Critical Analysis of Profile of Industrial Employees in Andhra Pradesh, India

Puvada Devaki Devi and Gudivada Venkat Rao
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Puvada Devaki Devi: Puvada Devaki Devi (Rtd.), Department of HRM, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. E-mail: devakipuvvada@yahoo.co.in
Gudivada Venkat Rao: Gudivada Venkat Rao, Assistant Professor, Department of HRM, Dr. L. Bullayya P.G. College, Resupuvanipalem, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. E-mail: gvr101@rediff.com

Management and Labour Studies, 2013, vol. 38, issue 3, 225-239

Abstract: The profile of the employees since globalization has undergone changes. The demographic studies show the influence of generation X in near future. The profile analysis of the workforce is useful in understanding the psychological, sociological and economic composition. The Human Resource processes and systems are influenced by the profile of the employees. A study was undertaken by administering a questionnaire on 570 female and 358 male employees who belong to 13 public sector and five private sector organizations in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The sample study is representative study of the state of Andhra Pradesh and hence India as the sample represents the characteristics of the public and private sector organizations of India. The study of characteristics of the employees contribute to understanding of human resource needs and thereby these organizations’ survival and growth through increasing organizational effectiveness and move forward in the present global economy. The sex and sector-wise analysis is presented on personal factors such as age, religion and caste, marital status, structure of the family, housing, migration, urbanization, education, job position and experience, income and unionization to know the profiles of the industrial female, male, public and private sector employees.

Keywords: Socio-economic; demographic; job position; job experience; union experience; industrial workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1177/0258042X13509740

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