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    AN ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE PREVAILING IN KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    (COLLEGE OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES Mannuthy - Thrissur, 1999) SENTHILKUMAR, R.; Rajkamal, P. J.; SENTHILKUMAR, R.
    The HRD climate prevailing in the Kerala Agneultural Umversit>' and as perceived by its scientists was studied. In all, 262 scientists from main, regional and remote stations constituted the sample. The HRD climate studied was in terms of 12 major constituent dimensions, viz., management philosophy, training, career planning and development, manpower planning and forecasting, performance appraisal communication, team work, transfer, promotion, rewards and organizational culture. It was seen that orgamzational culture had been identified as the relatively most dominant dimension of HRD climate followed in that order by teamwork, transfer, management philosophy, commumcation, career planmng and development, placement, rewards, performance appraisal, promotion, training, and manpower planning and forecasting. Manpower planmng and forecastmg bemg the weakest dimension need immediate intervention. Besides looking into the strength of various dimensions and components the issue of HRD climate was exammed from the angle of the number of scientists percei\'mg it as favourable, moderately favourable and unfavourable. Considering only the percentage of scientists who perceived the various dimensions to be favourable, the latter were ordered. Accordingly, it was seen that comparatively the highest percentage of scientists perceived the dimension transfer to be favourable followed m that order by teamwork, placement, communication, organizational culture, career planmng and development, rewards, manpower planning and forecastmg, management philosophy, framing, promotion and performance appraisal. Since the percentage of scientists perceimng the HRD dimension, performance appraisal to be favourable was the least, immediate reformative measures are warranted. It was also seen that there was a differential perception of the HRX) ehmate between certain groups. For instance, men and women scientists perceived the HRD climate differently. The scientists of regional and remote stations perceived the HRD climate differently from those of mam stations. Similarly, the perception of HRD clunate differed between professors and associate professors and between associate professors and assistant professors (S.G). A more comprehensive study on the nature and cause of such perceptual differences is very essential. This shall be an objective of future research.