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Line Management Responsibility in HRM: An Empirical Study


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This study makes an attempt to assess the level of responsibility of line managers in HR activities. The information is collected from 176 line managers. Its analysis indicate that line managers have moderate responsibility for HRM. However their level of responsibility appears to be more in performance management and training and development related activities and less in compensation related activities. The study identifies significant difference in certain HR activities of line managers based on the nature of business, ownership of the organisations, the length of services and functional area of line managers.
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M. Srimannarayana
Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur 8310 001, India

Abstract


This study makes an attempt to assess the level of responsibility of line managers in HR activities. The information is collected from 176 line managers. Its analysis indicate that line managers have moderate responsibility for HRM. However their level of responsibility appears to be more in performance management and training and development related activities and less in compensation related activities. The study identifies significant difference in certain HR activities of line managers based on the nature of business, ownership of the organisations, the length of services and functional area of line managers.

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