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    Unit 2 HRM in India

    Structure:

    2.1 Introduction

    Objectives

    2.2 HRM in India

    2.3 Human Relations Movement

    2.4 Cultural dimension of the Indian workforce

    2.5 Scope of HR in India

    2.6 Summary

    2.7 Caselet

    2.8 Terminal Questions2.9 Answers

    2.1 Introduction

    You will agree that the evolution of the Indian organizations have happened

    at a different pace as compared to what happened in the rest of the world.

    You might have read articles in magazines and on the web on the

    challenges that multinational company may face while doing business in a

    country like India.. MNC faces difficulty in setting up business in India in

    terms of paper work related to registration and due to laws of the land.

    Organization also faces a lot of challenges in hiring and retaining its

    employees. We will spend time in this Unit discussing what Indias

    challenges were and how it has overcome them to emerge a winner.

    The Indian story for organizational success is one that is deeply rooted in its

    history and culture. The Indian value system is rich in terms of joint family

    system and has respect for elders. The British rule along with the freedom

    struggle has strongly impacted the shaping of the Indian workplace. The

    largely agrarian nature of the countrys wealth builds hard work, dignity for

    labour, saving for the future and shared responsibility these are the key

    attributes of Indian workforce. And these attributes even today are thefoundation of the success of the Indian firm. To add on this, the role of the

    countrys democratic governance framework with its sturdy term of Five

    Year Plan have enabled policy makers and the financial institutions to set

    the stage for Indias success. The far-sightedness of the government in the

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    area of education, particularly, has contributed immensely to the control of

    population. This together with the assistance from the developed countrieshelped the country create its own value proposition globally. Unique in its

    strengths and its weaknesses India today is identified as among the leading

    emerging economic in the world sharing space with larger countries (both

    in size and scope) like Russia, China and Brazil. India continues to climb the

    curve of success even after 60 years of independence, with symbiotic trade

    relations with almost every other country in the world.

    Objective:

    After studying this unit you will be able to:

    Recall the history of Indian concepts in human resources management

    Identify its uniqueness as compared to the rest of the world

    Evaluate the impact of the countrys culture on the organizations culture

    2.2 HRM in India

    As it stands today the Indian organization could not have hoped for more. In

    addition to being strategically positioned on the corporate world map as a

    low-cost, highly skilled destination, the Indian corporate is emerging as a

    base for committed, intelligent and a knowledgeable workforce. This has

    been achieved by the help of a strong foundation provided by the Indian

    education system at the primary, secondary, technical and at professionallevel. It is a undisputed fact that the Indian Institute of Technology, the

    National Institute of Technology and the famed India Institute of

    Management are among the world-class institutions to name a few. Quality

    education and research are encouraged on these campuses and across the

    country, which mould and contribute to the practices in Indian organizations.

    The HRM practices in Indian organizations are a parody of sorts. There is a

    strong foundation that is a simple extension of the HR practices from the

    established western organizations and the developed countries. However

    there is a equally strong cultural impact on the hiring practices,

    compensation standards, benefits and statutory benefits, performance

    linked rewards and payout, which though in-step with international HRM

    practices have a flavour their own. We will discuss a few distinct

    differentiators that impact HRM practices in Indian organizations:

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    HRM in India however is not structurally well-researched and hence a lack

    of theoretical information to track and document its progress. Unlike in theemerged countries like the USA and the UK where the research networks

    are mature and well established. Research is yet at its infancy in India and

    there is a lot of dependence on the emerged countries in emulating best

    practices in the way people are hired and managed. Today the

    organizations of Indian origin have their unique HR strategies that work best

    for them. Work more and earn more is a common and accepted philosophy

    at the Indian workplace. Work is respected and revered and almost

    worshipped in Indian organizations. Benefits are basic yet equitable and

    adequate. There is a high focus on cash in hand as opposed to benefits and

    perks.

    Our statutory and legal frameworks, as a result, are a lot more liberal and

    less restrictive as compared to the emerged countries. An open society

    drives openness at the workplace and hypocrisy is largely discouraged,

    leading to well structured policies and processes that drive workplace

    behaviour. Diversity for India is a challenge very different from its existence

    in the rest of the world. Diversity initiatives in India normally focus around

    challenges related to gender diversity. Its only in the past few years that

    there is a pattern of women in the Indian corporate. Today this is a key

    issue. There is a lot of strategising and initiatives in all Indian MNCs as well

    as Indian domestic firms toward wooing this critical potential talent fororganizational advantage.

