Industrial Relations: Emerging Paradigms

The notion of Industrial Relations (IR) developed as a countervailing force to contain the exploitative designs of employers. As a result, readers perceived it as a confrontational concept rather than cooperational. But in a post-industrial society, the changing scenario of market and industries has made this clear that teaching Organizational Behaviour (OB) and Human Resource (HR), without keeping Industrial Relations in view, has no meaning. Existing literature on industrial relations is either lopsided or sketchy. Therefore, an attempt has been made to present a broad perspective of the subject to develop a correct perception about it. The book provides a holistic and comprehensive picture of employee relations, conflict resolution, mutual benefits and relationship-building activities. It focuses more on building positive industrial relations in an attempt to integrate OB, HR and IR into a monolithic whole. The book is intended to cater to the needs of students and budding managers. The book also includes some topics on international industrial relations and some burning issues of Indian Business sector like managing contract labour, sexual harassment etc. Some case studies on indusrial relations and new emerging areas like China and South-Asian countries have also been covered in the book. The book will be extremely useful to the students and researchers in providing practical insights into industrial relations.