Managing Human Resources

Name: Managing Human Resources
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ISBN: 9780131870673

ISBN-10: 013187067X

ISBN-13: 9780131870673

Edition: 5th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Luis Gomez-Mejia, David B. Balkin, Robert L. Cardy

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For undergraduate or graduate level Introduction to Human Resource Management courses. This book covers all of the core HR topics, while taking a "non-functional" approach that shows the relevance of HR topics to all employees.

Book details

List price: $185.33
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 672
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.498
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


About the Authors



Introduction



Meeting Present and Emerging Strategic Human Resource Challenges


Human Resource Management: The Challenges


Planning and Implementing Strategic HR Policies


Selecting HR Strategies to Increase Firm Performance


The HR Department and Managers: An Important Partnership


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 1.1


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 1.2


You Manage It! Discussion Case 1.3



The Contexts of Human Resource Management



Managing Work Flows and Conducting Job Analysis


Work: The Organizational Perspective


Work: The Group Activity


Work: The Individual Perspective


Designing Jobs and Conducting Job Analysis


The Flexible Workforce


Human Resource Information Systems


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 2.1


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 2.2


You Manage It! Global Case 2.3


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 2.4



Understanding Equal Opportunity and the Legal Environment


Why Understanding the Legal Environment Is Important


Challenges to Legal Compliance


Conflicting Strategies for Fair Employment


Equal Employment Opportunity Laws


EEO Enforcement and Compliance


Other Important Laws


Avoiding Pitfalls in EEO


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 3.1


You Manage It! Global Case 3.2


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 3.3


Appendix to Chapter 3



Managing Diversity


What Is Diversity


Challenges in Managing Employee Diversity


Diversity in Organization


Improving the Management of Diversity


Some Warnings


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Discussion Case 4.1


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 4.2


You Manage It! Discussion Case 4.3


You Manage It! Global Case 4.4



Staffing



Recruiting and Selecting Employees


Human Resource Supply and Demand


The Hiring Process


Challenges in the Hiring Process


Meeting the Challenges of Effective Staffing


Selection


Legal Issues in Staffing


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 5.1


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 5.2


You Manage It! Ethics Case 5.3


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 5.4


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 5.5



Managing Employee Separations, Downsizing, and Outplacement


What Are Employee Separations?


Types of Employee Separations


Managing Early Retirements


Managing Layoffs


Outplacement


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Global Case 6.1


You Manage It! Ethics Case 6.2


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 6.3


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 6.4


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 6.5



Employee Development



Appraising and Managing Performance


What Is Performance Appraisal


Identifying Performance Dimensions


Managing Performance


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Ethics Case 7.1


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 7.2


You Manage It! Discussion Case 7.3


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 7.4


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 7.5


Appendix to Chapter 7



Training the Workforce


Key Training Issues


Training Versus Development


Challenges in Training


Managing the Training Process


A Special Case: Orientation and Socialization


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 8.1


You Manage It! Global Case 8.2


You Manage It! Ethics Case 8.3


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 8.4


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 8.5



Developing Careers


What Is Career Development


Challenges in Career Development


Meeting the Challenges of Effective Career Development


Self-Development


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Global Case 9.1


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 9.2


You Manage It! Ethics Case 9.3


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 9.4


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 9.5



Compensation



Managing Compensation


What Is Compensation


Designing a Compensation System


Job Versus Individual Pay


Compensation Tools


The Legal Environment and Pay System Governance


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 10.1


You Manage It! Ethics Case 10.2


You Manage It! Discussion Case 10.3


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 10.4


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 10.5



Rewarding Performance


Pay for Performance: The Challenges


Meeting the Challenges of Pay-for-Performance Systems


Types of Pay-for-Performance Plans


Designing Pay-for-Performance Plans for Executives and Salespeople


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Global Case 11.1


You Manage It! Discussion Case 11.2


You Manage It! Global Case 11.3


You Manage It! Discussion Case 11.4



Designing and Administering Benefits


An Overview of Benefits


The Benefits Strategy


Legally Required Benefits


Voluntary Benefits


Administering Benefits


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 12.1


You Manage It! Ethics Case 12.2


You Manage It! Ethics Case 12.3


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 12.4



Governance



Developing Employee Relations


The Roles of the Manager and the Employee Relations Specialist


Developing Employee Communications


Encourage Effective Communications


Employee Recognition Programs


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 13.1


You Manage It! Ethics Case 13.2


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 13.3


You Manage It! Global Case 13.4



Respecting Employee Rights and Managing Discipline


Employee Rights


Management Rights


Employee Rights Challenges: A Balancing Act


Disciplining Employees


Administering and Managing Discipline


Managing Difficult Employees


Preventing the Need for Discipline with Human Resource Management


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 14.1


You Manage It! Ethics Case 14.2


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 14.3


You Manage It! Global Case 14.4



Working with Organized Labor


Why Do Employees Join Unions?


Labor Relations and the Legal Environment


Labor Relations in the United States


Labor Relations in Other Countries


Labor Relations Strategy


Managing the Labor Relations Process


The Impact of Unions on Human Resource Management


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Ethics Case 15.1


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 15.2


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 15.3


You Manage It! Ethics Case 15.4



Managing Workplace Safety and Health


Workplace Safety and the Law


Managing Contemporary Safety, Health, and Behavioral Issues


Safety and Health Programs


Safety and Health Programs


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Ethics Case 16.1


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 16.2


You Manage It! Global Case 16.3


You Manage It! Discussion Case 16.4


You Manage It! Customer-Driven HR Case 16.5



International HRM Challenge


The Stages of International Involvement


Determining the MIX of Host-Country and Expatriate Employees


The Challenges of Expatriate Assignments


Effectively Managing Expatriate Assignments with HRM Policies and Practices


Developing HRM Policies in a Global Context


Human Resources Management and Exporting Firms


Summary and Conclusions


Key Terms


Discussion Questions


You Manage It! Discussion Case 17.1


You Manage It! Emerging Trends Case 17.2


You Manage It! Discussion Case 17.3


You Manage It! Ethics Case 17.4


You Manage It! Discussion Case 17.5


Appendix A


Concise Dictionary of HR Terminology


Notes


Photo Credits


Company, Name, and Product Index


Subject Index