    Self Assessment Questions

    1. In India diversity is a concern because we are very conservative and a

    closed society (True / False)

    2. India is gaining importance because of the quality as well as the cheap

    cost of living (True / False)

    3. Our legal framework is very advanced, allowing for foreign companies

    to work easily in India (True / False)

    Activity 1

    Speak to your friends or relatives who are working in a public sector

    company or in a MNC. Try to compare the HR practices of a public

    sector company to a MNC.

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    4. Grievance management systems is a common HRM function (True /

    False)

    2.3 Human Relations Movement

    Kautilya provides an account of the techniques of human resources

    management as early as 4th century B.C. in the "Artha-Shastra". As per the

    book, there existed logical procedures and principles in organizing labour

    namely the Shreni or guild system and in the principles of the co-operative

    sector. The wages were in terms of quantity and quality of work turned out

    and punishment for unnecessarily delaying the work or spoiling it. The

    writing of Kautilya provides an excellent discussion on staffing and

    personnel management, including the detailing of what today are called jobdescriptions, qualifications for jobs, methods of selection, employee and

    supervisor development, formally established incentive methods (Sarasa-

    saama- daana- bheda- danda- catura, the Carrot and Stick approach) and

    even the science of performance evaluation. The guild system was

    pioneered and closely followed by the establishment of the co-operative

    sector of craftsmen and traders organizing themselves to promote their

    professional interests. Numerous professional societies were similarly

    formed each establishing systematic procedures and policies to nurture their

    own interests.

    Significantly, these practices also respected the principles of the division of

    labour, which can easily be traced to the caste system that even today is a

    inseparable part of the Indian cultural system. The society got divided into

    Individuals engaging themselves in activities such as teaching, sacrifice

    or state management were designated as Brahmins

    While those specialising in fighting were termed as Kshatriyas.

    Individuals engaged in the areas of trade, business and agriculture were

    called Vaishyas and

    Those devoting themselves in manual work were known as Shudras.

    Herein hereditary facilitated the transfer of skills and training from onegeneration to another. Quickly even specialised skills became hereditary

    suchas goldsmiths, weavers, potters, blacksmiths, carpenters, hunters,

    charioteers, snake charmers, architects, sculptors, armourers identified as

    separate communities by themselves. Between the employer and

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    employees justice and equity laid a sound foundation for successful

    enterprise.During the medieval period, India experienced aggressions for around 700

    years, during the Mughal rule. While trade and commerce flourished,

    majority of the artisans and the craftsmen remained poor and lived simple

    lives compounded by the large and joint family system that prevailed. Low

    wages, oppressive political conditions and poor physique characterised the

    workplace. Nothing significantly changed during the British rule. Oppression

    and poor working conditions prevailed in all industries and intensified in the

    tea estates that were the key focus of the British for obvious reasons that

    tea was a key export product.

    This prevailed till the enactment of the Factory Act of 1881. This coincided

    with the waves of industrialization and urban growth that India witnessed.

    The Act brought about the first set of formal guidelines and rules that the

    industries had to comply with. Workers employed in the factories were

    allowed a week off-day and provisions were made for supervision, quality

    and hours of work. Sadly the act also established the minimum age of

    children for employment to be seven years and the maximum working hours

    for them to not exceed seven hours a day and only in the day-shift.

    This set the stage for the organization of employees to ensure fair work and

    pay and in 1890, the first labour organization Bombay Mill HandsAssociation was established. In 1905, the printers' Union at Calcutta and in

    1907, the Postal Union at Bombay were established. The Madras Labour

    Union was organized thereafter in 1918. The Central Labour Board was

    established in 1922 to bring together the different unions in the Bombay city

    and the All India Trade Union Congress was organized. The formal

    implementation of the Indian Trade Unions Act took place in 1926, one more

    landmark in the history of industrial relations in the country. There was a

    large scale expansion of the trade union movement after the Second World

    War - especially after the independence. The union-government interactions

    significantly stepped up to accommodate for the removal of the war-timerestrictions on strikes, formation of three more central labour organizations

    and the competition among them and the use of adjudication rather than

    collective bargaining techniques to resolve issues. In 1960, 45 percent of

    the total industrial workforce was claimed to be unionised. Today, the total

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    membership is estimated to be around 4.3 million i.e., 28 percent of total

    workforce.The post-independence period also marked the formation of the Personnel

