design

and Structuring, Span of Management, Authority and Responsibility

relationship, Delegation and Decentralisation; Direction as Management

Function.

Unit IV: Decision Making: Concept and Significance, types of Decisions, Processes of

Decision Making; Techniques of decision-making and Forecasting.

Management by Objectives (MBO); Motivation Meaning, Types of motivation,

Importance, Theories of motivation Malsow’s need hierarchy theory,

Herzberg motivation-hygiene model, Victor-vroom expectancy model.

William Ouchi’s motivation theory, Lessons from Army, NGOs and Civil

Administration on Managerial Practices and Issues.

Suggestive readings:

1. Stoner, James A.F., Freeman R.Edward and Gilbert, Jr.Daniel R., Management,

Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

2. Koontz, O’Donnell, Principles of Management, McGraw Hill, Tokyo.

3. Sherlekar, S.a., Management, Himalaya Publications House, New Delhi.

4. Tripathy, P.C. and P.N. Reddy, Management, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co., Ltd.


GROUP DYNAMICS IN ORGANISATIONS (MHR-1002) MHRM-First Semester (CBCS)


Objective: This subject aims to inculcate in the students the understanding of group

dynamics for successful management of groups in organisations.

Unit I: Personality, Perception, and Attribution Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics;

Motivation at Work Learning and Performance Management; Work Teams

and Groups Decision Making by Individuals and Groups.

Unit II: Power and Political Behaviour Leadership and Followership; Conflict and

Negotiation Jobs and the Design of Work; Organizational Design and

Structure Organizational Culture

Unit III: Group formation; Nature of groups; Stress and Well-Being at Work

Communication; Conflicts Management; Causes for Conflicts; Motivation

Theories ; Productivity, Employee Morale and Motivation:

Unit IV: Building Relationships and Facilitating Legislative Framework: Trade

Unions, Employers’ Association: Managing Conflicts, Disciplinary Process,

Collective Bargaining.


1. Robbins, Stephen P., Organizational Behaviour, Pearson Education Pte. Ltd., New

Delhi.

2. Davis, Keith & Newstrom, Human Behaviour at Work, Tata McGraw Hill

Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

3. Luthans, Fred, Organizational Behaviour, McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.,

Singapore.

4. Hersey Paul, Kenneth, H. Blanchard and Dewey E. Johnson Management of

Organizational Behaviour, Leading Human Resources, Pearson Education Pte.

Ltd., New Delhi.


MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS (MHR-1003) MHRM-First Semester (CBCS)


Objective: This subject to enable the learners apply the economic concepts and tools in

managerial decision –making

Unit I: Introduction: Meaning, nature, scope and objectives of Managerial Economics,

Objectives of the firm, Role of Micro and Macro Economic Analysis in formulation of

Business Policies. Basic Principles of Managerial Economics – Opportunity cost

Principle; Incremental cost Principle, Discounting Principle; and equi-Marginal

Utility Principle.

Unit II: Demand Analysis: Demand and Law of Demand, Determinants of demand on

demand functions, elasticity of demand, measurement of price elasticity of demand

–total expenditure method, proportionate method & point elasticity method.

Demand forecasting- meaning and methods. Law of Supply. General Theory of price

determination , role of time elements in price determination.

Unit III: Production function: its significance and role, Stages of production; Economies of

scale; Estimation of production function; Economic value analysis; Short and long

run cost function - their nature, shape and inter-relationship; Law of variable

proportions; Law of returns to scale.

Forms of Markets and Price determination: meaning characteristics, types of

markets perfect and Imperfect, Price determination under different market

conditions.

Unit IV: National Income: GDP & Other Measures of National Income. Price Indices- CPI/PPI.

Inflation: Concept, Theories and Application, Aggregate Demand and Supply.

Fiscal and Monetary Policies -Concept, Business Fluctuations and Trade Cycles

Theories and Its Relevance In Business Decisions.

Role of IMF, World Bank in the economic restricting of countries;

Suggested Readings

1. Samuelson, Paul , Economics, 18th edition, 2005, Tata-McGraw Hill.

2. Peterson & Lewis : Managerial Economics, Prentice Hall of Infdia

3. Gupta, G., Managerial Economics, 2004, Tata-McGraw Hill.

4. Rangarajan and Dholkia, Macroeconomics, Tata-McGraw Hill.


LEGAL AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (MHR-1004) MHRM-First Semester (CBCS)


Objective: This subject aims to impart the basic knowledge of industrial relations.

Unit I: Understanding Industrial Relations (IR): Meaning, objective, scope and

determinants; Dimensions of IR. Interaction among principle parties within

social, economic, political contexts; Theories and evolution of IR in India;

Framework for successful Industrial Relations programme.

