B.Com. (Honours with Research) with Specialization in Business Management Human Resource Management Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the TY BCom BM syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University clubbed this degree with B.Com., B.Com. (Accountancy) and B.Com. (Business Economics) on 25 May 2026 and now awards it as B.Com. (Commerce and Management), with Business Management as the Major: the papers below are the ones its own Board of Studies sets, so your exam form may name the degree differently from your admission letter.
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Syllabus for Human Resource Management
Module I: Human Resource Management and Development
- HRM - Concept, Functions, Importance, Traditional v/s Strategic Human Resource Management
- Human Resource Planning (HRP) - Importance, Process
- Recruitment and Selection - Concept, Sources of recruitment, Selection process
- Job Design - Concept and Techniques
- Job Analysis - Components - Job Description and Job Specification
- HRD - Concept and Functions; Training and Development – Concept, Process, Methods
- Performance Appraisal – Meaning, Features, Advantages and Disadvantages, Methods
- Career Planning – Concept, Need and Importance
- Succession Planning - Concept and Importance
- Mentoring - Concept and Importance
- Counseling - Concept, Importance, Techniques
Module II: Human Relation Management
- Human Relations - Concept, Features, Importance
- Leadership - Styles, Theories - Transactional and Transformational
- Motivation - Concept, Theories - Maslow’s Need Hierarchy, Vroom’s Expectancy Theory, McGregor’s X and Y Theory, Herzberg Two Factor Theory
- Employees Morale - Meaning, Features, Factors influencing Employee morale, Emotional Quotient - Concept and Elements
- Conflict Management-Concept and conflict resolution styles
- Grievance Handling - Concept of Grievance, Causes, Procedure of Grievance Redressal, Welfare, Health and Safety Measures
- Challenges in HRM -A) New Work Models- Hybrid Work, gig workforce, Changing pattern of employment, Downsizing - Causes and Remedies B) People Challenges- Workforce Diversity, Employee Absenteeism - Reasons and Remedies; Mental Health Initiatives; Work Life Balance
Reference Books
- Human Resource Management: In Practice by Ahmed and Shoeb. Discovery Publishing House.
- Human Resource Management by Gary Dessler and Biju Varrkey. Pearson Education.
- Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice by John Bratton and Jeff Gold. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage by Raymond Noe, John Hollenbeck, Barry Gerhart and Patrick Wrigh. McGraw Hill.
- Strategic Human Resources Planning by Monica Belcourt and Mark Podolsky. Cengage India Private Limited.
- Employee Training and Development by Raymond A. Noe. McGraw Hill.
- Human Resource Development by Jon M. Werner and Randy L. DeSimone. South- Western Cengage Learning.
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. Simon & Schuster.
- The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization by Jacob Morgan. Wiley.
- Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead by Laszlo Bock. Twelve.
- Employee Relations and Labour Legislations by Dr. Jyoti Bhanage and Prof. Vilas Nawale. Thakur Publication.
- Industrial Relations: Conceptual and Legal Framework by A. M. Sarma. Himalaya Publishing House
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Com. (Business Management) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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