STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN A TOPIC FAMILIAR TO MANY. BUT THIS BOOK APPROACHES THE SAME TOPIC IN A CURRENT GLOBAL ECONOMY WITH SO MANY INDIAN BUSINESS HOUSES VENTURING INTO ACQUIRING GLOBAL GIANTS AND ESTABLISHING THEMSELVES ATOP OF THE WORLD OF BUSINESS IN OUR GROWING ECONOMY. THIS MEANS THAT WITH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION MAKING THE WORLD INTO A GLOBAL VILLAGE AND VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS AND LEARNING HAVING MADE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN 'PLACE' AND 'SPACE' NOT A MATTER OF IMPORTANCE, STRATEGIES TO BE ADAPTED BY THE HR PROFESSIONALS SHOULD BE TOTALLY NEW. THAT IS WHERE THIS BOOK IS HAVING A NEW APPROACH TO SHRM. IT IS INTERSPERSED WITH CONTEMPORARY INDIAN CASES AND EXPERIENCE TO FALL BACK ON TO ILLUSTRATE THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES HR HAS TO PLAY AS A BUSINESS PARTNER. ISSUES IN EMPLOYEE PRIVACY IN CASE OF VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN VIVIDLY DEALT WITH.GONE ARE THE DAYS OF THE FIRE-FIGHTING ROLE OF HR PROFESSIONALS. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PLAY A VITAL ROLE BEING PART OF T