Human Resources Management in New Zealand, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (January 30, 2013) © 2013

  • Richard Rudman
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Title overview

Human Resources Management in New Zealand provides a wide ranging discussion of people management concepts and techniques, set in a New Zealand context. It describes human resources management at both strategic and operational levels, drawing 'good practice' examples from leading New Zealand organisations.

It is an up-to-date text for tertiary students, a reference for human resources specialists, and offers practical guidance for anyone concerned with the employment, management and development of people and their performance in the workplace.

Table of contents

  • Part One
  • Introduction to human resources management
  • 1 What is human resources management?
  • 2 People management makes the difference
  • 3 Strategic human resources management
  • 4 Future challenges for HR management
  • 5 Roles and responsibilities for HR management
  • 6 The HR function
  • 7 Competences, professionalism and ethics
  • 8 HR policies and procedures
  • 9 Assessing HR effectiveness
  • Part Two
  • Staffing the organisation
  • 10 Planning for human resources
  • 11 Organising work and designing jobs
  • 12 Recruitment and selection
  • 13 Welcoming the new employee
  • Part Three
  • Managing people and performance
  • 14 The employment relationship
  • 15 Employee engagement
  • 16 Managing performance
  • 17 Performance planning and review
  • 18 Workplace safety and health
  • 19 Employee wellbeing
  • 20 Work-life balance
  • Part Four
  • Managing employment relations
  • 21 The nature of employment relations
  • 22 Employers, workers and unions
  • 23 Employment agreements
  • 24 Negotiations and bargaining
  • 25 Discipline, disputes and grievances
  • 26 Leaving the organisation
  • Part Five
  • Developing people and performance
  • 27 From training to learning
  • 28 The learning organisation
  • 29 Career and personal development
  • 30 Training for job performance
  • 31 Management development
  • 32 Coaching and mentoring
  • 33 Industry training in New Zealand
  • Part Six
  • Rewarding people and performance
  • 34 Rewards for people and performance
  • 35 Remuneration philosophies and strategies
  • 36 Remuneration systems and structures
  • 37 Types of pay and pay systems
  • 38 Managing employee benefits
  • Key terms explained
  • Index

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