A new tool in human resource development for total quality
- 2002
- p.12-16.
- Jan-Mar
As we have moved in the twenty first Century, the world is becoming global market place for all the companies. The post liberalization economic scenario has brought new challenges of corporate restructuring for the Indian companies. The impact of these changes is experienced by all sectors of the industries and across the country. Thus the management of these industries have started taking harsh steps to combat the present recession in terms of cut down on staff in the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), managing with meager staff or contract based human resource, diversification, technological reformation and the most significant to develop an image of "made in India" through quality revolution. All such major initiative generally implemented in the companies does not take into account the people factor and Indian value and belief system. This present industrial scenario has caused a feeling of insecurity in the mind of human resource working there. People are overburdened and work under tremendous tension trying to meet the needs of highly competitive work environment and work pressure like translating new designs instantly into finished defect free products, slash deliver times without compromising on costs, speed or product standards which the customer wants etc. Thus adversely affecting the mental and physical health of the most important asset of an organization i.e. human resource. One of the tools suggested in the paper for the human resource development is to start the practice of meditation and regular exercise which can help to relieve the tension and thus aid in mental relaxation and lead to full utilization of each individual's capacity along with physical fitness. Also human resource development grid model has been suggested to emphasize the effect of concern for mental and physical health of people (HR) and concern for task in any organization to achieve Total quality much required for world class competitiveness. - Reproduced.
Total quality management Human resources development