Project Report Guidelines and Topics

Advanced Human Resource Management (Course Code-HRMS611)
Guidelines and Topics for Project Report (Comprehensive Evaluation)
 This report will be used for comprehensive evaluation of this course (40 marks).
 Each student will individually prepare and submit a final report on assigned topic.
 Last date for project report submission will be notified by the exam dept (during exam week).
 Please submit a PDF file with your name as the title in the designated folder on course-page.
Following guidelines are to be strictly followed for preparation and submission of this report.
Each student is allocated an industry (in Indian context) for study, as follows:
N NAME INDUSTRY
O
01 Harshil Thadesar AUTOMOBILES
02 Krutika Deshmukh BANKING
03 Pragnya Naredi CONSULTANCY
04 Sagarika Siddabathula E-COMMERCE
05 Sanika Karnad FMCG
06 Shantanu Kelaskar HEALTHCARE
07 Simran Ahuja IT/ITES
08 Yashika Sharma TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
For the allocated industry, a student will prepare a comprehensive report after selection of two
important organizations within the industry. (e.g. 1) Maruti Suzuki and 2) Tata Motors for
Automobiles industry). Please try to select (as much as possible) two organizations who are contrasting
in some way (i.e. being in the same industry, there are some significant differences in terms any
parameter(s) like- age/size/ownership pattern/business strategy/organizational vision or
philosophy/culture/life cycle stage/international presence/performance in industry or anything
relevant. The main objective of your study should be to compare how two organizations in the same
industry approach their human resource management strategy/systems/processes in (somewhat)
different way, reflected in their practices. You are likely to find many similarities in the HR practices
too but the idea is to perform an evaluation of how they align their HR strategy with their business
strategy, irrespective of their similarities and differences.
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Expectation from the Project Report
Through extensive research from all available sources, the researcher is first required to present a brief
idea about each organization’s objectives, vision, mission, values, and (if possible) competitive strategy.
Following this, the Human Resources strategy of the organization needs to be critically presented, with
necessary details. You can link the data/facts/observations with theoretical/conceptual frameworks and
models studied in this course or elsewhere.
The idea is to establish that organizations formulate and execute their HR strategies, policies and
practices (primarily in the area of staffing, learning and development, compensation and benefits,
performance management, employee engagement/relations, organizational design and culture and
communication) with an attempt to integrate or align them with their business strategy and try to achieve
competitive advantage.
A critical examination of the success/failure achieved in this aspect will be highly appreciated. A student
should look up all relevant sources including (but not limited to) company’s annual reports, official
communication, industry observers’ analysis, critical comments in media, reports, surveys, interviews,
case studies, etc.
Suggested Format for the Project Report
1. A very brief note on the assigned industry (250-500 words)
Present only the basic information about the assigned industry (e.g. size, growth rate, projection, number
of companies, critical features, competition, etc.).
2. A very brief profile of Organization 1 (Maximum 250 words)
Present essentials like age, size, scale, ownership pattern, name of CEO/MD, current performance, etc.
3. A very brief profile of Organization 2 (Maximum 250 words)
Same as point 2
4. Critical analysis of HR strategy/policy/practices of Organization 1 (1000-1500 words)
As explained in previous section (“Expectation from the Project Report”)
5. Critical analysis of HR strategy/policy/practices of Organization 2 (1000-1500 words)
As explained in previous section (“Expectation from the Project Report”)
6. Final observations (Maximum 500 words)
Crucial findings/takeaways from the research as per your own opinion
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Evaluation (40 marks)
The parameters to be used for evaluating the project report:
 Authenticity of data collected and presented about industry and organizations

 Quality and depth of critical analysis
 Presentation and arrangement of the content
 Adherence to guidelines
 Accurate citation/referencing
Please note:
 Don’t compile all sources/references at the end of document. It will not be considered as
proper referencing/citation.
 It is a must to cite all sources from which data were collected as footnotes (full URL, not only
the name of the website). For citation, use [References-Insert Footnote] option in MS-Office
(Word).
 Your reports will be scanned through the university scanned software (URKUND) You MUST
follow university rules and regulations on academic integrity. Strictly avoid plagiarism
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Advanced Human Resource Management (Course Code-HRMS611)

Guidelines and Topics for Project Report (Comprehensive Evaluation)

02 Krutika Deshmukh BANKING

03 Pragnya Naredi CONSULTANCY

04 Sagarika Siddabathula E-COMMERCE

05 Sanika Karnad FMCG

06 Shantanu Kelaskar HEALTHCARE

07 Simran Ahuja IT/ITES

08 Yashika Sharma TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

Suggested Format for the Project Report

1. A very brief note on the assigned industry (250-500 words)

2. A very brief profile of Organization 1 (Maximum 250 words)

3. A very brief profile of Organization 2 (Maximum 250 words)

4. Critical analysis of HR strategy/policy/practices of Organization 1 (1000-1500 words)

As explained in previous section (“Expectation from the Project Report”)

5. Critical analysis of HR strategy/policy/practices of Organization 2 (1000-1500 words)

As explained in previous section (“Expectation from the Project Report”)

6. Final observations (Maximum 500 words)

Crucial findings/takeaways from the research as per your own opinion

The parameters to be used for evaluating the project report:

 Authenticity of data collected and presented about industry and organizations

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