UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - College of Engineering, Trivandrum

08.705.7 Elective-III PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
L T P/D Cr
3 1 0 4
Module 1
Definition of management – managerial functions – inter relationship between managerial functions -
managerial skills – roles of managers.
Personnel management in organizations – definition – functions - role and functions of personnel manager
Staffing process – recruitment and selection – induction and placement – training and development.
Module II
Work and productivity analysis – factors influencing productivity – benefits from increased productivity – data
gathering for on-site productivity-improvement studies – questionnaires, interviews, activity sampling,
recording of work-face practices like still photographs, time studies, video techniques – presenting and
implementing productivity-improvement findings – crew balance charts, flow diagram, process charts.
Performance rating – allowances.
Module III
Behavioural science aspects – Motivation of individuals – definition – theories of motivation - Maslow’s theory
–Herzberg’s model – McClelland’s three need model – Vroom’s expectancy theory – Mc Gregor’s theory.
Leadership – definition – leaders vs. managers – styles of leadership - Theories of leadership – Personality
theories – behavioural theories – situational theories.
Communication – importance and process – directions of communication – media and types of communication -
factors affecting communication – barriers to communication – improving interpersonal and organizational
communication.
References:
1. Personnel , Human Resource Management , Robert L Mathis,John H Jackson,Tata Mc -GrawHill
Publishing Company Limited,New Delhi.
2. Productivity Improvement in Construction, Clarkson Oglesby, Henry Parker, Gregory Howell
3. Organizational Behaviour,Stephen P Robbins , Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd,NewDelhi.
4. Human Resources Management,saiyadain, Tata Mc -GrawHill Publishing Company
Limited,New Delhi.
5. Management of Organizational Behaviour,Paul Hersey,Kenneth H,Blanchand, Prentice Hall of India
Pvt Ltd,NewDelhi.
Question paper : Duration : 3 Hrs
The question paper consists of Part A and Part B.
Part A is for 40 marks. There will be 8 compulsory short answer questions of 5 marks each covering entire
syllabus.
Part B is for 60 marks. There will be 2 questions form each module. The candidate has to answer one question
from each module
Note: No charts, tables, codes are permitted in the Examination hall .If necessary the same shall be given along
with the question paper by the question paper setter.
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