Title: Rethinking human resource: making of parental policy in India

Authors: Anita Singh; Timira Shukla

Addresses: Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad, G.T. Road, Lal Quan, Ghaziabad-201 009, National Capital Region, India ' Jagannath International Management School, Kalkaji, New Delhi, India

Abstract: The sustainability of human resources is linked with several social issues. To maintain and sustain a motivated workforce, one of the major issues which need to be explored is work-family life and the policies thereof. The link between work-family policies and perceived organisational performance needs to be defined. In an emerging economy like India it is important to implement an organisation support mechanism pertaining to parental policy issues. A preliminary investigation has been undertaken to identify the main factors that impact parental policy and its ramifications among white collar employees across the corporate in India. The study is exploratory and analytical; it seeks to measure what employees working in the corporate, public sector and private sector think and desire. The paper attempts to identify the factors that can provide direction for rethinking HR in the context of parental policy issues.

Keywords: work-life balance; family life; organisational support; parenting policy; gender roles; employee perceptions; managers; efficiency; employee retention; India; human resources; sustainability; motivated workforce; organisational performance; firm performance; white collar employees.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIE.2016.078631

International Journal of Intelligent Enterprise, 2016 Vol.3 No.3/4, pp.265 - 281

Received: 01 Jun 2015
Accepted: 02 Dec 2015

Published online: 29 Aug 2016 *

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