Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Directed primarily toward undergraduate courses in human resource management, this text also provides practical content to current and aspiring industry professionals. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management covers a wide range of HR topics and shows readers the importance of human resource management within the restraints of a compact semester. Offering a wealth of functional examples and applications, this text emphasizes the notion that all managers need basic human resource management skills. This edition is the first text on the market to build its core around the talent management process-which the author defines as the goal-oriented and integrated process of planning, recruiting, developing, managing, and compensating employees.I. INTRODUCTION 1. Managing Human Resources Today 2. Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity 3. Human Resource Strategy and Analysis II. STAFFING. WORKFORCE PLANNING AND EMPLOYMENT 4. Job Analysis and Talent Management 5. Personnel Planning and Recruiting 6. Selecting Employees III. TRAINING AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 7. Training and Developing Employees 8. Performance and Talent Management 9. Managing Employee Turnover, Engagement, and Careers IV. COMPENSATION AND TOTAL REWARDS 10. Developing Compensation Plans 11. Pay for Performance and Employee Benefits V. EMPLOYEE AND LABOR RELATIONS 12. Ethics, Employee Relations, and Fair Treatment at Work 13. Working with Unions and Resolving Disputes 14. Improving Occupational Safety, Health, and Risk Management VI. SPECIAL ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Module A. Managing HR Globally Module B. Managing Human Resources in Small and Entrepreneurial Firms Appendix A. PHR and SPHR Knowledge Base Appendix B. Comprehensive Cases Glossary Name/Organization Index