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Human Resource Management by Cynthia Fisher, James Shaw and Lyle Schoenfeldt (2005, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCengage Learning

ISBN-100618527869

ISBN-139780618527861

eBay Product ID (ePID)48690008

Product Key Features

Number of Pages848 Pages

Publication NameHuman Resource Management

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHuman Resources & Personnel Management, General, Management

Publication Year2005

TypeTextbook

AuthorCynthia Fisher, James Shaw, Lyle Schoenfeldt

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight57.6 Oz

Item Length10.1 in

Item Width7.9 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number6

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2005-925781

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal658.3

Table Of ContentI. Overview and Introduction 1. An Introduction to Human Resource Management The Critical Importance of Human Resources in the Twenty-First Century Human Resource Management Definition and Functions Recurring Themes in Human Resource Management Current and Future Challenges to Human Resource Management Jobs and Careers in Human Resource Management A Different Point of View: Blow the Sucker Up Ethical Perspective: How Organizations Encourage Ethical Behavior II. Planning for Organizations, Jobs, and People 2. Strategic Human Resource Management Why Is Managing Human Resources So Important? What Is Strategic Human Resource Management? Transforming HR Staff and Structure Enhancing Administrative Efficiency Integrating HR Into Strategic Planning Fitting HR Practices to Business Strategy and to One Another Partnership Measuring HRM Example Is Strategic HRM Really Worth All the Trouble? Partnerships for Strategic Success: Building New HR Leaders: The Case of United Technologies A Different Point of View: Pitfalls on the Road to Measurement 3. Human Resource Planning What Is Human Resource Planning? Forecasting the Demand for Labor The Internal Supply of Labor The External Supply of Labor Planning Human Resource Programs Ethical Perspective: Privacy and Accuracy of Computerized Employee Records International Perspective: Manufacturing Overseas 4. Job Analysis: Concepts, Procedures, and Choices Traditional Job Analysis The Job Analysis Process Phase 1: The Scope of the Job Analysis Phase 2: Choosing among Methods of Job Analysis Phase 3: Data Collection and Analysis Phase 4: Assessing Traditional Job Analysis Methods The "New Strategic View" of Job Analysis Job Analysis: Adding Value to the Organization A Different Point of View: Do We Really Need Job Descriptions, or Even Jobs? III. Acquiring Human Resources 5. Equal Employment Opportunity: The Legal Environment The EEO Environment Discrimination Defined Legal and Regulatory Documents Enforcement of EEO Laws and Regulations Proving Illegal Discrimination Management\'s Response International Perspective: Sexual Harassment--Or Is It? Ethical Perspective: Anti-Nepotism Rules--Fair or Unfair? 6. Recruiting and Job Search Overview of the Recruitment Process Strategic Issues in Recruiting Internal Recruiting External Recruiting The Applicant\'s Point of View Evaluation and Benchmarking Recruitment Partnerships for Strategic Success: Strategic Recruitment in the Bookstore Industry Ethical Perspective: Ethics in Recruiting and Job Search Flexibility in the Workplace: Family Friendly Policies Attract Applicants International Perspective: Job Ads--A Window on the National Soul 7. Measurement and Decision-Making Issues in Selection Statistical Methods in Selection Reliability Validity Decision Making in Selection Utility of a Selection System Partnerships for Strategic Success: Improving the Selection of Prison Correction Officer Trainees in Pennsylvania A Different Point of View: There\'s More to Utility Than Meets the Eye 8. Assessing Job Candidates: Tools for Selection Overview of the Selection Process Application Blanks and Biodata Tests The Interview Phy

SynopsisThis authoritative text appeals to upper-level students, practicing managers, and HRM professionals who require a thorough grasp of the field's essential functional areas as well as emerging trends. Drawing on their extensive experience teaching abroad, the authors introduce international issues in the first chapter and provide ongoing discussion throughout the text. Instructors can discuss and revisit strategic HRM, ethics, utility (cost/benefit analysis), plus productivity and quality at any point.Coverage of improving competitiveness is now embedded in the chronological organization of the text, allowing students to follow the progression of individuals into, through, and out of the organization.Chapter-opening HR Perspectives are preliminary cases that introduce chapter concepts through real-world scenarios featuring Xilinx (Chapter 2), Dingo Doggie Bites (Chapter 7), United Airlines (Chapter 13), and Bonne Mare Group (Chapter 17).Updated end-of-chapter exercises and cases challenge students to put concepts into action and to make decisions like those faced by today's human resource managers., This authoritative text appeals to upper-level students, practicing managers, and HRM professionals who require a thorough grasp of the field's essential functional areas as well as emerging trends. Drawing on their extensive experience teaching abroad, the authors introduce international issues in the first chapter and provide ongoing discussion throughout the text. Instructors can discuss and revisit strategic HRM, ethics, utility (cost/benefit analysis), plus productivity and quality at any point.

LC Classification NumberHF5549.F554 2006