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COVER
STORY
People
Management in IT Industry : Issues and Imperatives
- - Ravi Dasari
The
young, dynamic, and highly skilled software professionals
have enabled the Indian IT industry to enjoy an enviable position
in the global IT marketplace. Many IT companies are practicing
various HR strategies to ensure that their employees contribute
more to the organizations goals. The article analyzes the
HR trends and issues in the Indian IT industry.
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2006 IUP . All Rights Reserved
COVER
STORY
Trends
in Recruitment of Executives in IT Sector in India
- - Sandeep Ray Chaudhuri
The
Indian IT sector is growing at a blistering pace and the demand
for executives has increased manifold. The emergence of new
technologies and the fiercely competitive landscape baffles
the recruiters using traditional practices in the war for
talent. This article discusses the emerging trends and emphasizes
the need to develop an overarching framework of recruitment
by considering the individual, organizational as well as societal
perspectives.
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2006 IUP . All Rights Reserved
COVER
STORY
HR
Trends in Information Technology
- - K Vasantha
Technology
constantly generates unexpected consequences. The simple ability
to send information anywhere immediately, at minimal cost
has so many ramifications. The most obvious of the effects
being in the reach and speed of dissemination of information.
The benefits of using technology in human capital management
is discussed in the article.
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2006 K Vasantha. All Rights Reserved.
TRAINING
AND DEVELOPMENT
Training
Fresh Recruits at Infosys
- - Ruchi V Mankad
The
article talks about the training imparted by Infosys Technologies
Limited, one of Indias biggest IT and software company to
its employees, especially for the fresh recruits. The selection
criteria of Infosys, various stages of its recruitment process,
and the rigorous training module, which Infosys conducts at
its newly founded Infosys U, one of the largest corporate
training centers in the world has been described. Infosys
being rated as the worlds best in employee training and development
by `The American Society for Training and Development for
consecutive three years 2002, 2003 and 2004, is the testimony
of Infosys commitment towards its employees.
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2006 IUP . All Rights Reserved
ORGANIZATIONAL
CULTURE
In
Congruence with Your Interests
- - Amit Madan
The
problem of choosing a satisfying vocation is universal and
all pervasive. The successful ones are those who take their
occupational decisions based on their true motivations and
interests, while others fail, trying to live the life of someone
else. Efforts in the direction of determining your true occupational
preferences will not only help you to reach the peak of your
chosen vocational mountain, but also help you to realize your
true potential.
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2006 IUP . All Rights Reserved
HR
LANDSCAPE
The
HR Issues Shaping Indian Financial Services Sector
- - A Ramachandra Aryasri and MS Manohar
The
financial services sector has been one of the sunrise industries
all over the world. HR issues in the financial sector have
been distinctly different and should be seriously viewed considering
the sensitive nature of this sector. There has been increasing
realization in the financial services sector also as in other
sectors, that HR strategy needs to be aligned with the business
strategy. This article explains different HR strategies that
could affect the productivity and profitability in financial
services industry with respect to the key result areas in
the financial services sector.business strategy.
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2006 IUP . All Rights Reserved
HR
TRENDS
Employment
Scenario and Human Resource Strategies in Tourism Industry
- - H Rajashekar and Suresh Poojary
Travel
and Tourism is the worlds largest industry as well as the
worlds largest generator of jobs. Undoubtedly, tourism is
a growing international industry that makes a significant
contribution to employment. There is no widely accepted categorization
of tourism employment. It creates mostly unskilled and semi-skilled
jobs; employs young people with females dominating the workforce.
Untrained, unmotivated, underpaid and unorganized labor force
bears high labor turnover in the industry. Standard practice
of Human Resource Management and Development is found lacking
here.
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2006 IUP . All Rights Reserved
TEAMBUILDING
A
Strategic Approach to Teambuilding
- - Sumati Reddy
Development
of teams within organizations to achieve the challenging organizational
goals is gaining a lot of significance among organizations.
Teambuilding, however, is not an easy task to accomplish.
Moreover, the real world still places a premium on individual
accomplishments, which go against the concept of teamwork.
The article provides perspectives on the importance of investing
organizational resources on teambuilding and describes a few
approaches to guide team development initiatives.
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2006 IUP . All Rights Reserved
PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
Human
Performance Improvement and the Role of the Analyst
- - Shampa Chakraberty
Organizations
of today need to achieve positive results in a specific time.
Human Performance Improvement (HPI) can be used to help build
intellectual capital, establish and maintain a high-performance
workplace, enhance profitability, and encourage productivity.
The HPI practitioners role can be categorized into that of
an , an intervention specialist, a change manager,
and an evaluator. Since the HPI model stands on the role,
competencies, and work output of the , the work of
the is considered to be the most critical.
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2006 IUP . All Rights Reserved
CASE
STUDY
HR
Restructuring at Lucent Technologies
- - Vivek Gupta and A Neela Radhika
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2004 ICMR. All
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