Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

by NOE

• ISBN13: 9780072469707
• ISBN10: 0072469706
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-06
• Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div

Summary

This best-selling McGraw-Hill/Irwin human resource management title comes out in a new and improved format in time for fall classes 1999. According to the authors, effective human resource management is necessary for a firm to gain true competitive advantage. The three challenges companies face are the global challenge, the challenge of meeting stakeholder needs, and the high performance work practices challenge. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT provides students with the technical background needed to be a successful HR professional, to manage HR effectively, and most importantly to be a knowledgeable consumer of HR products and services. The text also emphasizes how managers can more effectively acquire, develop, compensate, and manage the internal and external environment that relates to the management of human resources.

Table of Contents

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

The Human Resource Environment

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Acquisition and Preparation of Human Resources

Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Selection and Placement

Training

Assessment and Development of Hr

Performance Management

Employee Development

Employee Separation and Retention

Compensation of Human Resources

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions with Pay

Employee Benefits

Special Topics in Human Resources

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the HR Function

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