Human Resources Administration: Personnel Issues and Needs in Education

by Webb, L. Dean; Norton, M. Scott

• ISBN13: 9780138609740
• ISBN10: 0138609748
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Representing a major revision of this comprehensive book, the fourth edition expands the authors' premise that the responsibility for successful human resources administration is one that is shared between central HR personnel and local principals. Numerous instructional activities bolster material that examines research relevant to each topic as it happens today and forecasts competencies that will be required of the HR professional tomorrow. Coverage addresses the primary HR processes of planning, recruitment, selection, induction, development, negotiation, compensation, and organizational climate, with special attention paid in this edition to the contribution effective HR administration can make to improving student achievement. For professionals in the field of Human Resources.

Table of Contents

PART ONE HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE	1	(66)
1 Current and Future Trends in Human Resources Administration	3	(31)
2 Human Resources Administration-Past to Present	34	(33)
PART TWO SHAPING THE ENVIRONMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION	67	(202)
3 The Human Resources Function: Organization and Processes	69	(35)
4 Organizational Climate and the Human Resources Function	104	(24)
5 Strategic Human Resources Planning	128	(31)
6 Policies and Regulations in the Human Resources Function	159	(38)
7 Collective Bargaining and the Human Resources Function: Working with Employee Groups	197	(42)
8 Legal Aspects of Human Resources Administration	239	(30)
PART THREE SPECIFIC PROCESSES IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DOMAIN	269
9 Recruitment	271	(30)
10 Selection	301	(36)
11 Maximizing Human Resources	337	(40)
12 Performance Appraisal	377	(36)
13 The Compensation Process	413	(41)
14 The Support Personnel Program	454