HR Challenge: Newest book on HR published
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Dr. Ajantha Dharmasiri, a co-author,
handling over a copy of HR Challenge to Prof. Uditha
Liyanage, Director, Postgraduate Institute of Management. |
The newest book on HR published in Sri Lanka was launched as the
first publication of its kind by the Institute of Personnel Management
Sri Lanka , at the recently concluded National HR Conference. It is
titled, "HR Challenge: Dynamics of value creation and competitiveness
through people and was co-edited by late Prof. Sudatta Ranasinghe and
Dr. Ajantha Dharmasiri.
HR Challenge contains a compilation of twelve research papers that
attempt to address how HR can contribute to organizational success. It
covers a wide array of topics covering both strategic as well as
operational aspects of HRM. It contains people related problems and
prospects in organizations, in grasping reality, in moving beyond mere
rhetoric. As late Prof. Sudatta said, "this book is intended to
critically review selected aspects of HR where one might find that the
dearth of literature is a constraint for generating further discussion
and exploring knowledge on the issues in focus."
In the Foreword, Professor Neal M. Ashkanasy of the University of
Queensland said, "this publication, as intended, will pave the way for
greater academic and practitioner discussion and dialogue on ways of
building a knowledge base in strategic human resource management in Sri
Lanka that addresses both contemporary and country specific issues". |