M.A. in HRM & LR

Human Resource Management and Labour Relations is the study of people at work and the activities associated with attracting, selecting, retaining, developing, and utilizing people in organizations. It is also the study of how and why rules governing jobs are made and administered. This is more to do with the changes in the external environment, which is now giving even more importance to the HRM field. This course educates future managers and leaders to make the workplace a more humane and productive place, and educate students as scholars and practitioners of management.

Today 'Men' are considered as a strategic portion of our Input. Now HR is not just related to salaries and over-time wages, as earlier, but is now much more major and vital to the success of an organization. Satisfied employees means those who are enjoying their work; if they enjoy the work then they bring better results for the company. That in turn leads to achievement of organizational objectives, which gets profit for the organization. When these profits are passed over to the employees, it provides them work satisfaction and also helps improve the standard of living of the worker. Today the approach of HR is not merely limited to making sure that work is going on but to ensure that the employee improves not just professionally but also personally. Hence, it is the prerogative of HR to analyze their personal objectives, and then help them achieve these along with the organizational objectives.

The M.A. in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations offered by School of Management and Labour Studies is designed to develop students into professionally competent and socially sensitive management graduates, fully equipped to take on the challenges of the corporate world. This course is a challenging teaching-learning experience that blends cutting edge theory with innovative practice to develop business leaders for the global industry.

The TISS HRM & LR postgraduates are most sought after in global industry today. They occupy positions of leadership across a wide spectrum of industries and sectors including IT/ITeS, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing, Retail and Management Consultancy.