A comprehensive and modern review of human resource management. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management covers a wide range of HR topics while also getting readers straight to the point on the importance of human resource management. 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 authors define as the goal-oriented and integrated process of planning, recruiting, developing, managing, and compensating employees.
Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1. Managing Human Resources Today Chapter 2. Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity Chapter 3. Strategic Human Resource Management Part 2: Staffing and Talent Management Chapter 4. Recruiting and Talent Management Chapter 5. Selecting Employees Chapter 6. Training and Developing Employees Chapter 7. Performance and Talent Management Chapter 8. Compensating Employees Part 3: Employee and Labor Relations Chapter 9. Ethics, Employee Rights, and Fair Treatment at Work Chapter 10. Working with Unions and Resolving Disputes Chapter 11. Improving Occupational Safety, Health, and Security Part 4: Special Issues in Human Resource Management Chapter 12. Managing Human Resources in Entrepreneurial Firms Chapter 13. Managing HR Globally Chapter 14. Building High-Performance Work