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This white paper is written and consolidated by a SHRM India Panel of Experts in the area of Industrial Relations. It focuses on the identification of Trends, Challenges and Potential solutions in the current scenario and takes a predictive approach to the future of Industrial Relations in India.Industrial relations is a multidisciplinary field...
By Niranjana Harikumar 6/5/2013 What differentiates the winners from the also-rans in the organizational context? Often, creative ideas are the source of competitive advantage – the successful leveraging of that one creative idea often turns ordinary companies into corporate legends. Whether it is Apple, Google, 3M, Pixar, Dell (in its heyday) or...
By SHRM Online staff15/4/2013 Organizations are increasingly using social networking sites to recruit job candidates, and many HR professionals use these sites to target passive candidates and those with a specific skill set, according to new research the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released April 15, 2013. LinkedIn...
By Sharon Horrigan 24/4/2013 Social media outlets buzzed in 2012 when Wired magazine ran a story about Sam Fiorella, a senior executive who said he lost out on a vice president position with a large Toronto-based marketing agency because of a low Klout score. According to the article, Fiorella admitted during his job interview that he...
By Niranjana Harikumar 24/4/2013 The Indian corporate workplace has undergone a sea change in the past few years with the far-reaching impact of globalization and liberalization. India’s social landscape has changed dramatically. These changes have resulted in many more women breaking into male bastions. Thus, the proportion of female students in...
By Sanjay Joshi 19/04/2013 Queerty, leading online news magazine for LGBTs, not long ago ran a list of 10 worst companies for gays and lesbians, featuring prominently Domino’s Pizza, and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Today, most big companies globally are busy making their workplace policies hospitable for LGBT employees. This includes reviewing...
      By Steve Bates 22/4/2013 Fewer than one in five HR professionals are satisfied with their information systems’ ability to manage talent data, according to a new survey of HR professionals in emerging and established economies. That problem might be contributing to an erosion of HR’s role as a strategic player. The...
By Abhinaya Chakkirala 23/04/2013 The idea that people are a company’s competitive advantage is now well socialized in the marketplace. Besides innovation, it is the productivity of its employees that brings in the revenues to the organization at the end of the year.  While OECD defines workforce productivity as the ratio of a volume...
By Abhinaya Chakkirala03/04/2013 Sure. There is no such thing as Work Life Balance. What exists at any point in time is a choice, to either choose work or life. Priorities are very different from one individual to another and it is impossible to define what that precarious balance of work and life is for a generic set of people. Yes, work-life...
By Curt Coffman04/04/2013   High performers consistently say they “love” what they do.  They don’t say “like” or “enjoy,” but “LOVE.”  Coincidence?  I think not.  Looking for proof?  Next time you encounter an exceptional hotel receptionist, waiter/waitress, nurse, teacher, grocery checkout person, or anyone else who...