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Industry Insights
Wheelchair Mentors
-- Tim H Vanderpyl
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COVER STORY
The Changing Trends of HRM: Proceed with Caution
-- S Chandrasekar
This article deals with innovation and its scope of applicability. It also touches upon the research to be carried
out, regulatory methods to be followed, readiness for change management, market analysis and finance pressure
exerted; training to be imparted, return on investment and monitoring the achievability through optimization, apart from
adding a note of caution on applicability and adaptability of innovation.
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COVER STORY
Resurrection of the Indian Workforce
-- Shruti Murthy
The growth of an organization is mainly affected by the lack of workforce and as such, we have to adopt an
innovative approach to recruitment practices. To combat ahead of competition in this world of recession and
uncertainty, organizations have to introduce innovative HR strategies. They should use meticulous analytical tools with leadership
from the top and develop a method for sustainable improvement. These practices must improve the organizational values
and help in developing free products or services at a minimum cost.
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COVER STORY
Innovative Human Resource Practices: Global Perspective
-- Shalika Grace Phillips
Innovative HR practices build competencies and capabilities for superior and winning performance today and
simultaneously create long-term fertility for innovation of business ideas and strategies for future. This article presents a global
perspective of innovative HR practices which are revolutionizing business performances and are exploring new prospects and promises.
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Women at workplace
Glass Ceiling: The Case of Razia Sultana
-- Iti Roychowdhury
Corporate India may claim that the glass ceiling is shattered today. It boasts of women like Indra Nooyi, Naina Lal
Kidwai, Lalita Gupte and Chanda Kochhar but the meteoric rise of a handful of women can hardly justify or shake the tradition
that started in 1236 AD. This article highlights glass ceiling and its manifestation through the case of Razia Sultana.
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HR challenges
Unraveling the`Culture Shock': Challenges in M&As
-- Seema S
There is an increasing trend of going for M&As and joint ventures by companies to enhance their business ventures. In
India percentage of such ventures has doubled from the previous two years. But despite the promise of a new beginning
these ventures often fail to sustain the tempo they had intended. This article focuses on the role of HR in meeting the
challenges thrown up by increasing M&A culture.
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workplace issues
Exit Interviews:
Confessions by the Departing Employees
-- Monalisha Bhattacharyya Kaushik
The organizations are conducting exit interviews to gather data for improving working conditions, to find out the
underlying reasons for employee turnover and also for retaining talented employees. This article focuses on the concept of
exit interviews, their purpose, who should conduct, how to conduct, when and where to conduct and also how to use the
data collected from exit interviews for the benefit of the organization.
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Workplace Issues
Dealing with Negaholics
-- Vikas Shrotriya
Negaholics exhibit lackadaisical attitude towards work and continuously spread negativity within the organization.
They have the potential to demoralize the environment in general. Negaholics range from sneaky slackers to tormentors.
The prime objective of negaholics is to avoid work and thus create a non-motivating environment in the organization.
This article discusses certain aspects of negaholism and how to deal with negaholics.
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LEADERSHIP
The Impact of Equipoise on Corporate Leadership: Management Lessons from the
Holy Gita
-- M Bashyakar and Mohandas J Menon
We observe many people in constant search of happiness that is elusive, without realizing what real happiness is all
about. Are they chasing a mirage? Or is it only a state of mind? The authors explain, in a simple dialog mode, how the lessons
from the Holy Gita could be applied to the modern life. The discussion between a father and his son is used to illustrate
the problem and the solution.
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organizational behavior
KYP:
An Important Tool for Organizational Development
-- Manishankar Chakraborty
Organizations have many types of people. They actually differ less in their background pertaining to their caste,
color, creed, religion or ethnicity. In fact, every individual adopts an approach which is commensurate with their real
personality traits. This article sheds light on some of the traits observed in a typical modern organization.
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RETENTION STRATEGIES
Employee Engagement Towards Retention: Insights from the Real World
-- Frank Sunil Justus T and
M Ramesh
The employee engagement practices in an organization get increased as companies tend to work with a global
workforce. In this changing scenario, the challenge for HR personnel is to establish the credibility of the organization as well as
to ensure that its internal customers make significant contribution to the organization. This article takes a bird's eye view
of the motivation practices followed by industries in various sectors.
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CULTURAL DIFFERENCE
Cross-Cultural Diversity and the Need for Expatriates Training
-- Syeedun Nisa
The multinational companies have presence in a number of countries due to globalization and send their expatriates to
take care of the company's affairs in other countries. These expatriates face adjustment problems because of the presence
of altogether different environment in the host country. This article discusses what causes cultural differences and how
the expatriates should be trained so that they can easily adjust with the host country environment.
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Workplace Issues
Presenteeism: A Camouflaged Productivity Hamper
-- L Gandhi, R Veena
Employers all over the world are concerned about increasing the productivity in their organizations but
"Presenteeism" shatters the employers' dream of achieving maximum profit through productivity. This article explores in detail
the reasons for presenteeism and how to win presenteeism.
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