Unit II: Approaches to the study of IR; Industrial Conflicts: Nature, causes and the

effect of industrial disputes; Industrial Disputes Act 1947; Machinery to

resolve industrial dispute in India (Conciliation, Arbitration, Adjudication);

Alternative dispute resolution.

Unit III: Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure and Strategies; Problems and prospects

of Trade Unions; Role of Indian Labour Organization in Trade Union

Movement; Recognition of Trade Unions; Trade Union Act,1926

(Amendment Act, 2001) Factories Act 1948.

Unit IV: Unfair labour practices; Judicial delineation of unfair labour practices; code

of discipline in industry; Contract Labour Act, 1970; Child Labour Prohibition

and Regulation Act, 1986;Organizational safety and welfare in India; Future

of Industrial Relations in India.


1. Lata & Nair Personnel Management & Industrial Relations ,S. Chand

2. David Lewin -Contemporary Issues in Employment Relations, Amazon

Publications

3. C.B Mamoria, S. Mamoria S.V. Gankar -Dynamics of Industrial Relations – Himalaya Publication House, 2010

4. P. N. Singh. Neeraj Kumar- Employee Relations Management, Pearson, 2011


ACCOUNTANCY FOR MANAGEMENT (MHR-1005) MHRM-First Semester (CBCS)


Objective: This subject aims to make the students aware about the fundamentals of

management accounting.

Unit I: Financial Accounting-Concept, importance and scope. Accounting as an

information system. Accounting concepts, conventions and generally

accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).Preparation of Journal, Ledger and

Trial Balance.

Unit II: Final Accounts: Concepts and methods of Depreciation including straight line

method, Diminishing balance method, Insurance policy method and

Depreciation fund method. Preparation of Final Accounts–Manufacturing

Account, Trading & Profit and loss Account and Balance sheet. Adjustments

in final accounts.

Unit III: Management Accounting and Financial Analysis Management Accounting-

Concept, need, importance and scope. Financial Analysis – Ratio Analysis and

Du point Analysis, Preparation of Funds flow statement and Cash Flow

statement.

Unit IV: Cost Accounting and Budgetary Control: Cost Accounting – Concept, need,

importance and scope. Preparation of Cost Sheet with element wise

classification of various costs. Budget and Budgetary control including

Performance Budgeting and Zero Based Budgeting.


1. Financial Accounting, Heitger, L.E. and Matulich, Serge, New-York, Mc-Graw Hill,

1990.

2. Principles of Financial and Management Accounting, Financial and Managerial

Accounting, Horngren, Charles, etc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice Hall

Inc., 1994.

3. Financial and Management Accounting. Needles, Belverd, etc., Boston, Houghton

Miffin Company, 1994.

4. Management Accounting, Hingorani, N.L. and Ramanathan, A.R., 5th ed., New

Delhi, Sultan Chand, 1992


PRINCIPLES FOR MARKETING (MHR-1006) MHRM-First Semester (CBCS)


Objective: This subject aims to understand the theoretical and practical implications of

principles of marketing.

Unit I: Understanding consumer and Industrial Markets. Segmentation, Targeting

and positioning; Product Decisions – Product Mix; Product life cycle, New

Product development; Branding and packaging decisions.

Unit II: Nature, scope and tasks of Marketing. Company Orientations towards the

market place, Holistic Marketing, Shifts in Marketing, Marketing

Management Tasks, Marketing Plan and Marketing organization. Marketing

Information System and Marketing Research, Emerging trends in marketing,

Web Marketing, E-marketing

Unit III: Value Chain, Value delivery process, Channel Management – Channel types,

functions and levels, Selecting, training and motivating. Channel Members;

Channel Cooperation and Conflict Management, Vertical Marketing-

Implementation and Systems

Unit IV: Consumer Behaviour, Factors Influencing consumer behaviour, Buying

decision process, Theories of consumer decision-making, Organizational

Buying, Participant’s in Buying process, Stages in buying process. Pricing:

Factors affecting pricing Decisions, New trends in Pricing Strategies;

Promotion Decisions – Promotion Mix, Advertising Models, Sales Promotion,

Publicity and Personal selling


1. Kotler, Phillip and Armstrong, G. Principles of Marketing, New Delhi, Prentice

Hall of India.

2. Enis, B.M. Marketing Classics: A Selection of Influential Articles, New York,

McGraw Hill

3. Kotler, Phillip, Marketing Management: Analysis, Planning, Implementation and

Control. New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India

4. Stanton, William, J. Fundamentals of Marketing. New York, McGraw Hill

SEMESTER-II

Course

Code

Course Title

MHR-2001 Organization Theory

MHR-2002 Human Resource Development

MHR-2003 Business Statistics

MHR-2004 Research Methodology

MHR-2005 Financial Management

MHR-2006 Labour Laws & Compensation Mgmt.


