OHR 301 at MBA (FT) Semester-III
OHR 501 at MBA(Evening)Semester-V
Manpower Development & Technological Change
Objectives:
Recent years have witnessed rapid technological changes affecting industry and business in different ways. This course aims to discuss the major aspects of technological change and the kind of human resource management strategies and stops which may equip the organization and its human resources to adequately cope with such changes.
Course Contents:
Manpower Management in the 21st Century; Environmental Context of Human Resource Management; The Emerging Profile of Human Resources; Special Features of New Technology; Concept and Process of Technological Innovation; Organizational Implications of Technological Change; Human Resource Implications of Technological Change; Performance/Potential Evaluation in the Context of New Technology; Technology Transfer with Human Face; New issues in Manpower Training and Career Development.
Suggested Readings:
1. Clark, Jon. Managing Innovation and Change. University of Southampton,1995.
2. Clark, Jon. Human Resource Management and Technolo
3. Compbell, A and Warmer, M.New Technology, Skills and Management.London,Routledge,1992.
4. Rastogi, P N. Management of Technology and innovation. New Delhi,Sage,1995.
5. Warmer,M.New Technology and Manufacturing Management.London,Wiley,1990.
6. Womack, J P . etc. The Machine That Changed the World. New York,Maxwell Macmillan, 1990.
7. Whittaker, D H Managing Innovation. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press,1990.