Human resource management 6th edition

Health, Safety, and Wellness Programs. Flexible Work Arrangements. Implementation, Assessment, and Evaluation. Avoiding and Coping With Hostility at Work. Best Places to Work. Appendix C: Family-Friendly Policies. General Principles of Learning. Training Strategies.

Organizational Training and Development. Application: Ethics Training. Appendix: Needs Assessment and Evaluation for Training. Appraisal Systems. Rating Errors: The Underbelly of Appraisals.

Improving the Process. Disciplinary Systems. Appendix: Corrective Actions. Background: Context and Evolution of Employee Relations. Differing Views of Unions. Paradoxes and Contradictions. Trends and Variations. Structure, Representation, and Collective Bargaining. Strategies and Skills. Bargaining-Related Reforms. Hostility Versus Harmony. Taking Responsibility for Paradoxes. Public Service as a Calling. The Years Ahead. Envoi: Dream While Awake. Supplements Instructor Resource Site Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following: An author-created Study Questions , contain short answer and essay questions for each chapter.

Philip F. State University of New York. I would recommend it for use. Karla M. William Carey University. John Sample. Human resource is the most important and crucial among all other resources in the organizational context.

Of late, in the fast-changing business environment, there is a paradigm shift in terms of the role and function of the human resource professional. Human resource management has become more strategic in the function directly linking to the overall business strategy of the organization.

The ultimate aim is to improve organizational performance. The author has incorporated the latest research, applications and experiments with a judicious balance between theory and practice. Primarily designed for the students of Management, Commerce, Personnel Management and Industrial Relations and related fields, this compact yet concise text provides ample literature on this subject elaborating a clear understanding of the principles of human resource management.

In many countries the effects of economic globalization has seen the rise in zero-hour contracts, the erosion of trade union power and income inequality. In addition, high-performance work systems, business ethics and environmental sustainability are now creating tremendous challenges in many organizations. These developments play out amongst differing national and international contexts. This fluid and diverse environment makes it even more important to understand the myriad of different theories underpinning human resource management and to explore its impact on organizations, managers and workers.

Following the recession, new approaches are needed to succeed in a highly competitive global market place, and HR managers now draw on disciplines such as business strategy, marketing, information systems and corporate social responsibility to meet the need for functional interdependence. Essentials of Human Resource Management, 6th Edition uniquely provides a strategic explanation of how established human resource policies can be adapted to meet new challenges.

In addition to a thorough exposition of the main policy areas, this comprehensive text offers an introduction to organizational behaviour studies, incorporates relevant aspects of employee relations, and presents an overview of employment law. This new edition shows how HR managers can: Meet the challenges of international competitiveness through organizational agility.

Develop policies in talent management, total rewards and employee engagement. Utilize new technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HRM Balance business demands with corporate social responsibility Written in an accessible manner, Essentials of Human Resource Management acts as an introduction to the subject for undergraduate students on HRM courses, as well as for postgraduate students on MBA programmes, and it will also be a valuable reference source for line managers.

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