Human Resource Management: Text and Cases

Foreword

I am happy to see one more definitive book on Human Resource Management (HR) written by two authors whom I have known as passionate practitioners of HR who later evolved as academicians, thus blending the best from both the worlds. It is a privilege indeed to put down a few of my thoughts as ‘foreword’ to this well-written book.

The human resources management function, all over the world, confronts serious self-doubt, periodically. Many outstanding HR practitioners, a few thoughtful academics and occasionally some enlightened CEOs and line leaders see merit in the contributions of this management practice. However, there are always many detractors, doubters and nay-sayers who feel a lot of HR is fluffy, touchy, feely stuff—lacking ...