Managing Human Resources : Productivity, Quality of Work Life, Profits

by Cascio, Wayne F.

• ISBN13: 9780072987324
• ISBN10: 0072987324
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-13
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

Wayne Cascio's Managing Human Resources, 7/e, is perfect for the general management student whose job inevitably will involve responsibility for managing people. It explicitly links the relationship between productivity, quality of work life, and profits to various human resource management activities and, as such, strengthens the students' perception of human resource management as an important function, which affects individuals, organizations, and society. It is research-based and contains strong links to the applicability of this research to real business situations.

Table of Contents

Part I ENVIRONMENT

Chapter 1: Human Resources in a Globally Competitive Business Environment

Chapter 2: The Financial Impact of Human Resource Management Activities

Chapter 3: The Legal Context of Employment Decisions

Chapter 4: Diversity At Work

Part II EMPLOYMENT

Chapter 5: Analyzing Work and Planning for People

Chapter 6: Recruiting

Chapter 7: Staffing

Part III DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 8: Workplace Training

Chapter 9: Performance Management

Chapter 10: Managing Careers

Part IV COMPENSATION

Chapter 11: Pay and Incentive Systems

Chapter 12: Indirect Compensation: Employee Benefit Plans

Part V LABOR-MANAGEMENT ACCOMMODATION

Chapter 13: Union Representation and Collective Bargaining

Chapter 14: Procedural Justice and Ethics in Employee Relations

Part VI SAFETY, HEALTH, AND INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS

Chapter 15: Safety, Health, and Employee Assistance Programs

Chapter 16: International Dimensions of Human Resource Management