Flocking same old model??

Dear all,

The main booming areas for India are IT, ITES/ BPOs, Pharmaceuticals, Technology, Real Estate, Retail industry and even Chemical and Food Sector where India once considered being weaker to rest of the developing countries. Mall culture, multiplexes, hypermarkets and retail sector are growing in India and retail brands from all over the world are showing their keen interest to even setup their manufacturing plants in India apart from retail outlets. IT/ ITES and BPOs are going fast to make profits out of whole new class of young professional in India.

But dont you think our employee relations models followed are obsolete and need some revival with specific industry's which are upcomming. And the HR fraternity is not doing much with this regards. Dont you think we are flocking the same old model?

Regards.
Meenakshi

Dear Meenakshi,
I think we have done a lot of research on the topic and advanced many more with regard to HR/ IR relation theories. I have been in the field for more than two decades and I have seen the worst of industrial relations also. I have been in the conventional line of HR (the Personnel Management, in fact) and now experiencing the new style of HR. There has been a good amount of progress in the human/ employee behaviour, no doubt; but I find that employees are more inclined to money or easy ways of making money within a short span of time.

Earlier the employees were concerned about stability of employment for which they were ready compromise the present benefits whereas with the new culture, I find that employees are not bothered about stability but are concerned only about the present. My finding may be incorrect and I have not gone through various new HR theories also. As stated earlier I have been conventional in dealing with the issues but even now I beleive that the old theories still work when a problem arises. When employees feel that collective bargaining is the ultimate resort, the new feelings vanish and the psychological approaches will not find any result.

Ultimately, most of the obsolete models take the lead in such ocassions.

Please read in conjunction with my "Managing the Relations" in the following link:

http://www.citehr.com/blogs/madhu-t-...ralations.html

We shall hope that new models which will bring about a peaceful IR to suit the requirement of the present day MALL CULTURE will be introduced by our own fraternities.

Regards,

Madhu.T.K

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Dear Mr. Madhu,

Its amazing to know the number of years you are in this field of HR/IR - In fact, my age is your experience. Great Sir!

I fully support the conventional HR / IR / Personne Management methods. Out of my experience (little) in this field, I observe introduction of new concepts which are being followed by others often prove to be a failure.

Just because of the change in the lifestyle, there need not have to be any change in the fundamentals which are being followed.

But on the otherside, I am not denying the fact that this is subject to discussion and debate to incorporate the latest which will go hand in hand with our existing system.

-Saravana Rajan.