2. “The need to have a rounded experience in business is
becoming more and more important for HR managers
as both companies and markets are becoming complex.
What is now required is a multi-dimensional view."
- MphasiS's chief of HR Elango R
3. A human resources job is no longer about soppy heart-
to-hearts with employees, celebrations, compensation
charts and appraisals.
4. HR managers at Becton Dickinson (BD) are out in the
market with the sales team. HR managers are keen to
understand the work process in such markets and gain
first-hand knowledge on closing sales deals.
"The output of HR is increasingly getting tied with
business results," says BD India Director (HR) Manish
Sinha. "
5. HR is getting closely linked with business
operation, revenue and profitability in a growing
number of companies in India, with the belief that it
helps increase productivity due to a better
understanding of the business and ensuring that
hiring is right-sized, reducing cases of skill mismatch.
6. The trend - now picked up by corporate like :
Hindustan
Unilever,
Godrej,
Essar Group,
MphasiS,
Hinduja Group
LG Electronics
7. Sources say it will help better utilize its resources and
move a large part of the fixed cost to variable cost
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