Conner and Ulrich's (1996) Multiple Model Survey Questionnaire was validated in this two stage research study. In the first stage, 4 organizations were purposively chosen and a random sampling was conducted on 44 managers to pilot test the questionnaire. In the second stage, the study was...

In the evolution of strategic HRD, empowerment is one of the six strategies outlined for planned change. Empowerment in most organizations remains a fashionable jargon, which is one of those desirable issues that is difficult to implement. The current research study is an endeavour to address...

Intangible soft processes of HR are possible to measure through HR Six-sigma, which pulls the HR function closer to strategic alignment with organizational goals. The current study explores the application of six-sigma to the HR function. The study also aims at process mapping the HR Six-sigma...

This study attempts to explore the use of Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM), as a context for talent management practices in high performing work organizations. Following a multiple case embedded research design, we have investigated how the Talent Management System has been...

This paper addresses the concerns associated with talent acquisition and how employer brand can overcome some of them. Based on the literature review and supported with the first stage sequential mixed method exploratory research, the paper summarises and aggregates the results of a pilot study...

The case illustrates how a public sector utility entity with almost no human resource (HR) system in place went on the road of transformation and learning. The case documents areas of transformation from an archaic personnel architecture towards institutionalization of strategic HR system. From...

This paper highlights the context within which business process outsourcing (BPO) has rapidly grown in India and the critical need to investigate the dynamics of human resource management (HRM) practices and systems in this sector. Using a mixed-method approach involving both in-depth interviews...