Human beings are social beings and hardly ever live and work in isolation. We always plan, develop and manage our relations both consciously and unconsciously. The relations are the outcome of our actions and depend to a great extent upon our ability to manage our actions. From childhood each and every individual acquire knowledge and experience on understanding others and how to behave in each and every situations in life. Later we carry forward this learning and understanding in carrying and managing relations at our workplace. The whole context of Industrial Relation and Personal Management revolves around this core matter of managing relations at work place. Industrial relations are a multidisciplinary field that studies the employment relationship. Industrial relations is increasingly being called employment relations or employee relations because of the importance of non-industrial employment relationships; this move is sometimes seen as further broadening of the human resource management trend. Effective personal management is necessary for those who want to use their skills to the maximum, who want to manage their organizations well, who want to find solutions to life’s problems or even fulfill their family duties well. This textbook provides readers with an introduction to the key issues central to the effective planning and conduct of personnel management and industrial relations.
