Human resource management: gaining a competitive advantage with olc card (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