Pearson eText for Human Resource Management -- Access Card

by Dessler, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780135637814
• ISBN10: 0135637813
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780135637814
• Edition: 16th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2019-04-18
• Publisher: PEARSO
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Summary

Modern human resources: technology, social media, and management.
Human Resource Management introduces the tools and skills needed to be a successful HR manager, while exploring the impact of social media and other technologies. With a practical approach, the text explores the evolution of the field, highlighting the introduction of revolutionary new technologies and social media platforms. The 16th Edition focuses on the positive impacts technology has had on the HR field. For example, the ability to vet potential employees on the internet has shifted more HR responsibilities to managers, leaving HR departments with more time to carry out strategic, long-term endeavors for boosting employee performance and engagement. With a heavy focus on emerging industry trends, the text prepares you to be successful managers and HR personnel in the 21st century.

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Author Biography

Gary Dessler

Readers worldwide use Gary Dessler’s Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management, and Framework for Human Resource Management in a total of more than 10 languages and international editions, including Russian, Spanish, French, Arabic, Thai, Greek, and Chinese.
 
Dr. Dessler’s other books include Winning Commitment: How to Build and Keep a Competitive Workforce, and Management: Modern Principles and Practices for Tomorrow’s Leaders. He has published articles on employee commitment, leadership, supervision, human resource management practices in China, and quality improvement in journals including the Academy of Management Executive, SAM Advanced Management Journal, Supervision, Personnel Journal, and International Journal of Service Management.
 
Dr. Dessler served for many years as a Founding Professor in Florida International University’s College of Business teaching courses in human resource management, strategic management, and management. For the past few years, he has focused on his textbook writing, research, and consulting and on giving lectures, seminars, and courses around the world on modern human resource management methods, maintaining positive employee relations and employee engagement, strategic management, leadership development, and talent management. Dr. Dessler has degrees from New York University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the Baruch School of Business of the City University of New York.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION     

1. Introduction to Human Resource Management          

2. Equal Opportunity and the Law

3. Human Resource Management Strategy and Performance

 

PART TWO: RECRUITMENT, PLACEMENT, AND TALENT MANAGEMENT 

4. Job Analysis and the Talent Management Process      

5. Personnel Planning and Recruiting

6. Employee Testing and Selection        

7. Interviewing Candidates

 

PART THREE: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

8. Training and Developing Employees  

9. Performance Management and Appraisal

10. Managing Careers and Retention

 

PART FOUR: COMPENSATION

11. Establishing Strategic Pay Plans       

12. Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives

13. Benefits and Services          

 

PART FIVE: ENRICHMENT TOPICS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

14. Building Positive Employee Relations           

15. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

16. Safety, Health, and Risk Management

17. Managing Global Human Resources

18. Managing Human Resources in Small and Entrepreneurial Firms

 

APPENDICES

Appendix A: HRCI PHR^® and SPHR^® Certification Body of Knowledge         

Appendix B: About the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Body of Competency and Knowledge™ Model and Certification Exams

Appendix C: Comprehensive Cases