This book is an excellent work pertaining to HRM. All the topics are systematically arranged and analytically presented. It adopts a contemporary approach. The major strength of book is that it gives lot of insights about the practicality of the concepts from the Indian perspective.
The summary, test questions and the case studies given at the end of every chapter add lot of value to this book. The bibliography is extensive.
The author has also included various types of end of chapter application exercise to help students begin to apply what they have learned. Human Resource Management text has much to offer and is worth consideration for undergraduate and postgraduate students. 
Salient features
- Systematic arrangement and analytical presentation of the subject matter
 
- Contemporary approach 
 
- Comprehensive arrangement of topics
 
- Insights from Indian Industries in the form of boxes
 
- Provides an in depth understanding of the subject 
 
                                
                             
                            
                                
                                     Part One: Introduction to Human Resource Management
    
- Nature and Scope of Human Resource Management 
     
- Organising the Human Resource Function 
     
- Strategic Human Resource Management 
     
- Human Resource Policies
 
Part Two: Acquiring Human Resources
    
- Human Resource Planning
 
- Job Analysis & Job Design
     
- Recruitment and Selection
 
- Placement, Induction and Socialisation
 
 Part Three: Developing Human Resources
    
- Employee Training
     
- Executive Development
     
- Career Planning and Development
     
- Human Resource Development
     
- Employee Empowerment
 
 Part Four: Managing Performance & Compensation
    
- Performance Appraisal
     
- Job Evaluation
 
- Wage and Salary Administration
     
- Incentive Compensation
 
 Part Five: Maintaining & Retaining Human Resources
    
- Job changes - Transfers, Promotions and Separations
     
- Absenteeism and Labour Turnover
     
- Employee Health & Safety 
     
- Employee Welfare
     
- Social Security
     
- Work Environment
     
- Discipline and Grievance
 
 Part Six: Integrating Human Resources
    
- Industrial Relations and Industrial Disputes
     
- Trade Unions
     
- Collective Bargaining
     
- Workers' Participation in Management
     
- Morale
     
- Job Satisfaction
     
- Human Relations
     
- Quality of Working Life (QWL)
     
- Management of Stress and Burnout
 
 Part Seven: Human Resource Control
    
- Human Resources Records, Research and Audit
     
- Human Resource Accounting and Information System
 
 Part Eight: Emerging Horizons in HRM
    
- Human Resource Management in Virtual Organisation
     
- International Human Resource Management
     
- Human Resource Management in a Changing Environment
 
Bibliography
Index
                                
                             
                            
                                
                                    ISBN13:
                                    978-93-91820-98-5
                                
                                
                                    Weight:
                                    1190.00
                                
                                
                                    Edition:
                                    20th Revised Edition
                                
                                
                                    Language:
                                    English
                                
                                
                                    Title Code:
                                    163