Human resource management / created by John M Ivancevich

Includes index.

Introduction to human resource management: Human resource management; Strategic management approach to human resource management; Equal employment opportunity, legal aspects of human resource management; Global human resource management
Acquiring human resources: Human resource planning and alignment; Job analysis and design; Recruitment; Selection
Rewarding human resources: Appraising and managing performance; Compensation, an overview; Compensation, issues and policies; Administering benefits and services
Developing human resources: Training and development; Career planning and development
Labor management relations: Labor relations and collective bargaining; Employee rights and justice
Protecting human resources: Promoting safety and health
Appendixes: Measuring human resource activities; Sources of information about human resource management, where to find facts and figures; Career guidelines
Glossary

[This book] takes a managerial orientation; that is, [human resource management] is viewed as relevant to mangers in every unit, project, or team. Managers constantly face HRM issues, challenges, and decision making. Each manager must be a human resource problem solver and diagnostician who can deftly apply HRM concepts, procedures, models, tools, and techniques. This book pays attention to the application of HRM approaches in real organizational settings and situations. Realism, currentness, understanding, and critical thinking are important in ... this text ... This [book] focuses on (1) managers and leaders with the responsibility to optimize performance and do what is ethically correct; (2) HRM specialists who advise, support, and aid managers and nonmanagers in their work; and (3) employees (e.g., engineers, clerks, typists, machinists, chemists, teachers, nurses) who perform the work.-Pref