    Department in different public and private sectors. Under the Factories Act,

    1948, employers had to employ a Welfare Officer in a factory employing 500

    or more workers. Similarly the Mines Act, 1952, empowers the Government

    to specify employment of welfare officer/officers. While welfare constituted a

    large part of the responsibilities of the Personnel department, there were

    other tasks and responsibilities that were assigned as well.

    The responsibilities included other varied functions including the

    employment of suitable people, workplace safety and driving awareness,

    training and wage and salary administration. The Personnel department

    however operated in a somewhat isolated manner and executed tasks as

    assigned by the head of the organization / core business teams. The

    interactions with the other heads of departments were limited and only on a

    need-based rationale.

    In the past two decades the workforce in India has evolved rapidly to

    emerge as a nation of intelligent, skilled and highly aware and mature

    professional, who stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the professional from the

    world over. The workplace is an equitable one which believes in the values

    of respect for the individual and aspiration to be the best in the world. Therole of the Human Resources function can no longer be ignored or sidelined.

    It is viewed as a strategic partner and has found a place at the top

    management table. The Head of Human Resources function is selected with

    as much care and attention as the CEO and is consulted in all business

    decisions, irrespective of its direct/ indirect implications to human resources.

    Being a HR professional is a conscious decision that a individual takes early

    in his / her life and pursues it with dedication and commitment.

    Self Assessment Questions

    5. Kautilya provides a systematic treatment of management of humanresources as early as 4th century B.C. in his treatise titled .

    6. From the 14th century B.C. to the latter half of the 10th century A.D.,

    the relationships between the employer and employees were marked

    by...

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    7. In "Varnashram" or caste system, those devoting themselves in manual

    work were known as...8. During early British rule, there prevailed a ..policy towards the

    business.

    9. The Madras Labour Union was organized in..

    2.4 Cultural dimension of the Indian workforce

    The foundation for understanding the unique work practices at a country

    level can best be understood by first understanding the cultural aspects of

    the countrys workforce. The pioneering work done by Dutch scientist, Geert

    Hofstede is a useful tool in understanding the cultural differences used to

    differentiate countries. He identified five cultural dimensions around whichcountries have been clustered. The dimensions are: power distance,

    uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity and long term orientation.

    Geert Hofstede dimensions are based on research conducted among over

    1000 IBM employees working globally. While there continued to be other

    studies like the GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organisational Behaviour

    Effectiveness) project and Trompenaars' Framework, Hofstedes model is

    most popular.

    Power Distance

    Power distance is the extent to which less powerful members of institutions

    and organisations accept that power is distributed unequally. Countries in

    which people blindly obey the orders of superiors have high power distance.

    High power distance countries have norms, values and beliefs that support:

    Inequality is good; everyone has a place; some are high, some are low

    Most people should be dependent on a leader,

    The powerful are entitled to privileges, and

    The powerful should yield their power.

    India scores 77 on power distance, indicating high power distance as a

    result of the inequalities both at the level of the society as well as the at the

    workplace. Indian organizations typically have hierarchical structures,

    position yields power and subordination is acceptable.

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    The dimension of high power distance at the workplace can be best

    understood as: People dislike work and try to avoid it.

    Managers believe that they must adopt Theory X leadership style, that

    is, they must be authoritarian, and force workers to perform and need to

    supervise their subordinates closely.

    Organisational structures and systems tend to match the assumption

    regarding leadership and motivation

    Decision making is centralised.

    Those at the top make most of the decisions. Organisations tend to have

    tall structures.

    They will have a large proportion of supervisory personnel, and The people at the lower levels often will have low job qualifications

    Such structures encourage and promote inequality between people at

    different levels.

    Uncertainty Avoidance

    Uncertainty avoidance is the extent to which people feel threatened by

    ambiguous situations, and have created beliefs and institutions that try to

    avoid these.

