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Framework for Human Resource Management

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ISBN-10: 0136041531

ISBN-13: 9780136041535

Edition: 5th 2009

Authors: Gary Dessler

List price: $132.00
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Desslerrsquo;s book is written with the general manager in mind who wants to understand fundamental HR practices, methods, topics and relevant legal findings that would be helpful in making future HR decisions and solving multi-faceted problems. Topics include personnel planning and recruitment, training and developing employees, performance management and appraisal, compensation, and corporate ethics. Intended for practicing human resource and line managers who want to update their HR skills.
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Book details

List price: $132.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall Higher Education
Publication date: 3/18/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

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Preface
Managing Human Resources Today
What Is Human Resource Management?
The Changing Environment and Duties of HR Management
The Strategic Role of Human Resource Management
The Human Resource Manger Today
The Plan of This Book
Case Incident: Jack Nelson's Problem
Continuing Case: LearnInMotion.com: Introduction
Experiential Exercise: Helping "The Donald"
Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Selected Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
Defenses Against Discrimination Allegations
Illustrative Discriminatory Employment Practices
The EEOC Enforcement Process
Diversity Management and Affirmative Action Programs
Case Incident: A Case of Racial Discrimination?
Continuing Case: LearnInMotion.com: A Question of Discrimination
Experiential Exercise: Too Informal?
Recruitment and Selection
Personnel Planning and Recruiting
What Is Job Analysis?
The Recruitment and Selection Process
Workforce Planning and Forecasting
Recruiting Job Candidates
Developing and Using Application Forms
Case Incident: A Tight Labor Market for Cleaners
Continuing Case: LearnInMotion.com: Who Do We Have to Hire?
Experiential Exercise: The Nursing Shortage
Enrichment Topics in Job Analysis
Testing and Selecting Employees
The Basics of Testing and Selecting Employees
Using Tests at Work
Interviewing Prospective Employees
Using Other Selection Techniques
Case Incident: The Tough Screener
Continuing Case: LearnInMotion.com: Do You Have Sales Potential?
Experiential Exercise: The Structured Interview
Training and Developing Employees
Orienting Employees
The Training Process
Training Techniques
Managerial Development and Training
Evaluating the Training and Development Effort
Case Incident: Reinventing the Wheel at Apex Door Company
Continuing Case: LearnInMotion.com: The New Training Program
Experiential Exercise: Flying the Friendlier Skies
Training, Development, and Compensation
Performance Management and Appraisal
Basic Concepts in Performance Management
An Introduction to Appraising Performance
Basic Appraisal Methods
The Appraisal Feedback Interview
Toward More Effective Appraisals
Performance and Career Management
Case Incident: Back with a Vengeance
Continuing Case: LearnInMotion.com: The Performance Appraisal
Experiential Exercise: Appraising An Instructor
Compensating Employees
What Determines How Much You Pay?
How Employers Establish Pay Rates
Current Trends in Compensation
Incentive Plans
Employee Benefits
Case Incident: Salary Inequities at Acme Manufacturing
Continuing Case: LearnInMotion.com: The Incentive Plan
Experiential Exercise: Job Evaluation at the University
Managing Employee Relations
Ethics and Fair Treatment in Human Resource Management
Ethics and Fair Treatment at Work
What Shapes Ethical Behavior at Work?
Ethics, Fair Treatment, and the Role of HR Management
Employee Discipline and Privacy
Managing Dismissals
Case Incident: Allstate's Disappearing Agents
Continuing Case: LearnInMotion.com: Are Our Ethics Out of Control?
Experiential Exercise: To Discipline or Not?
Managing Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
The Labor Movement
Unions and the Law
The Union Drive and Election
The Collective Bargaining Process
What's Next for Unions?
Case Incident: Disciplinary Action
Continuing Case: LearnInMotion.com: Keeping a Watchful Eye Out for the Union
Experiential Exercise: The Organizing Campaign
Protecting Safety and Health
Employee Safety and Health: An Introduction
What Causes Accidents?
How to Prevent Accidents
Employee Health: Problems and Remedies
Case Incident: The New Safety Program
Continuing Case: LearnInMotion.com: The New Safety and Health Program
Experiential Exercise: Checking for Unsafe Conditions
Managing HR Globally
HR and the Internationalization of Business
How to Implement a Global HR System
Improving International Assignments Through Selection
Training and Maintaining International Employees
Case Incident: "Boss, I Think We Have a Problem"
Comprehensive Cases
Glossary
Name Index
Subject Index