Issues in Industrial Psychology

Paper Code: 
PSY 425 (Group C)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To understand the concepts, nature and principles of industrial psychology.

12.00
Unit I: 
Recruitment and Selection

Recruitment factors; Theories, steps of recruitment process and policy. Sources of recruitment. Recruitment in organization, selection procedure and policy. Steps in selection procedure : Application Blank, weighted application blank, biodata, Biographical inventory, physical examination and reference checks.   

12.00
Unit II: 
Development and Training

Nature and scope of industrial training; distinction between training and development; Need and importance of training; Training methods – on-job, off- job; Developing a training program; improving effectiveness of training.

12.00
Unit III: 
Industrial Morale

Definition, determinants, Measurement, methods of increasing industrial morale. Groups and group dynamics.

12.00
Unit IV: 
Issues in Human Resources Management

Promotion, Demotion, Transfer, Separation, Absenteeism and Turnover.

12.00
Unit V: 
Rewards and Incentives

Meaning, features, types of reward.  Wage Incentives, objectives, merits of         incentives, incentive plans for Blue-collar workers. Incentive plans for White-collar workmen. Incentive for management employees. Guidelines for effective incentive plans.    

Essential Readings: 
  1. Aamodt, Michael (1999) Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3rd Ed) Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove.
  2. Buckley, R and Caple, J (2005). Handbook of Training and Coaching Skills, First Indian Edition, Jaico Enterprises, New Delhi.
  3. Sadri, S. Dastoor, D. S. and Jaishree, S (2001). The Theory and practice of Managerial Ethics. Jaico Publication, Mumbai.
  4. Mamoria, C.B. (2002). Personnel Management of Human Resources, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.
  5. Mejia, G.L.R., Balkin, B. D. and Cardy (2002). Managing Human Resource. Prentice Hall of India Private Ltd. New Delhi.
  6. Rao, T.V. (1999). HRD Audit : Evaluating the Human Resource Functions for business improvement. Response Books, New Delhi.
  7. Scarpello,, V.G. and Ledvinka J. (1998). Personnel/Human Resource Management; Environments and Functions BWS Kent Publishing Co., USA. 
  8. Blum and Naylor. Industrial Psychology. CBS Publishers New Delhi.
     
References: 
  1. Cascio, Wayne, F (1998) Managing Human Resources : Productivity, Quality of Work Life, Profits, McGraw Hill – Book Company, New York.
  2. Lawler, E.E. III, Nadler, D.A and Coammann, C (1980) Organizational Assessment : John Wiley, New York (Chapter 1,2,15,22,25).
  3. Lunton, R.P. and Pareek, U (2000) Training for Organizational Transformation. Part I, Sage Publication, New Delhi.
     
Academic Year: 
2018-19
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