Human Resource Management

by Noe, Raymond; Hollenbeck, John; Gerhart, Barry; Wright, Patrick

• ISBN13: 9780073530475
• ISBN10: 0073530476
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780073530208, 9780078029257
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-19
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Summary

As competitors strive to win the war for talent, effective human resource management is necessary to gain true competitive advantage in the marketplace. Three challenges companies face are sustainability, technology, and globalization.Human Resource Management 7th Editionbrings these challenges to life by highlighting real-world examples pertaining to these issues and relating it to the concepts within the chapter. This best-selling McGraw-Hill/Irwin Human Resource Management title provides students with the technical background needed to be a knowledgeable consumer of human resource (HR) products and services, to manage HR effectively, or to be a successful HR professional. While clearly strategic in nature, 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

Appendix

Glossary

Photo Credits

Name and Company Index

Subject Index

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