Throughout, the book stresses that people are at the centre of an organization and managing people is a vital function of the organization, thus enabling HR to play a strategic role in attaining the business goals of the organization. The inclusion of important research findings on various global issues and Indian cases reflecting real-life scenarios make the book valuable for the reader.
Professor Pattanayak's presentation on Team Building and Leadership, based on the Oscar nominated Hindi movie Lagaan at the 62nd Annual Convention of International Council of Psychologists was highly appreciated.
Professor Pattanayak has more than 75 research publications to his credit in such prestigious journals as Organizational Development Journal (USA), HRD International (UK), International Journal of Psychology (UK), and International Journal of HRD & Management (UK). He is also the author of 17 books.
His broad areas of interest include business psychology, organizational psychology, organizational behaviour, turnaround strategy, strategic HRM and human resource management, and specifically, organizational citizenship behaviour, organizational effectiveness, corporate excellence, organizational restructuring and transformation, and creating performing organizations.