Framework for Human Resource Management, A, 7th edition
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Overview
A Framework for Human Resource Management offers a concise yet thorough review of essential HR management concepts. The text provides coverage of fundamental practices, methods, topics and relevant legal findings in a highly accessible format.
Published by Pearson (July 14th 2021) - Copyright © 2013
ISBN-13: 9780137614967
Subject: Management
Category: Human Resource Management
Table of contents
Table of Contents
PART I Introduction
- Chapter 1 Managing Strategic Human Resources Today
- What Is Human Resource Management?
- Trends Influencing Human Resource Management
- The New Human Resource Managers
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- The Plan of This Book
- CASE INCIDENT: Jack Nelson’s Problem
- CONTINUING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company
- EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: Helping “The Donald”
- Chapter 2 Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity
- Selected Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
- Defenses Against Discrimination Allegations
- Illustrative Discriminatory Employment Practices
- The EEOC Enforcement Process
- Diversity Management and Affirmative Action Programs
- CASE INCIDENT: A Case of Racial Discrimination?
- CONTINUING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company
- EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: Too Informal?
- VIDEO CASE: Human Resource Management (At Patagonia)
- VIDEO CASE: Equal Employment (UPS)
PART II Recruiting and Placing Employees
- Chapter 3 Personnel Planning, Recruiting, and Talent Management
- The Talent Management Framework
- The Basics of Job Analysis
- The Recruitment and Selection Process
- Workforce Planning and Forecasting
- Recruiting Job Candidates
- Developing and Using Application Forms
- CASE INCIDENT: Finding People Who Are Passionate about What They Do
- CONTINUING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company
- APPENDIX: Enrichment Topics in Job Analysis
- Chapter 4 Testing and Selecting Employees
- The Basics of Testing and Selecting Employees
- Using Tests at Work
- Interviewing Prospective Employees
- Using Other Selection Techniques
- CASE INCIDENT: The Tough Screener
- CONTINUING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company
- EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: The Most Important Person You’ll Ever Hire
- Chapter 5 Training and Developing Employees
- Orienting Employees
- The Training Process
- Implementation: Training Techniques
- Managerial Development and Training
- Managing Organizational Change and Development
- Evaluating the Training Effort
- CASE INCIDENT: Reinventing the Wheel at Apex Door Company
- CONTINUING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company
- EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: Flying the Friendlier Skies
- VIDEO CASE: Recruiting at Hautelook
- VIDEO CASE: Employee Testing and Selection at Patagonia
- VIDEO CASE: Training at Wilson Learning
PART III Appraising and Compensating Employees
- Chapter 6 Performance Management, Appraisals, and Careers
- Basic Concepts in Performance Appraisal and Management
- Basic Appraisal Methods
- Practical Suggestions for More Effective Appraisals
- Coaching and Career Management
- Performance Management
- Talent Management Practices for Strategic Employee Appraisals
- CASE INCIDENT: Appraising the Secretaries at Sweetwater U
- CASE INCIDENT: Back with a Vengeance
- CONTINUING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company
- EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: Appraising an Instructor
- Chapter 7 Compensating Employees
- What Determines How Much You Pay?
- How to Create a Market-Competitive Pay Plan
- Incentive Plans
- Employee Benefits
- Current Compensation Trends
- CASE INCIDENT: Salary Inequities at Acme Manufacturing
- CONTINUING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company
- EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: Ranking the College’s Administrators’ Jobs
- VIDEO CASE: Compensation (Focus Pointe)
- VIDEO CASE: Performance Management California Health Foundation
- VIDEO CASE: Joie de Vivre Hospitality: Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives
PART IV Employee Rights and Safety
- Chapter 8 Managing Employee Ethics, Engagement, Retention, and Fair Treatment
- Ethics and Fair Treatment at Work
- Managing Discipline and Privacy
- Managing Dismissals
- Managing Voluntary Employee Turnover and Retention
- Employee Engagement
- CASE INCIDENT: Enron, Ethics, and Organizational Culture
- CONTINUING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company
- EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: To Discipline or Not?
- Chapter 9 Managing Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
- The Labor Movement
- Unions and the Law
- The Union Drive and Election
- The Collective Bargaining Process
- What’s Next for Unions?
- CASE INCIDENT: Negotiating with the Writers Guild of America
- CONTINUING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company
- EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: The Union-Organizing Campaign at Pierce U
- Chapter 10 Protecting Safety and Health
- Employee Safety and Health: An Introduction
- What Causes Accidents?
- How to Prevent Accidents
- Workplace Health Hazards: Problems and Remedies
- CASE INCIDENT: The New Safety and Health Program
- CONTINUING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company
- EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: Checking for Unsafe Conditions
- VIDEO CASE: Union-Management Relations (UPS)
- VIDEO CASE: Safety (California Health Foundation)
- Module A Practical HR Tools, Guidelines, and Systems for Managers
Appendix
Glossary
Notes
Name Index
Subject Index
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