    India scores 40 indicating low to average uncertainty avoidance

    characteristics. Countries with low uncertainty avoidance have people whoare more willing to accept that risks are associated with the unknown, and

    that life must go on in spite of this.

    Specifically, high uncertainty avoidance countries are characterised by

    norms, values, and beliefs which accept that:

    Conflict should not be avoided,

    Deviant people and ideas should be tolerated,

    Laws are not very important and need not necessarily be followed,

    Experts and authorities are not always correct, and Consensus is not

    important

    Low uncertainty avoidance societies such as ours have organisation

    settings with less structuring of activities, fewer written rules, more risk-

    taking by managers, higher labour turnover and more ambitious employees.

    Such an organisation encourages employees to use their initiative and

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    assume responsibility for their actions. Denmark and Great Britain are good

    examples of low uncertainty avoidance cultures. Germany, Japan, andSpain typify high uncertainty avoidance societies

    Individualism

    Individualism is the tendency of people to look after themselves and their

    family only. The opposite of this is collectivism which refers to the tendency

    of people to belong to groups and to look after each other in exchange for

    loyalty. India scores 48 on Individualism, indicating somewhat low scores,

    therefore tending towards a more collectivistic society.

    Collectivist countries believe that:

    One's identity is based on one's group membership,

    Group decision making is best, and

    Groups protect individuals in exchange for their loyalty to the group.

    Organisations in collectivist societies tend to promote nepotism in selecting

    managers. In contrast, in individualistic societies, favouritism shown to

    friends and relatives is considered to be unfair and even illegal. Further,

    organisations in collectivist cultures base promotions mostly on seniority and

    age, whereas in individualist societies, they are based on one's

    performance. Finally, in collectivist cultures, important decisions are made

    by older and senior managers as opposed to individualist cultures, where

    decision making is an individual's responsibility.

    Individualism is common in the US, Canada, Australia, Denmark, and

    Sweden. The people of India, Indonesia, Pakistan and a number of South

    American countries exhibit collectivism

    Masculinity

    Masculinity refers to a situation in which the dominant values in a society

    are success, money and other material things. Hofstede measured this

    dimension on a continuum ranging from masculinity to femininity. India

    scores 56 tending to be closed to masculinity than feminity.

    In highly masculine societies, jobs are clearly defined by gender. There aremen's jobs and women's jobs. Men usually choose jobs that are associated

    with long-term careers. Women usually choose jobs that are associated with

    short-term employment, before marriage.

    Ranking of Countries on Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions

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    Table 2.1 Comparative table containing the scores

    Country

    Power

    Individualism

    Uncertainty

    MasculinityDistance Avoidance

    Arab countries 80 38 68 53

    Argentina 49 46 86 56

    Australia 36 90 51 61

    Brazil 69 38 76 49

    Canada 39 80 48 52

    Denmark 18 74 23 16

    East Africa 64 27 52 41

    France 68 71 86 43

    Germany FR 35 67 65 66

    Great Britain 35 89 35 66

    Greece 60 35 112 57

    Hong Kong 68 25 29 57

    India 77 48 40 56

    Indonesia 78 14 48 46

    Iran 58 41 59 43

    Israel 13 54 81 47

    Japan 54 46 92 95

    Malaysia 104 26 36 50

    Mexico 81 30 82 69

    New Zealand 22 79 49 58

    Pakistan 55 14 70 50

    Philippines 94 32 44 64

    Singapore 74 20 8 48

    South Africa 49 65 49 63

    South Korea 60 18 85 39

    Spain 57 51 86 42

    Sweden 31 71 29 5

    Switzerland 34 68 58 70

    Taiwan 58 17 69 45

    Thailand 64 20 64 34Turkey 66 37 85 45

    USA 40 91 46 62

    West Africa 77 20 54 46

    Source: http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php

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    2.5 Scope of HR in India

    Contrary to these forces, in India the owner manager / government/publicsector manager was an industry icon and a national hero of sorts. The

    Personnel Management practices were dominant of the brick-and-motor

    industry. Though the approach was largely welfare oriented and reactive in

    nature it served effectively for the large PSU organizations that built the

    countrys foundation. A large part of the workforce were migrant from the

    rural parts of the country and armed with educational qualifications that

    served as their passport to a secure future. Many left the country to study

    and pursue career overseas. This phenomenon was called brain drain and

    happened during 1990 through to 2005. The best of the Indian talent left the

    country. Per present statistics there are close to 1.7 million people of Indianorigin in America according to the US Census Bureau. The Indian American

    median family income is $60,093, as against the national median family

    income of $38,885., left the country. The estimated buying power of the

    Indian Americans in the United States is around US $20 billion. The high

    income clearly reflects the advanced educational levels achieved by Indian

    abroad.

