April 2015
Beginner
480 pages
107h 32m
English
9-5 Discuss contemporary issues in managing human resources.
HR issues that face today’s managers include downsizing, workforce diversity, sexual harassment, and HR costs.
Downsizing is the planned elimination of jobs in an organization. Because downsizing typically involves shrinking the organization’s workforce, it’s an important issue in HRM. When an organization has too many employees—which may happen when it’s faced with an economic crisis, declining market share, overly aggressive growth, or when it’s been poorly managed—one option for improving profits is to eliminate excess workers. Over the last few years, many well-known companies have gone through several ...