The Department of Commerce, Stella Maris College, is organising a three-day national-level seminar on The Dynamics of Change in Human Resource Management, sponsored by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, from September 23-25.

The seminar is designed to enable academicians to develop an improved understanding and deeper insights into personnel in organisations, as the collective effort of the employer and employee plays a crucial role in the highly competitive scenario of the Indian industry today. The working environment is changing and it is more important now, than ever before, that everyone understands this diversity and need for change. The three-day seminar, inaugurated by N Kumar, Vice-Chairman, The Sanmar Group, Chennai, will include a panel discussion on 'Retaining Manpower', and various paper presentations and sessions by eminent speakers and research scholars from manufacturing and service industries, covering the following aspects:

Developing Competencies—The cutting edge for success
Managing Diversity in Workforce
Ethics in HRM
Performance Management
Women Executives—A Myth or Reality?
Leadership Paradoxes
Preparing the organization for creativity and innovation
HR-Training and Development for the future

The Valedictory Session will consist of a special address by P K Mahopatra, Managing Director, RPG Enterprises Ltd., Chennai. C Mahalingam, Vice President, IBM, Bangalore, will deliver the Valedictory Address on the ‘Challenges in HRM’.

For further details, contact:
Leema Francis, Seminar Co-ordinator
Head of the Department of Commerce, SMC
Phone No: 044-28111987/28111951
Fax: 044-2811129
Email: ns_hrm@yahoo.com

Poonam M Ganglani,
Co-Editor,
Star of the Sea,
Stella Maris College.