MBA - Human Resources is a one - of - a- kind programme which focuses on managing the most agile and dynamic resource- humans. It aims to develop competent and empathetic HR professionals who strive to achieve business excellence. The programme endeavors to develop specialists with a focus on HR, as well as the required leadership competencies. Special attention is paid to communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
Students will be equipped to tackle people and business related challenges using problem solving solutions and integrative thinking alongside impacting, influencing, and decision making capabilities. The programme provides a strong foundation in Management and Business with an emphasis on HR as a strategic business partner to organizations.
Students will be analyzing, generating, implementing and evaluating human resource capability development activities in the organizations. This will be done through talent acquisition, competency development, talent development and talent engagement. Students will learn about applying and executing these functions along with understanding and recognizing human resource assessments, rewards & recognition and HR policies.
Climate and organizational culture shapes human behavior and sensitivity at the workplace and HR is a major stakeholder in implementing and sustaining appropriate culture, diversity and inclusivity. This is executed in partnership with the top management, varied vendors, and PR of the organization. The aim is creating and fostering the culture to all its stakeholders through the principles of organizational behavior in the capacity of HR function. It also includes innovative HR practices and benchmarking them with industry standards.
HR is now an integral part of the business of an organization and therefore HR through its initiatives and activities strives to achieve business goals, mission, and vision. In this role HR facilitates all the activities that are a priority for the business. Thus, MBA HR program is integrated with all the management functions of the organization.
Focusing on adherence to labor laws, industrial relations, and industrial jurisprudence, with the intent of providing lawful conditions of work and welfare measures for the upliftment of employees. There is an emphasis on case law.
The MBA HR course aims to produce capable HR professionals adept in analyzing and managing the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. They will learn to recognize the importance of adaptability, agility and resilience in understanding people issues at local and global levels. Emphasis will be on the importance of technology with a focus on HR automation, infosystems and analytics. They will be encouraged to network across organizations, industries and sectors, to aid in generating roadmaps for achieving individual aspirations and organizational goals.
The two-year MBA in Human Resource Management course of K. J. Somaiya's Institute of Management focuses primarily on developing skill sets and required competencies in the field of Human Resources.
.Inquiry based learning is encouraged with knowledge of research principles, methods and techniques to solve management problems
.Inculcating significance of values, ethics and governance
.Learning based andragogy with significance to theoretical and experiential learning involving assignments, team games, case studies (Harvard, Ivey, etc), simulation exercises, book and movie reviews, TED talks/ videos, psychometric tests, role-plays, and fieldwork
.Students learn from self-reflections, observations, diverse experiences, peer learning, live projects, committee work, and annual events (international conferences, round table with industry experts)
As future leaders, the Experiential Learning Initiative helps students hone their mentorship skills, as well as grow their emotional intelligence. It teaches them ethical responsibilities and arms them with all - important communication skills. Students will learn the art of creation of oral and written content Individual growth and development empowers employees to produce better results and meet their goals. HR professionals can leverage this growth to keep employees engaged and motivated, as well as boost their productivity. Personal Growth Lab aims to facilitate self awareness in each student, to increase better interpersonal understanding, team understanding and to gain employee insight that is integral to their future roles as HR resource experts. Students will be able to prove their mettle in all HR functional areas. Additionally, they will be capable of designing and developing HR systems and processes through in-depth analysis and assessments. They will be able to differentiate and choose appropriate processes for the functions that they work in based on analytics, evidence, the type of organization and its culture. Students will gain hands on experience by carrying out live projects offered by reputed firms. The program provides a fine balance between behavioral aspects of human resources as well as the technical HRM processes with emphasis on legal requirements of the business environment.
Experiential Learning Program
Personal Growth Lab
Holistic Learning
Behavioural and Technical Aspects
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