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Human Resource Management, 3rd Edition

Name: Human Resource Management, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781118582800

by Stewart Greg L., Brown Kenneth G.

January 2014

Intermediate to advanced

648 pages

26h 55m

English

Wiley

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Cover Page
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright
About the Authors
Preface
WHY LINK HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICE TO STRATEGY?WHAT IS NEW IN THIS EDITION?HOW CAN STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE?HOW IS THIS BOOK ORGANIZED?
Key Features
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE AND A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITEDBUILDING STRENGTH THROUGH HRHOW DO WE KNOW?TECHNOLOGY IN HRRECALL FEATURESEND-OF-CHAPTER APPLICATION EXERCISES
Supplements
Acknowledgments
Brief Contents

Contents
Part 1: Seeing People as a Strategic Resource
Chapter 1: Creating Value Through Human Resources
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Human Resource Management Make an Organization Effective?How Is Organizational Success Determined?What Does Human Resource Management Provide to an Organization?What Do Human Resource Specialists Do?How Will Current Trends Affect Human Resource Management?How Do Strategic and Functional Perspectives Combine to Direct Human Resource Practices?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Chapter 2: Making Human Resource Management Strategic
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can a Strategic Approach to Human Resources Improve an Organization?How Is Strategy Formulated?What Are Common Competitive Business Strategies?What Are Basic Approaches to Human Resource Strategy?What Are Common Human Resource Strategies?How Do Human Resource Strategies Align with Competitive Business Strategies?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Chapter 3: Ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEWhy Is It Important to Understand Legal and Safety Issues?What Is the Main Law Relating to Discrimination and Employment?What Are Other Important Employment Laws?How Can Organizations Increase Diversity?What Are the Major Laws Relating to Occupational Safety?What Specific Practices Increase Fairness and Safety?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Part 2: Securing Effective Employees
Chapter 4: Designing Productive and Satisfying Work
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Strategic Design of Work Tasks Improve an Organization?How Is Work Design Strategic?How Are Employee Jobs Determined?How Do We Determine the Tasks Associated with Each Job?How Can Work Be Designed to Improve Family Life?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Chapter 5: Recruiting Talented Employees
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Strategic Recruiting Make an Organization Effective?How Is Employee Recruiting Strategic?How Does Human Resource Planning Facilitate Recruiting?Who Searches for Jobs?What Characteristics Make an Organization Attractive?What Are Common Recruiting Sources?How Is Recruiting Effectiveness Determined?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Chapter 6: Selecting Employees Who Fit
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Strategic Employee Selection Improve an Organization?How Is Employee Selection Strategic?What Makes a Selection Method Good?What Selection Methods Are Commonly Used?How Are Final Selection Decisions Made?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Chapter 7: Managing Employee Retention and Separation
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Strategic Employee Retention and Separation Make an Organization Effective?How Are Employee Retention and Separation Strategic?How Can Undesirable Employee Turnover Be Reduced?How Do Layoffs Affect Individuals and Organizations?What Are Common Steps in Disciplining Employees?How Should Employee Dismissals Be Carried Out?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Part 3: Improving Employee Performance
Chapter 8: Measuring Performance and Providing Feedback
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Performance Management Make an Organization Effective?How Is Performance Management Strategic?What Is Performance?How Is Performance Measured?Who Should Measure Performance?How Should Feedback Be Provided?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Chapter 9: Training for Improved Performance
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Strategic Employee Training Improve an Organization?How Is Employee Training Strategic?What Are Key Principles for Getting Benefits from Training?How Are Training Needs Determined?How Is Effective Training Designed and Delivered?How Do Organizations Determine Whether Training Is Effective?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Chapter 10: Developing Employees and Their Careers
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Strategic Employee Development Make an Organization Effective?How Is Employee Development Strategic?What Are Careers Like Today?How Can Organizations Help Employees Develop?How Do Organizations Integrate Development Efforts?What Are Some Important Career Development Challenges?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Part 4: Motivating and Managing Employees
Chapter 11: Motivating Employees Through Compensation
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Strategic Employee Compensation Make an Organization Effective?How Is Employee Compensation Strategic?How Does Compensation Motivate People?How Is Compensation Level Determined?How Is Compensation Structure Determined?How Do Government Regulations Influence Compensation?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Chapter 12: Designing Compensation and Benefit Packages
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can a Strategic Compensation Package Make an Organization Effective?How Do Compensation Packages Align with Strategy?What Are Common Approaches to Base Pay?What Are Common Employee Benefit Plans?What Are Common Individual Incentives?What Are Common Group and Organizational Incentives?How Do Strategic Decisions Influence a Compensation Package?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Chapter 13: Working Effectively with Labor
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Good Labor Relations Make an Organization Effective?How Are Labor Relations Strategic?How Has Organized Labor Evolved over Time?How Do Workers Become Part of a Union?What Happens During Labor Negotiations and Collective Bargaining?What Is the Grievance Process?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Chapter 14: Aligning Strategy with Practice
A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVEHow Can Alignment of HR Practices Make an Organization Effective?What Are Two Basic Forms of Strategic Alignment?How Do HR Practices Align with One Another?What Are Some Other HR Issues?What Might the Future of HR Look Like?A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE REVISITED
Glossary
Name and Company Index
Subject Index
Appendix Summary
Appendix A: Occupational Outlook for HR Managers and SpecialistsAppendix B: HR Certification Institute Body of KnowledgeAppendix C: HR People & Strategy Pillars of KnowledgeAppendix D: Organizations of Interest to HR Students and ProfessionalsAppendix E: Journals Useful to HR Students and Professionals

Content preview from Human Resource Management, 3rd Edition

PART 1 Seeing People as a Strategic Resource

Chapter 1 Creating Value Through Human Resources

A Manager's Perspective		WHAT DO YOU THINK?
How Can Human Resource Management Make an Organization Effective?		BUILDING STRENGTH THROUGH HR: Trader Joe's
How Is Organizational Success Determined?		HOW DO WE KNOW? Does Effective Human Resource Management Increase Organizational Success?
Success in Life-Cycle Stages
Success from Stakeholder Perspectives
The Chain of Success		HOW DO WE KNOW? Why Are Some Organizations More Effective than Others?
What Does Human Resource Management Provide to an Organization?		TECHNOLOGY IN HR: Using Web-Based Information to Manage People
Core Human Resource Functions
Spreading Knowledge about Human Resource Practices
What Do Human Resource Specialists Do?		BUILDING STRENGTH THROUGH HR: Edwards Lifesciences
Human Resource Roles
Human Resource Competencies		BUILDING STRENGTH THROUGH HR: McDonald's
How Will Current Trends Affect Human Resource Management?
Population Trends
Labor Force Trends
Employment Trends
Trends in Education and Training
Globalizations Trends
How Do Strategic and Functional Perspectives Combine to Direct Human Resource Practices?
A Manager's Perspective Revisited
Summary/Key Terms/Discussion Questions
Cases		EXAMPLE CASE: Zappos
		DISCUSSION ...

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