ORGANIZATION THEORY (MHR-2001) MHRM-Second Semester (CBCS)


Objective: This subject aims to develop the understanding of organisation and the

theoretical developments around it.

Unit I: Concept of an Organisation, Introduction to Organization Theory; Overview

of Organization Theory, Significance and Need of Organisation Theory in

Globalization

Unit II: Theories of Organisation: Classical Theories, Neo-Classical theories, Modern

Behavioural theories, Contingency theory, System theory; Criticism of

Contingency and Systems theories

Unit III: Organizational Culture: Concept of Organisational culture, the changing

dynamics of culture in Organisation, the culture of MNCs, Sustaining Culture,

Work Culture.

Unit IV: Organizational Effectiveness: Concept; Approaches to Organizational

Effectiveness: Goal Attainment approach, Systems Approach, Behavioural

Approach; Achieving Organizational effectiveness, Organizational Climate;

Morale and Job Satisfaction.


1. Organisation Theory by Ann L. Cunliffe and Mary Jo Hatch, 2006

2. Understanding Organisations: Organisational Theory and Practice in India

Paperback by Shukla, 1996

3. A Field Guide for Organisation Development: Taking Theory into Practice

Paperback by Mike Alsop, Martin Saville, Grahame Smith; 2016

4. Newstorm and Keith Davis – Organisational Behaviour – Human Behaviour at

work, Tata McGrawHill, New Delhi.


HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (MHR-2002) MHRM-Second Semester (CBCS)


Objective: The aim of the paper is to impact basic understanding of the nuances in

human resource development.

Unit I: Human Resource Development Macro-perspective: Concept, Origin and Need

for HRD; Approaches to HRD: Human Development and Human Resource

Development, Dimensions and Targets of Development.

Unit II: HRD – Micro perspective : Systems Approach to HRD; Activity areas of HRD;

HRD Interventions : performance Appraisal, Potential Appraisal, Feedback

and performance coaching, Training and Career Planning, OD or Systems

Development; Rewards, Employee Welfare and Quality of work life and

Human Resource information; Managing Organizing HRD Function, HRD

Climate; HRD Audit; Strategic HRD.

Unit III: HRD Trends: Behavioural Science; Organizational Development;

Transactional analysis; Assessment Centre; Behaviour Modelling and Self

directed learning; Concept of Learning Organization; HRD Experience in

Indian Organizations; Future of HRD.

Unit IV: Human Resource Training: Concept and Importance; Assessing Training

needs; Process of Training: Designing and Evaluating Training and

Development Programmes.


1. Human Resource Development Paperback by Jon M. Werner (Author), Randy L. DeSiome; 2016

2. Human Resource Development: A Researcher's Perspective Paperback by R. Krishnaveni; 2008

3. Reading In Human Resource Development Paperback by Rao T V; 2006 4. Human Resource Development Paperback by Mankin; 2009


BUSINESS STATISTICS (MHR-2003) MHRM-Second Semester (CBCS)


Objective: The aim of the paper is to develop familiarity with the statistics and its

implementation in business decisions.

Unit I: Frequency distributions: Histograms, Frequency Polygons, Frequency

Curves, Ogives, Co-efficient of Correlation, Rank correlation, Simple and

Multiple Regression Analysis.

Unit II: Interpolation and Extrapolation: Introduction, Significance and Limitations

of Interpolation and Extrapolation, Assumption, Methods:- Graphic Method,

Binomial Expansion Method, Newton’s Methods,

Unit III: Index Numbers: Introduction, Uses of Index Number, Construction of Index

Numbers: Weighted and Unweighted Index Numbers, Value Index Numbers,

Index Number of Industrial Production.

Unit IV: Association of Attributes: Definition, Applications of Association of

Attributes, Difference between Correlation and Association, Notations and

Terminology, Association and Disassociation, Consistency of Data


1. Applied Business Statistics, 7ed, ISV by Ken Black; 2012

2. Business Statistics by Gupta S P; 2014

3. Business Statistics by N D Vohra; 2017

4. Business Statistics: Problems & Solutions by J.K. Sharma; 2014

Department of Commerce

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (MHR-2004)

MHRM-Second Semester (CBCS)


Objective: The aim of the paper is to impart the understanding of the research methods and methodology.

Unit I: Research: Definition and objectives, Types, Steps in Research Process, Errors in Research, Significance of HR Research, Concept-mapping for HR Research, Model Building in HR Research, Significance of HR Research .

