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SAJMR
Spectrum: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Vol.1 Issue 9, December 2012, ISSN 2278‐0637

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SMALL AND
MEDIUM INDUSTRIES – AN INDIAN EXPERIENCE
DR. K. SUNDAR*; P. ASHOK KUMAR**
*Associate Professor,
Commerce Wing, DDE,
Annamalai University,
Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu.
**Ph.D Research Scholar,
Department of Commerce,
Annamalai University,
Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu.

ABSTRACT
A study on Human Resources Management was made in small and medium industries located in
Ambattur industrial estate in Chennai city, India. The outcome of the study indicates that the majority of the units do not have any human resource policy in place. However they pursue same human resources practices like recruitment, selection, training, performance appraisal, compensation, grievance redressal and so on in a haphazard and arbitrary fashion. This paper suggests professional approach to various dimensions of human resource management in the light of various constraints the small and medium units encounter.
KEYWORDS: HRM, Human Resource Practice, Small and Medium Industries.
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INTRODUCTION
Small and medium industries are comparatively labour intensive and thus create more employment opportunities per unit of capital employed. This potential to create employment opportunity necessitates effective management of labour force. The professional management of human resource under its fold would ensure scores of benefit both for the enterprises and human resource, namely increasing productivity, prevention of accidents, evolving sound wage policy, effective training, increasing morale and job satisfaction, checking labour turnover and absenteeism, managing labour indiscipline and effective grievance management etc. Most of
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