Human resource management (5th ed )

As competitors strive to win the war for talent, effective human resource management is necessary to gain true competitive advantage in the marketplace. Three challenges companies face are sustainability, technology, and globalization. Human Resource Management 5th Edition brings these challenges to life by highlighting real-world examples pertaining to these issues and relating it to the concepts within the chapter. This best-selling McGraw-Hill/Irwin Human Resource Management title provides students with the technical background needed to be a knowledgeable consumer of human resource (HR) products and services, to manage HR effectively, or to be a successful HR professional. While clearly strategic in nature, the text also emphasizes how managers can more effectively acquire, develop, compensate, and manage the internal and external environment that relates to the management of human resources.

Chapter 1 Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage
PART 1 The Human Resource Environment
Chapter 2 Strategic Human Resource Management
Chapter 3 The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety
Chapter 4 The Analysis and Design of Work
PART 2 Acquisition and Preparation of Human Resources
Chapter 5 Human Resource Planning and Recruitment
Chapter 6 Selection and Placement
Chapter 7 Training
PART 3 Assessment and Development of HRM
Chapter 8 Performance Management
Chapter 9 Employee Development
Chapter 10 Employee Separation and Retention
PART 4 Compensation of Human Resources
Chapter 11 Pay Structure Decisions
Chapter 12 Recognizing Employee Contributions with Pay
Chapter 13 Employee Benefits
PART 5 Special Topics in Human Resource Management
Chapter 14 Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations
Chapter 15 Managing Human Resources Globally
Chapter 16 Strategically Managing the HRM Function
Glossary
Photo Credits
Name and Company Index
Subject Index