Unit II: Research Design: Types: Exploratory, Conclusive: Causal and Descriptive: Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional, Scaling Techniques, Questionnaire: Stages of Questionnaire Development.

Unit III: Sampling, Meaning and Kinds of sampling, differentiation of Sampling and Census, Domination of Sampling over census, Simple Random Sampling, Stratified Random Sampling, Systematic Random Sampling, Multistage Random Sampling, Sampling and Non-sampling errors, Concepts of probability, Probability Distribution: Binomial, Poisson and Normal Distribution.

Unit IV: Hypothesis Development: Concepts, Nature and Formulation of Hypothesis, Null and Alternative Hypothesis, Limitation and uses of testing Hypothesis, Errors in Testing Hypothesis

Hypothesis Testing: Acceptance and rejection of Hypotheses- One tail, Two tail tests, Basic features and application of Parametric Tests: t-test, z-test and non-parametric test: Chi square test.


1. Cooper, D. R., & Schindler, P. S. (2012). Business Research Methods. (12th Edition), New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill.

2. Malhotra, N. K & Dash, S. (2011). Marketing Research: An Applied Orientation. (Sixth Edition), New Delhi: Pearson Education.

3. Monippally, Mathukutty M and Pawar, Badrinarayan Shankar (2010). 4. Zikmund, W. G. (2012) Business Research Methods. (8th Edition), Cengage

Learning.


FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (MHR-2005) MHRM-Second Semester (CBCS)


Objective: The aim of the paper is to develop the understanding of financial

management as an integral part of organisation.

Unit I: Financial Management : Nature , Scope and Objectives, Finance Function,

Financial Environment in India, Financial Planning, Forecasting and Analysis,

Cost value and Profit analysis.

Unit II: Investment Decision: Nature and Significance, Estimation of Cash Flow,

Capital Budgeting process, Techniques of Investment Appraisal, Payback

period, Accounting Rate of Return, Time value of Money, DCF Techniques,

Net present value, Profitability, Index and inter rate of return.

Unit III: Financing Decision: Source of Funds, short Term and Long Term Funds,

Merits and Demerits, Capital Structure, Financial Leverage, Cost of Capital,

cost of individual components, weighted aggregate average cost of capital

capitalization.

Unit IV: Dividend Decision : Meaning and Significance, Theories of dividend, divided

policy, Dividend Policy, Dividend policies and practices, Legal Aspects of

Dividends, bonus Shares and Stock splits.


1. Financial Management, I.M. Pandey, Vikas Publishing House

2. Financial Management, Text Problems and Cases, M.Y. Khan & P.K. Jain Tata Mc

Graw Hill

3. Financial Management and Policy, Van Horne, Prentice Hall India

4. Financial Management Theory and Practice. Parsana Chandra Tata Mc Graw Hill

Pvt. Ltd.


LABOUR LAWS & COMPENSATION MGMT (MHR-2006) MHRM-Second Semester (CBCS)


Objective: The aim of the paper is to develop the awareness regarding labour laws and

compensation.

Unit I: Introduction to labour legislation: Need for studying labour legislation,

Principles of labour legislation, brief history of labour legislation in India,

Labour Welfare: concept, agencies of labour welfare in India, types of labour

welfare services.

Unit II: Laws Related to Labour Employment: Industrial Disputes Act 1947:

objective, scope, basic provisions of authorities under this act, Rules

governing layoff, strikes, lockouts under ID act 1947, Major provisions of

Employment Exchange Act, 1959, Contract Labour Act, 1970.

Unit III: Laws related to Compensation: Major provisions of Payment of Wages Act,

1936; Major provisions of Payment of Minimum Wages Act, 1948; The

Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.

Unit IV: Social Security: concept and constituents: social insurance, social assistance

and public services; Social security in organised sector in India: Employees

State Insurance Act, 1948: objective, scope, coverage, benefits, role of ESI

Corporation and ESI Hospitals, Maternity benefit Act, 1961: objective,

coverage, benefits, penalties.


1. Labour and Industrial Laws by Padhi P.K; 2012

2. Industrial Relations and Labour Laws by S.C. Srivastava; 2012

3. Industrial Relations and Labour Laws by Piyali Ghosh; 2017

4. Industrial Relations, Trade Unions and Labour Legislation by P.R.N. Sinha and

Shekhar Seema Priyadarshini ; 2017

SEMESTER-III

Course Code Course Title

MHR-3001 Industrial Psychology

MHR-3002 Talent Management

MHR-3003 Human Resource Information System

MHR-3004 Corporate Ethics & Social Responsibility

MHR-3071 Summer Training Report

Open Electives (Any One)

MHR-3091 Negotiating Skills for Managers

MHR-3092 Behavioral Finance

Department of Commerce Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY (MHR-3001)

MHRM-Third Semester (CBCS) Credit – 04 Max. Marks -100 Sessional - 30 Marks Examination - 70 Marks

Objective: This subject aims to develop the understanding of psychology of the

industrial sector.

