Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development / Edition 2

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development / Edition 2

ISBN-10:
1544324480
ISBN-13:
9781544324487
Pub. Date:
08/23/2019
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
ISBN-10:
1544324480
ISBN-13:
9781544324487
Pub. Date:
08/23/2019
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development / Edition 2

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development / Edition 2

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Overview

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development, Third Edition helps readers build the skills they need to recruit, select, train, and develop people. Bestselling authors Robert N. Lussier and John R. Hendon explore the important strategic function HR plays in today's organizations.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781544324487
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication date: 08/23/2019
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 464
Product dimensions: 8.38(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robert N. Lussier is a professor of management at Springfield College and taught management for more than 35 years. He is a prolific writer, with more than 500 publications to his credit. His articles have been published in the Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, Business Horizons, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Family Business Review, Journal of Business Strategies, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Small Business Strategy, SAM Advanced Management Journal, and several others. He also has a human resources management textbook (with John Hendon) published by SAGE and other textbooks.

More than two million people globally have used his textbooks, earning him an unsurpassed national and international reputation as an author and keynote speaker. Dr. Lussier is the founder of Publish Don’t Perish (www.publishdonotperish.com) and through contact, his Publish Don’t Perish: The Top Secrets to Get Published book, and workshops has helped hundreds of institutions and individuals in 80-plus countries get published. His presentations inspire comments like: “Bob explains complex business topics in an easy-to-understand language while keeping his audience engaged and spellbound” (Dr. Raj V. Mahto, professor, University of New Mexico)

Dr. Lussier also consults to a wide array of commercial and nonprofit organizations. In fact, some of the material in the book was developed for such clients as Baystate Medical Center, Coca-Cola, Friendly’s Ice Cream, National Institute of Financial Education, Mead, Monsanto, Smith & Wesson, the Social Security Administration, the Visiting Nurse Association, and YMCAs.

Dr. Lussier holds a bachelor of science in business administration from Salem State College, master’s degrees in business and education from Suffolk University (AACSB accredited), and a doctorate in management from the University of New Haven (AACSB MBA accredited, prior to doctoral accreditation).

John R. Hendon is a seven-time entrepreneur and former director of operations for a $60 million company. He brought his experience and interests to the classroom full time in 1994 and has been a Management faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for over 17 years. An active member of the Society for Human Resource Management, he teaches in the areas of Human Resources Management, Strategy, and Organizational Management, and researches in a number of areas in the Management field, specializing in Entrepreneurial research. John is also currently the President of “The VMP Group,” an Arkansas-based business consulting firm. John’s company consults with a variety of businesses on human resources, family business, strategic planning, organizational design, and leadership. He has provided professional assistance in the start-up and operation of dozens of Arkansas and California-based businesses and non-profits, government agencies, and utilities. John holds an MBA degree from San Diego State University and a BS in Education from the University of Central Arkansas.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part I: The Human Resource Management Environment
Chapter 1: Today’s Human Resource Management
Chapter 2: Strategic and Inclusive Human Resource Management
Chapter 3: The Legal Environment
Part II: Staffing
Chapter 4: Workforce Planning: Job Analysis, Design, and Employment Forecasting
Chapter 5: Recruiting Job Candidates
Chapter 6: Selecting New Employees
Part III: Developing and Managing
Chapter 7: Training, Learning, Talent Management, and Development
Chapter 8 Performance Management and Appraisal
Chapter 9 Employee Rights and Labor Relations
Part IV: Compensating
Chapter 10: Compensation Management
Chapter 11: Employee Incentives and Benefits
Part V: Protecting and Expanding Organizational Outreach
Chapter 12: Workplace Safety, Health, and Security
Chapter 13: Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainability
Chapter 14: Global Issues for Human Resource Managers
Glossary
Notes
Company Index
Subject Index
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