
Human Resource Management
Linking Strategy to Practice
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Hardback
656 pages
978-0-471-71751-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Linking Strategy to Practice.
It is often said that "the people make the place, " which tells us that employees are the most important asset of any organization. Practices that help obtain and motivate employees are the core focus of human resource management, which is the field of study presented in this textbook.
Human resource Management: Linking Strategy to Practice provides students with both an understanding of traditional human resource concepts and a framework for making decisions about when specific practices can be most beneficial to an organization. this link between strategy and practice is necessary for students to be able to learn how to correctly apply human resource tools to improve organizations.
Key Features:
* A Manager's Perspective - each chapter opens with a real-life scenario describing a decision faced by an individual employee, manager, or human resource professional.
* A Manager's Perspective Revisited - provides answers to the thought questions while emphasizing how the material covered in the chapter can help students build successful careers.
* Building Strength through HR - the opening section of each chapter includes a discussion that illustrates how a specific company has used the concepts discussed in the chapter to increase effectiveness.
* How Do We Know? - uses non-technical language to summarize research studies that have been published in scholarly journals.
* Technology in HR - describes how technological advances are affecting the field of human resource management.
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Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
col. Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 25.9 cm
Width: 21 cm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1233 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-71751-5 (9780471717515)
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Greg L. Stewart | Kenneth G. Brown
Human Resource Management
Book
09/2010
2nd Edition
Wiley
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Persons
Greg L. Stewart is an Associate Professor and Tippie Research Fellow in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa.
Kenneth G. Brown is an Associate Professor and Huneke Faculty research Fellow in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa.
Content
Chapter 1 Creating Value Through Human Resources
Chapter 2 Making Human Resource Management Strategic
Chapter 3 Assuring Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety
Chapter 4 Designing Productive and Satisfying Work
Chapter 5 Recruiting Talented Employees
Chapter 6 Selecting Employees Who Fit
Chapter 7 Managing Employee Retention and Separation
Chapter 8 Measuring Performance and Providing Feedback
Chapter 9 Developing Employees and their Careers
Chapter 10 Training for Improved Performance
Chapter 11 Motivating Employees through Compensation
Chapter 12 Designing Compensation and Benefits Packages
Chapter 13 Working Effectively with Labor
Chapter 14 Aligning Strategy with Practice