Unit I: Concept of Industrial Psychology: Nature, Scope, Aims and Objectives of

Industrial Psychology, History and development of the field of Industrial

Psychology, Growth and Development of Industrial Psychology in India,

Major problems of Industrial Psychology

Unit II: Testing in Organisations and Job Analysis: Significance of Psychological

Tests in Industries and Organizations, Approaches of Psychological Testing,

Psychological Testing-Aptitude, Personality, Interest and achievement Tests,

Job Analysis: Concept, Uses, Job Analysis Procedures, Job Psychograph,

Composite Job Psychograph.

Unit III: Hawthorne Studies- Experiments on illumination, Relay assembly test room,

Mass interviewing programme, Bank Wiring Observation Room, Personnel

Counselling, Implications and Criticism of Hawthorne Studies; Attitude: Need

and Importance of studying attitude in Industry, Consequences of

unfavourable attitude, Measurement of attitude.

Unit IV: Job Satisfaction, Industrial Morale and Counselling: Job Satisfaction:

Determinants and measurement Industrial Morale: Determinants,

measurement, Methods of increasing Industrial Morale; Counselling: Types

and functions, Counselling with special groups at work like handicapped,

aged, women.


1. Industrial Psychology Paperback by Dhameja; S K Kataria and Sons; 2013

2. Industrial Psychology: Its Theoretical and Social Foundations by Naylor and

Blum; Publisher: CBS; 2003

3. Industrial Psychology 7e Perfect by Michael G. Aamodt; Publisher: Cengage; 2013

4. Industrial Psychology and Organisation Behaviour by Girishbala Mohanty;

Publisher: Kalyani Publishers; 2010


TALENT MANAGEMENT (MHR-3002) MHRM-Third Semester (CBCS)


Objective: This subject deals with the understanding of talent management.

Unit I: Introduction to Talent Management: Introduction, Talent Management

– Overview, Talent Management – History, the Scope of Talent

Management, Need of Talent Management, Key Processes of Talent

Management, Talent vs knowledge people, Source of Talent Management,

Consequences of Failure in Managing Talent, Tools for Managing Talent.

Unit II: Building Blocks for Talent Management: Introduction, Effective Talent

Management System, Building Blocks of Effective Talent Management

System; Talent Management System: Introduction, Talent Management

System, Critical Success Factors to Create Talent Management System.

Unit III: Life Cycle of Talent Management: Introduction, Linkage between Talent

Management Process and Workforce, Importance of Talent Management

Process, Important Steps to Assess Talent Management Process, Stages of

Talent Management, Essentials of Talent Management Process

Unit IV: Approaches to Talent Management: Talent Management Approaches,

Developing a Talent Management Strategy, Mapping Business Strategies

and Talent Management Strategies, Post Recession Challenges of Talent

Management.


1. The Talent Management Handbook: Creating a Sustainable Competitive

Advantage by Lance Berger and Dorothy Berger; Publisher: McGraw Hill

Education; 2017-09-06

2. The Leader's Daily Role in Talent Management by William J Rothwell and Peter

Chee; Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 2015

3. Talent Management Handbook by Terry Bickham and Tony Bingham; Publisher:

viva books; 2017

4. The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle; Publisher: RHUK; 2012


HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (MHR-3003) MHRM-Third Semester (CBCS)


Objective: To understand the concept of Human Resource Information Systems

Unit I: Data & Information needs for HR Manager - Sources of Data - Role of IT in

HRM - IT for HR Managers - Concept, Structure, & Mechanisms of HRIS -

Programming Dimensions & HR Manager - Survey of Software Packages

for Human Resource Information System including ERP Software such as

SAP, Oracles Financials and Ramco’s Marshal [only data input, output &

screens] - EHRM - Objectives - Advantages & Disadvantages.

Unit II: Data Management for HRIS - Data Formats - Entry Procedure & Process -

Data Storage & Retrieval - Transaction Processing - Office Automation -

Information Processing & Control Functions - Design of HRIS - Relevance

of Decision Making Concepts for Information System Design - HRM Needs

Analysis – Concept & Mechanisms - Standard Software and Customized

Software - HRIS : An Investment.

