Includes index.

Contents: Introduction to human resource management: HRM - the global and Indian scenario -- HRM for corporate excellence -- Acquisition of human resources: Human resource planning -- Human resource information system -- Recruitment and selection strategies -- Developing human resources: Socializing, orienting and developing employees -- Concept of HRD -- Performance appraisal system -- Potential appraisal and succession planning -- Career planning and development -- Assessment and development centres -- Motivating human resource: Motivation at work -- Participative management -- Empowerment -- Maintenance of human resource: Labour relations -- Reward system -- Quality of work life -- Compensation management -- Organization development -- HR in knowledge era: Knowledge creation and management -- Virtual organization and emerging HR trend -- Learning organization -- Strategic human resource management -- Human resource in information technology organizations -- Human resource in mergers' and acquisitions -- International human resource management -- Cases of Indian organizations: Case 1: Vindhya Steel Limited -- Case 2: Promotion of Mr. Ritesh Mashroo -- Case 3: Dr. Rajan Gupta's misery -- Case 4: The SBR and Vishnu -- Case 5: Future bank -- Case 6: Sakashi garments limited -- Case 7: Subramaniam's dilemma -- Case 8: The Final settlement -- Case 9: Impla Pharmaceuticals Limited -- Case 10: Dilemma of restructuring -- Case 11: Swati Textile India Limited -- Case 12: Asthana Motors Limited -- Case 13: Variable pay hike.