The document discusses human resource management in India. It outlines the evolution of HRM in India from the trade union movement to current approaches like the systems approach. It also discusses opportunities for HRM in India, noting that India is a leading outsourcing destination due to its large skilled workforce and lower costs. Some key opportunities identified include research and development, legal outsourcing, and engineering outsourcing. The document also mentions challenges for India like rising global competition and suggestions for improvement such as addressing population growth and increasing education levels.

1. HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
DR. R.MUTHUKRISHNAVENI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

2. EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HRM
• In detail, the germ of HRM were spread during the industrial revolution 1850s in
Western Europe and USA. The breeze gradually reached to India as well in the
beginning of twentieth century. Since then to the present, the development of HRM
may be classified as follows:
• Trade Union Movement
• Social Responsibility
• Scientific Management
• Human Relations
• Behavioural Science
• Systems Approach
• Contingency Approach

3. EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HRM

4. HRM IN INDIA – OPPORTUNITIES
• India is the world’s preferred outsourcing destination. India’s share of the
global offshore outsourcing market for software and back-office services is
44%. According to the National Association of Software Companies
(Nasscom), India’s premier trade body of the IT software and services
industry, technology and IT services exports in India were worth $17.2 bn
(£9.5 bn) in the year ended March 2005, a rise of 34.5% over the previous
year. A further expansion of 30% in exports is predicted in the next twelve
months, to reach $22.5 bn. The US accounts for 68% of Indian exports.

5. HRM IN INDIA – OPPORTUNITIES
• Current Outsourcing Trends Worldwide
• Future Outsourcing Trends Worldwide
• Opportunities for India:
• India can collaborate with other countries to create the business
environment while providing its domain knowledge and technological
expertise for successful outsourcing. For example- TCS has a Latin American
arm based in Mumbai, India which serves an insurance client in Chile with a
center in Uruguay as a near-shore location.

7. OPPORTUNITY AREAS:
• Research and Development
• Legal Outsourcing
• Engineering Outsourcing
• Remote Infrastructure Management Services
• Accounting Services
• Outsourcing Options

8. CHALLENGES FOR INDIA
• Rising Competition
• Flexitime

9. SUGGESTION FOR IMPROVEMENT
• Population Explosion
• Increase in Education Level
• Technological Development
• Change in Political Environment
• Change in Sources of Manpower
• Complexities of Human Relations
• Greater Importance to Health and Safety Programmes