Unit III: HR Management Process & HRIS - Modules on HR Planning, Recruitment,

Selection, Placement - Module on Performance Appraisal System -

Training & Development Module - Module on Pay & other Related

Dimensions - Information System’s support for Planning & Control.

Unit IV: HR Management Process II & HRIS - Organization Structure & Related

Management Processes - Authority & Responsibility Flows -

Communication Process - Organization Culture and Power – Data

Capturing for Monitoring & Review - Behavioral Patterns of HR - Other

Managers and their Place in Information Processing for Decision Making


1. Michael Armstrong, A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice,

Kogan Page

2. Gueutal & Stone,The Brave New World Of Her, Jossey-Bass

3. Monk & Wagner, Concepts In Enterprise Resource Planning, Thomson


CORPORATE ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (MHR-3004) MHRM-Third Semester (CBCS)


Objective: The aim of the subject is that the students should appreciate the concepts of

corporate ethics and social responsibility.

Unit I: Corporate Ethics: concept and nature, Ethical Theories; causes of

unethical behaviour, Ethical abuses, Work Ethics. Ethics in Practice-

Professional Ethics for Functional Managers, Ethics in Global Business,

Ethical Dilemma, Ethos in HRM

Unit II: Ethical decision in business; Structure of Ethical decision making, Using

ethical reasoning, Utilitarian criteria, Moral rights criteria, Distributive

Justice criteria.

Unit III: Social Responsibilities: Meaning and Definition; The need for socially

responsible business, Main social responsibilities of corporations,

Corporate Social Responsibility.

Unit IV: OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, UN Corporate Governance

Principles, Environmental Ethics, Sustainable Development.


1. Business Ethics and Corporate Governance (Principles & Practice) by Khanka S.S;

Publisher: S Chand & Company; 2014

2. Business Ethics and Corporate Governance by Fernando; Publisher: Pearson

Education India; 2012

3. Corporate Social Responsibility by Madhumita Chatterji; Publisher: Oxford

University Press India; 2009

4. Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: Stakeholders in a Global Environment

by William B, Werther; Publisher: SAGE South Asia; 2010


SUMMER TRAINING REPORT MHRM-Third Semester (CBCS) (MHR-3071)

Credit – 04 Presentation – 40 Evaluation - 60 Max. Marks -100

Course Objective:

Summer Training Report majorly aims to review the knowledge and skills acquired by

the candidate during 7-8 weeks of industrial training. Also it will act as a platform for

sharing of information regarding first hand experience of students in various

organizations of the industry.


NEGOTIATING SKILLS FOR MANAGERS (MHR-3091) Open Elective


Objective: The aim of the subject is to equip students with negotiating skills in order to

develop them.

Unit I: Introduction, Origin of the term, Modern view, Nature, Scope,

Characteristics; Need and Importance; Functions.

Unit II: Bargaining Approaches: Types, Techniques, Strategies, Tactics of

Bargaining, Major content and covering, Essential conditions for the

success of bargaining.

Unit III: Socialization and Social Influence, Toward a theory of organizational

socialization, Demography and Diversity in Organizations, Managing

invisible social identities in the workplace, Organizational and Work

Attachments.

Unit IV: Leadership, Leadership in organizations, Process and structure in leader-

member exchange, Personality and charisma: A psychological theory of

leader effectiveness.


1. Negotiating Skills for Managers by Steven Cohen; Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Professional; 2002

2. Negotiated Change: Collective Bargaining, Liberalization and Restructuring in

India by C S Venkata Ratnam; Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd; 2003

3. Collective Bargaining by Patil B R; Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd.New

Delhi; 2000

4. Aspects and Dynamics of Collective Bargaining And Social Dialogue In The Post-

Reform Period In India by K.R. Shyam Sundar; Publisher: Synergy Books India;

2016


BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE (MHRM-3092) Open Elective


Objective: The aim of the subject is to equip students with the principles and

foundations of Behavioural Finance.

Unit I: Introduction to Behavioural Finance-Overview, History of Behavioral

Finance; From standard finance to behavioral finance- Are financial

markets efficient?, Limits to arbitrage-Fundamental Risk, Noise Trader

Risk, Implementation cost, evidence of limits to arbitrage .

Unit II: Cognitive biases, beliefs and heuristics-Preferences: Prospect Theory,

Ambiguity aversion, Loss aversion, Framing, Non-consequentialism:

Disjunction Effect, Self-deception, Neurofinance (introduction only);

Mental Accounting, Self-control, Regret avoidance and Cognitive

dissonance.