    Its only in the past 10-12 years with the immense growth on account of the

    IT industry that winds of change began to blow. It was largely the advent of

    the Information Technology era in India that brought with it the western

    management practices. MNCs (multinational companies) started up their

    operations in India. The FDI (foreign direct investment) went up steeply as

    the world saw the potential in the countrys human resources. India became

    a preferred location for MNCs primarily from the USA, followed by other

    developed countries. It was natural for the MNCs setting up operations in

    India to establish their existing and proven management practices that were

    successfully working in the organizations back home. It also helped them

    manage their business similarly.

    This gave birth to a new generation of management as well as HRM

    practices. New hiring methods, new ways of paying salaries, newemployment terms and most importantly increased focus on individual

    performance and outcomes. There was emphasis on deliverables and

    linking individual and team performance to business results and success.

    Given the highly educated workforce there was a de-emphasis in the role of

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    the trade unions. The era of the trade union dominance gave way to the new

    order of individual negotiated salaries and terms and clearly performancelinked assessment systems. Another transformation that the Indian

    workplace witnessed was the focus on ethics and ethical practices in doing

    business. It was only fair to expect that with the weak legal system, it

    needed the support of the government policies and the corporate policies to

    beat the corruption that existed. This has significantly contributed to India

    emerging as a preferred destination for doing business.

    All of this has yielded to give way to the birth of the professional manager.

    Professional managers today are a critical and essential part of the Indian

    corporate. The professional manager brought about a shift in the culture

    from a highly authoritarian approach of getting work done, to a morecollaborative and participative approach. In the traditional Indian culture

    where the child is brought up to be dependent on parents and superiors this

    shift was breakthrough and took its time to manifest. The entrepreneurs who

    earlier operated in a secure, sheltered market and hardly face challenges,

    were challenged by the globalization that swept in with the liberalization

    policies and measure brought in by the Indian government late 1995 and

    onwards. Despite the challenges, the Indian employee and his manager

    evolved. Together they stepped up to face the challenge head-on and to

    win not only in India but also globally. The levers of (a) low cost, (b) highly

    skilled, and (c) English as the medium of education and it being thecorporate-language; were the key drivers that enabled the flow of global

    business to India. There was exponential growth in employment both

    directly (jobs in the international and domestic companies) as well as

    indirectly (as support industries like transport, catering and ancillary

    industries). The simultaneous investment of the government in building the

    necessary infrastructure did its share of providing impetus towards creating

    more jobs for the people of the country.

    Hence, human relations movement in India has evolved very differently as

    compared to what we see in the developed economies of the USA and the

    UK. What is currently acting as a limitation is the enhanced awareness on

    the need for research based HRM practices. While there is a lot of work

    happening in the Indian education system to promote this, it is going to take

    a while before it can create a distinct body of knowledge that is reference-

    able. For now the industry relies on emulating westerns HR practices and

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    customizing on a as-needed basis for the Indian corporation. For the rest

    the Industry forums and consortiums like the NASSCOM act as a hubbringing together organizations on a regular basis to discuss challenges and

    share best practices and identify ways and means to overcome them

    together. So far this has been successful and working to the advantage of

    the Indian corporate. Leading MNC research and consulting firms like

    Mercer and Hewitt too contribute to the industry through carrying out

    research and sharing reports on a regular basis. The approach however

    remains analytical and less prescriptive.

    Self Assessment Questions

    10. The culture is highly __________________in character.

    11. For lack of _________________, the workers cannot and do not have

    any say in their jobs or working conditions.

    12. ___________________ here means not only the efficient sending and

    receiving of messages but also includes sensitivity to the

    understanding of feelings, attitudes and cognitions of the subordinate.13. It was the advent of the Information Technology era in India that

    brought with it the _________________________ practices.

