Human Resource Management
Language: English
Pages: 705
ISBN: 1305500709
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Put the authoritative resource for HR management into the hands of your students with HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 15th Edition. This bestselling text offers the most current look at HR and its impact on today's organizations, with new closing cases and new content on ethics and the ethical process, leadership, social media, technology, unemployment, and the current economic conditions. Updated strong academic coverage ensures this edition addresses all major topics for professional examinations given by the Society for Human Resource Management and the Human Resource Certification Institute. The latest HR research, meaningful discussions, and new and proven learning features in every chapter demonstrate how HR impacts organizational strategy. Reorganized and streamlined topics in this revision deliver a presentation that flows smoothly with an appropriate blend of theory and practice. Students examine emerging trends in technology, globalization, and HR metrics as they see how current events shape the study and practice of HR today. A complete package of teaching and learning resources, including the MindTap digital learning platform, helps you prepare today's aspiring professionals for HR success. MindTap combines all digital assets--readings, multimedia, activities, assignments, and assessments--into a learning path to improve student outcomes. Developed with the goal of getting students to engage, connect, perform, and lead, it seeks to engage students to think like HR professionals.
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Address specific HR issues, ethical concerns, technology, or interesting employer HR efforts. Each chapter concludes with a point-bypoint “Summary” and a “Critical Thinking Activities” section that provides critical thinking queries. At the end of every chapter is an Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. 5315X_00_fm_pi-xxxii.indd xxviii 20/07/10 6:26 PM xxix P R E FAC E “HR Experiential Problem Solving”.
Part. 5315X_01_ch01_p001-035.indd 7 26/06/10 3:26 PM 8 SECTION 1 Environment of Human Resource Management organization is seen in the norms of expected behaviors, values, philosophies, rituals, and symbols used by its employees, and it evolves over a period of time. Only if an organization has a history in which people have shared experiences for years does a culture stabilize. A relatively new firm, such as a business existing for less than 2 years, may not have developed a stabilized.
Departments. The first such example, Figure 1-8, shows how the responsibilities for a familiar activity— recruiting planning—might be divided between the HR department and the operating managers in an organization. How HR Is Seen in Organizations For a number of years, HR departments and individuals have been viewed in different ways, both positive and negative. HR management is necessary, especially due to the huge number of government regulations enacted over the past decades. However, the.
Comparing the business results to industry standards. Balanced scorecard A framework used to report a diverse set of performance measures. Financial measures: Traditional financial measures such as profit and loss, operating margins, utilization of capital, return on investment, and return on assets are needed to ensure that the organization manages its bottom line effectively. • Internal business processes: Product and service quality, efficiency and productivity, conformance with standards,.
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