Unit III: Endowment effect, Disposition effect, reference price effect, Herd

Behavior, hindsight, winners’ curse, cognitive dissonance, familiarity bias,

status quo bias, law of small numbers, information overload

Unit IV: Application-The Aggregate Stock Market: Equity Premium Puzzle-

prospect theory, loss aversion; The Volatility Puzzle-beliefs, preferences;

The Cross Section of Average returns-size premium, long term reversals,

predictive power of scaled price ratios, momentum, event studies.


1. Behavioural Finance by Chandra; Publisher: Mcgraw Hill Education; 2017

2. Behavioural Finance by Shuchita Singh and Shilpa Bahi; Publisher: Vikas

Publishing House; 2015

3. Behavioural Finance by Sulphey M.M; Publisher: Prentice Hall India Learning

Private Limited; 2014

4. Behavioural Finance by William Forbes; Publisher: Wiley; 2011

SEMESTER-IV

Course Code Course Title

MHR-4001 Strategic HRM

MHR-4002 Organizational Behaviour

MHR-4003 Supply Chain Management

MHR-4004 Leadership & Organization

MHR-4071 Dissertation

MHR-4005 Production Management


STRATEGIC HRM (MHR 4001) MHRM-Fourth Semester (CBCS)


Objective: Upon culmination of the syllabus student will be able to get an insight of the following topics.

Unit I: The need for a strategic approach to managing human resources; Historical development of HRM and strategic HRM; Basic concepts of strategic management; The strategic contributions of HRM; The formulation and implementation of HR strategies; Integration of HRM and business strategy

Unit II: Strategic workforce planning and staffing; Strategic human resource development; Strategic performance management; Strategic career and reward practices; Strategic approaches to organisational culture and employee relations; Strategic HRM retrospect and prospects;

Unit III: Strategic Knowledge Management-building knowledge management into strategy framework, knowledge sharing as a core competency, HR dimension to knowledge management. Strategic approach to industrial relations, outsourcing & its HR implications, Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions three- stage model of M&A.

Unit IV: Global human resource management: Difference between global HRM & domestic HRM; strategic HR issues in global assignments – expatriates selection & repatriation. Building a multicultural organization multinational organization, strategic choice, leadership & strategic issues in international assignment.


1. Armstrong, Michael & Baron Angela. (2005). Handbook of Strategic HRM (1st ed.). New Delhi: Jaico Publishing House.

2. Mello, Jeffrey A. (2007). Strategic Human Resource Management (2nd ed.). India: Thomson South Western.


ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR (MHR 4002) MHRM-Fourth Semester (CBCS)


Objective: The aim of this course is to develop an insight about organisational behaviour among the students at Master’s level.

Unit I: Introduction: Concept, Meaning and Scope of Organisational Behaviour, Key elements, Relationship between Management and Organisational Behaviour, Model of Organisational Behaviour, Challenges and Opportunities of Organisational Behaviour. Motivation: Meaning and Characteristics of Motivation, Theories of Motivation.

Unit II: Introduction to Personality: Meaning, Characteristics and Determinants of Personality, Development and Stages in Development of Personality, Personality Traits, Perception, Meaning, Nature and Importance of Perception, Perception Process and Inputs. Attitudes and values: Meaning and Components of Attitude, Attitude and Opinion, Types of Attitude, Functions of Attitude, Measurement of Attitude.

Unit III: Group Dynamic & Leadership: Meaning and Importance, Types of Group, Theories of Group Formation, Group Development. Leadership: Concept, Leadership style, Qualities, Theories of Leadership, Trait Theory, Behaviour Theory, Fielder Contingency Theory, Managerial grid and likert’s, Four system of Leadership.

Unit IV: Organisational Communication: Introduction, Significance of Communication, Types of Communication, Process of Communication, Essentials of Communication, Barriers of Communication. Organisational Development: Meaning, Objective, Process, Intervention of Organisational Development, Management of Change, Factors for Change, Causes of Resistance to Change, Factors influencing the Change.

Suggestive readings: 1. Robbins, S.P., Organisational Behaviour, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 2. Luthans, Fred, Organisational Behaviour, McGraw Hill International, New York. 3. Greenberg, Jerald, and Robert A Baron, Organisational Behaviour, Prentice Hall of India Pvt.

Ltd., New Delhi.


SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (MHR 4003) MHRM-First Semester (CBCS)



Unit I: What is Supply Chain Management; Importance of SCM; Matching Supply Chains with products; The Supply Chain Revolution – Generalized Supply Chain Model – Supply chain and networks – Extended organization - Integrative Management – Responsiveness – Financial Sophistication – Globalization- Digital Business Transformation;

Unit II: Logistics: The Logistics Of Business - The Logistical Value Proposition- The Work Of Logistics-Logistical Operating Arrangements - Flexible Structure – Supply Chain Synchronization.