    14. There was exponential growth in employment both ___________ as

    well as ______________.

    2.6 Summary

    o HRM in India has been impacted both by its own history as well as

    multinational companies that came and established their operations in

    the country.

    o The countrys culture has played a critical role in building value for the

    country globally.

    Activity 2

    Identify three practices in Indian companies that you know of that are

    specific to the Indian culture. Think of festivals and how they are

    celebrated in companies.

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    o The caste system and the way it was structured to differentiate between

    different categories of jobs remains a basic framework for the way workis distributed at the workplace.

    o The coming of the British to India and their administrations brought

    immense insights into the country on how to manage labour and work.

    o It also gave rise to the trade unions and workplace equality issues.

    o The impact of the World War I and II made their own impact on the

    Indian organizations.

    o The early days of structured HRM activities were largely hygiene

    related and focused on the Personnel management principles.

    o Human Resources management as it is practiced today is a outcome of

    the cultural (local) as well as the global MNC policies.

    2.7 Caselet

    Indian tech tries to retain top workers

    By Jessica Mehroin Irani

    At a time when most IT companies are reducing employee numbers to cut

    costs, tech majors such as Wipro, TCS and Infosys are rechanellizing their

    manpower. Sabbaticals are more common and people on the bench are

    being asked to undergo longer and more rigorous training programs.

    Wipro has asked some of its non-billable and skilled employees to move tosubsidiary Wipro Infotech on the same pay package as earlier; but they will

    continue to be on the payrolls of Wipro Technologies.

    "These are not under performers, but talented people we don't want to lose.

    The move to Infotech is currently for a year, and this will give them a chance

    to be productive," said Pratik Kumar, Wipro executive vice president of

    human resources. This will also help the company in sustaining high

    utilization rates.

    The other option given to employees, who have been on the bench for over

    six months, is a special program which allows them to come to work for 10days a month, at half their salary. "This allows them to take up certification

    programs, work on innovation projects and help in creating question banks

    for domain specific internal tests," said Kumar. "Once we see an opening for

    them on a project, we will transfer them immediately."

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    TCS has also put its benched employees on high-end training programs in

    areas such as enterprise resource planning, business intelligence andanalytics. "We are building a larger skill set as we would like to be ready

    when the demand picks up," said a TCS spokesperson. The IT Company

    has also invited its employees to write research papers on technology that

    can be used by the company.

    Reducing employee numbers for saving costs is a short-term solution, said

    Nandita Gurjar, head of global HR at Infosys. "When demand picks up, we'll

    be hiring skill pools at a higher cost; there will also be the cost of extra

    training. Weed out non-performers, but retain talent even if they are not

    being utilized currently."

    While Infosys has said that 50 employees, at any given point of time, can

    take a year off and work for an NGO at half their salaries, its peer Wipro has

    introduced project rejuvenate where employees, across all levels, can take a

    year-long sabbatical and pursue their hobbies.

    This is not restricted to those on the bench, but also for those working on

    projects. Even though these people are asked to take a pay cut, it does not

    matter.

    "As long as you get to keep your job and do fun things to de-stress, a pay

    cut doesn't matter," said a Wipro employee.

    Source: BusinessWeek, Monday, March 30, 2009 09:22 AM

    2.8 Terminal Questions

    1. Enumerate the growth of Human Resources Management in India and

    its impact on India's ethos.

    2. How did the India culture impact workplace HR practices?

    3. How are the early HRM challenges different from that of the current?

    2.9 Answers

    Answers to Self Assessment Questions

    1. False,

    2. True,

    3. False

    4. True

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    Human Resource Management Unit 2

    Sikkim Manipal University Page No. 38

    5. Artha- Shastra,

    6. By justice and equity7. Shudras,

    8. Laissez-faire,

    9. 1918

    10. Authoritarian,

    11. Job-opportunities,

    12. Communication,

    13. Western management,

    14. Directly, indirectly

    Answers to Terminal Questions

    1. Refer to 2.3

    2. Refer to 2.2

    3. Refer to 2.4

    References

    1. Personnel Management by C B Mmoria

    2. Human Resources Management : Text and Cases by K Aswathappa

    3. International Human Recoruces Management : Text and cases

    Aswathappa and Dash