
Managing Human Resources
Stone(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 26. May 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
688 pages
978-0-470-81078-1 (ISBN)
Description
***Customers in Australia receive a free supplement covering the new Work Choices legislation when they order Managing Human Resources, please go to ISBN 047081506X ***Customers outside Australia, please place your order by clicking the "Buy" button above. The first edition of Managing Human Resources is based on the Human Resource Management 5th edition text by Ray Stone (which will continue to remain available). This abridged edition contains 16 chapters, and has been developed in response to the market's demand for a more concise coverage of key topics to reflect the typical 12 to 13 week teaching Semester.
It has retained the key strengths that have made the 5th edition the market leading text for Australasian students: * Coverage of key contemporary HRM issues and practice in the Asia-Pacific region* Emphasis on HRM strategy and the management of workplace diversity* A wealth of practical activities for each chapter such as case studies, class debates, ethical dilemmas, letters to the editor, newsbreaks, soapbox, group/individual exercises, and Wiley Web Q (interactive quizzing) * Thought provoking stimulus material from real world Human Resource Managers in each chapter via The Practitioner Speaks boxed feature About the Author Raymond J. Stone, BA, BCom, DipSocStud (Melb), MA (Ottawa), PhD (Hong Kong), CMAHRI, FIHRM (Hong Kong), Registered Psychologist has more than 30 years experience in international human resource management and has held senior positions in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. He has taught at universities in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong.
Raymond Stone's articles on negotiating and international human resource management have been published in leading academic and business journals in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.
It has retained the key strengths that have made the 5th edition the market leading text for Australasian students: * Coverage of key contemporary HRM issues and practice in the Asia-Pacific region* Emphasis on HRM strategy and the management of workplace diversity* A wealth of practical activities for each chapter such as case studies, class debates, ethical dilemmas, letters to the editor, newsbreaks, soapbox, group/individual exercises, and Wiley Web Q (interactive quizzing) * Thought provoking stimulus material from real world Human Resource Managers in each chapter via The Practitioner Speaks boxed feature About the Author Raymond J. Stone, BA, BCom, DipSocStud (Melb), MA (Ottawa), PhD (Hong Kong), CMAHRI, FIHRM (Hong Kong), Registered Psychologist has more than 30 years experience in international human resource management and has held senior positions in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. He has taught at universities in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong.
Raymond Stone's articles on negotiating and international human resource management have been published in leading academic and business journals in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.
More details
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Abridged edition
Weight
1325 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-81078-1 (9780470810781)
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Content
Part 1: Introducing HRM Chapter 1 Strategic human resource management Chapter 2 Human resource planning Chapter 3 Human resource information systems Chapter 4 Human resource management and the law Part 1 Case Study House Smart Furniture Company Part 2: Determining, attracting and selecting human resources Chapter 5 Job analysis, job design and quality of work life Chapter 6 Recruiting human resources Chapter 7 Employee selection Part 2 Case Study Laura Learns a Lesson Part 3: Developing and rewarding human resources Chapter 8 Appraising and managing performance Chapter 9 Human resource development Chapter 10 Career planning and development Chapter 11 Employee compensation, incentives and benefits (a merger of 3 chapters from HRM 5th edition)Part 3 Case Study a) Developing Human Resources at ABC Manufacturing (Jenny Brinkies, Swinburne University) Part 3 Case Study b) Soliciting Excellence: Strategic Reward Management at Winton Wynne Moore (John Shields, University of Sydney) Part 4: Managing human resources Chapter 12 Industrial Relations Chapter 13 Employee health and safety Chapter 14 Managing diversity Part 4 Case Study Merino Wool Combing Company: Searching for Innovation and Productivity in a Global Economy (Erica French and Glenda Maconachie, QUT) Part 5: Human resources in a changing world International human resource management (a merger of 2 chapters from HRM 5th edition) Part 5 Case Study Outsourcing IT - Enabling Services to India: Sound Strategy or Social Suicide? (Mohan Thite, Griffith Uni) Part 6: Evaluating human resource management Chapter 16 Assessing human resource management Part 6 Case Study Assessing Managerial Bench Strength (HRM Consulting) Appendix A - Institutes and societies relevant to the HR manager Appendix B - Company web sites Glossary Index