EMERGING TRENDS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

India has observed many changes in its political, social and economical structure since independence. However, the most prominent ones were introduced by the New Economic Policy 1991. These changes have resulted into de-bureaucratisation, decontrol, de-licensing, globalization, liberalization and privatization of Indian economy. Consequently, corporate and multinational organisations have adopted various new technologies and practices in order to become more competitive and efficient. The Companies that once considered specialization, job description and price as core of their action were initiated emphasizing on speed, integration, job flexibility and value. However, in the race of earning maximum profits the corporate elapsed to analyse the future impact of their new strategies. HR Managers in these organizations face growing difficulties in coping with workforces that may be spread across various countries, cultures, and political systems. The main objective of this paper is to analyse and evaluate the emerging trends in Human Resource practices in India, in the present context of globalization, employing organizations and their environments have become increasingly complex. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has considerable potential as a tool that managers can use both generally and in human resourcing functions in particular to increase the capabilities of the organization. E-HRM is an innovative, latest and significant development in HRM that results in new phenomena and major changes