Human Resource Management : Gaining a Competitive Advantage

by Noe, Raymond A.; Hollenbeck, John R.; Gerhart, Barry; Wright, Patrick M.

• ISBN13: 9780073530208
• ISBN10: 0073530204
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-08
• Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL PROFESSIONAL

Summary

Overview: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 6th 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.

Author Biography

Barry Gerhart is the Bruce R. Ellig Distinguished Chair in Pay and Organizational Effectivenes and Director of the Strategic Human Resources Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Table of Contents

Noe et al., Human Resource Management, 6/e Brief 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 HRM

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 Resource Management

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the HRM Function

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