Human Resource Management
Functions, Applications, and Skill Development
Fourth Edition
- Robert N. Lussier - Springfield College, USA
- John R. Hendon - Texas State University
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January 2021 | 696 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Written for both HRM majors and non-majors, Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development equips students with the skills they need to recruit, select, train, and develop employees. Best-selling authors Robert N. Lussier and John R. Hendon explore the important strategic functions that HRM plays in today's organizations. A wide variety of applications and exercises keep readers engaged and help them practice skills they can use in their personal and professional lives. The Fourth Edition brings all chapters up to date according to the SHRM 2018 Curriculum Guidebook; expands coverage on topics such as diversity and inclusion, AI, employee engagement, and pay equity; and features 17 new case studies on a range of organizations, including Starbucks and its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I . HUMAN RESOURCES, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 1 . What Is Human Resource Management?
CHAPTER 2 . Strategy-Driven Human Resource Management
CHAPTER 3 . The Legal Environment
PART II . STAFFING
CHAPTER 4 . Workforce Planning: Job Analysis, Job Design, and Employment Forecasting
CHAPTER 5 . Recruiting Job Candidates
CHAPTER 6 . Selecting New Employees
PART III . I DEVELOPING AND MANAGING
CHAPTER 7 . Learning, Training, and Development
CHAPTER 8 . Performance Management and Appraisal
CHAPTER 9 . Rights and Employee Management
CHAPTER 10 . Employee and Labor Relations
PART IV . COMPENSATING
CHAPTER 11 . Compensation Management
CHAPTER 12 . Incentive Pay
CHAPTER 13 . Employee Benefits
PART V . PROTECTING AND EXPANDING ORGANIZATIONAL REACH
CHAPTER 14 . Workplace Safety, Health, and Security
CHAPTER 15 . Ethics, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Responsibility
CHAPTER 16 . Global Issues for Human Resource Managers
Appendix: SHRM 2018 Curriculum Guidebook and Template for Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Glossary
References
Name Index
Company Index
Subject Index
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter1. What Is Human Resource Management?
Chapter2. Strategy-Driven Human Resource Management
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