Unit III: IT Framework: Information System Functionality-Comprehensive Information System Integration-Communication Technology-Rationale For ERP Implementation-ERP System Design-Supply Chain Information System Design. Inventory: Inventory Functionality and Definitions-Inventory Carrying Cost-Planning Inventory-Managing Uncertainty-Inventory Management Policies Inventory Management Practices.

Unit IV: Integration: Why Integration Creates Value- Systems Concept And Analysis-Logistical Integration Objectives-Enterprise Integration Supply Chain Processes-Sales And Operations Planning(S & OP)- Supply Chain Planning Considerations-Pricing. Global Strategic Positioning: Global Supply Chain Integration Supply Chain Security-International Sourcing.


1. Supply Chain Logistics Management - Bowersox, Closs & Cooper – McGraw-Hill, 2nd Indian ed

2. World Class Supply Management - Burt, Dobbler, Starling, TMGH, 7th ed. 3


LEADERSHIP & ORGANISATION (MHR 4004) MHRM-Fourth Semester (CBCS)



Unit I: Concept, Nature, Importance, Attributes of a leader, developing leaders across the organization, Leadership Grid. Leadership theories; Theory X and Theory Y, Fiedler’s contingency theory, and managerial grid ;Group dynamics- concept, types and application. Group Decision Making

Unit II: Definition of motivation, Importance of motivation, Techniques of motivation Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation ; Theories of motivation ;Maslow’s need hierarchy, Herzberg’s motivation hygiene, Vroom's expectancy and Adam’s Equity Theory Application Job redesign, Job enrichment and job enlargement.

Unit III: Contemporary perspectives on leadership; Cross-cultural leadership issues; Indian perspective on leadership; Diversity issues in leadership

Unit IV: Organisational Development and Stress Management: Concept and determinants of organisational culture, creating sustaining and changing organisational culture. Managing misbehaviour at work- Aggression and Violence, Sexual abuse, Substance abuse, Cyber slacking. Organisational Development- concept, values, and intervention techniques; Appreciative Inquiry.


1. Leadership Development, by John Mitchell, Natalie Mitchell and Bogdan Gudzenko, 2012

2. The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) Handbook of Leadership Development by Ellen Van Velsor, Cynthia D. McCauley and Marian N. Ruderman, 2010


DISSERTATION (MHR 4071) MHRM-Fourth Semester (CBCS)

Credit – 04 Presentation – 40 Evaluation - 60 Max. Marks -100

Objective: To make students understand the contents of dissertation writing.

Students will undertake dissertation under the supervision of a teacher allotted by the department to work on a specific topic. The study will be submitted to the supervisor. The allotted supervisor will be responsible for topic of the study.


PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (MHR 405) MHRM-Fourth Semester (CBCS)


Objective: This subject aims to delve into the theoretical and practical aspects of production management.

Unit I: Production Management: Integrated Production Management, System Productivity, Capital Productivity, Labour Productivity, Personnel Productivity, Training. Forecasting: Introduction, The Strategic Importance of Forecasting, Benefits, Cost implications and Decision making using forecasting, Classification of Forecasting Process, Methods of Forecasting, Forecasting and Product Life Cycle, Selection of the Forecasting Method, Qualitative & Quantitative Methods of Forecasting

Unit II: Facility or Layout Planning and Analysis: Introduction, Objectives of Layout, Classification of Facilities, Basis for Types of Layouts, Why Layout decisions are important, Nature of layout problems, Redesigning of a layout, Manufacturing facility layouts, Types of Layouts, Layout Planning, Evaluating Plant Layouts, Assembly Line Balancing,

Unit III: Project Management – Planning Process: Introduction, need, Project Management Principles, Essentials of Project Management Philosophy, Project Planning, Project Process Flows, Project Implementation-Control and Closure: Introduction, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Monitoring and Control, Change Control, Risk Management, Project Closure

Unit IV: Aggregate Planning: Introduction, Requirement of Aggregate Plan, Steps in Developing an Aggregate Plan, Advantages of Aggregate Plan, Aggregate Planning Strategies, Planning Options. Selecting the Method in Aggregate Planning, Aggregate Planning in Services


1. Production and Operations Management by S. Chary; Publisher: McGraw Hill Education; 2017 2. Production and Operations Management by Panneerselvam; Publisher: Prentice Hall India

Learning Private Limited; 2012 3. Modern Production / Operations Management by Buffa (Author), Sarin; Publisher: Wiley;

2007

Documents

01.08 - amu.ac.in · (Amendment Act, 2001) Factories Act 1948. Unit IV: Unfair labour practices; Judicial delineation of unfair labour practices; code of discipline in industry; Contract