This course examines the purpose and domain of the human resource management function in organizations.  It stresses the skills and techniques used in the various activities within the human resources function, and relates them to the overall management of the organization. The primary objective of this course is to make the student knowlegeable in the central  issues and tasks of human resource management.  This knowledge includes understanding the relationship of the human resource function and the rest of the organization.  It also involves acquisition of the concepts and terminology which provide the foundation for practice and for examining the behavioral implications of human resources decisions. In otherwards, the course is intended to address contemporary challenges faced by human resource professionals operating in a developing country context.