Industrial and Labour Market Policy and Performance, Vol. 26
Author: Coffey and Thornley
Important themes in the content and practice of industrial and labor market policy are addressed in this book. Topics addressed include: the problems facing the manufacturing sector; skills, education and training; human resource management strategies; minimum wages and the impact of privatization and deregulation. Each of these discussions will be backed up with the findings of original research carried out by the authors. Of great interest to students and academics involved with labor economics, industrial economics and industrial relations, this comprehensive new study will also prove useful reading for those involved with policy making.
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Managing Human Resources
Author: Luis R Gomez Mejia
The Managerial Perspective, a new introduction for every chapter, focuses on the managerial perspective and summarizes why the material is relevant to managers.
Managerial Skill Builder: Issues and Exercises, an end-of-chapter feature, presents a managerial situation relevant to each chapter topic and concludes with questions, issues, exercises, and group projects.
Manager's Notebook, located in every chapter, illustrates procedures, tips, and strategies you can really use in management.
You Manager It! Discussion Cases, found at the end of every chapter, focus on human resources issues from a manager's perspective and encourage you to think critically.
Technology and its influence on human resources information is addressed in every chapter.
Globalization and its effect on human resources practices is discussed throughout the book, and the authors address the unique human resources problems faced by multinational organizations.
The authors and Prentice Hall are committed to providing a unique learning and teaching package to accompany this third edition. New to this edition:
Skills Live! Videos offer dramatizations that highlight a human resources skill related to each part of the text. These videos allow students the opportunity to see what it's like to conduct an interview, give performance appraisals, deal with sexual harassment issues, and more.
PHLIP/CW Web Site provides full academic support for both professors and students. Instructors can find answers to current events and Web exercises, download ancillary materials, and more. For students, there is anon-line study guide, current events articles and exercises, Web exercises, and more.
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Consisting of 16 chapters, divided into six parts, this text provides an overview of emerging challenges in the strategic management of human resources (HR); the contexts in which HRM takes place; staffing issues; human resources development; compensation issues; and workplace governance and the employer-employee relationship. This edition (last, 1995) emphasizes practicalities, with new material in every chapter on concrete skills-building, as well as the results of new research, new graphics, and computer-based HRM simulations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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New edition of a text that illustrates the role and impact of technology on globalization, compensation, legal, safety, and health issues. G<'o>mez-Mej<'i>a and Robert L. Cardy (both of Arizona State U.) and David B. Balkin (U. of Colorado) discuss present and emerging strategic human resource challenges, the contexts of human resource management, staffing, employee development, compensation, and governance. The 17 chapters include features such as the managerial perspective, issues and exercises, procedures and tips, discussion cases, the influence of technology, and the effect of globalization. Contains many color illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Table of Contents:
| 1 | Meeting present and emerging strategic human resource challenges | 1 |
| 2 | Managing work flows and conducting job analysis | 44 |
| 3 | Understanding equal opportunity and the legal environment | 83 |
| 4 | Managing diversity | 118 |
| 5 | Recruiting and selecting employees | 146 |
| 6 | Managing employee separations, downsizing, and outplacement | 181 |
| 7 | Appraising and managing performance | 207 |
| 8 | Training the workforce | 238 |
| 9 | Developing careers | 272 |
| 10 | Managing compensation | 300 |
| 11 | Rewarding performance | 336 |
| 12 | Designing and administering benefits | 369 |
| 13 | Developing employee relations | 407 |
| 14 | Respecting employee rights and managing discipline | 437 |
| 15 | Working with organized labor | 471 |
| 16 | Managing workplace safety and health | 507 |
| 17 | International HRM challenge | 537 |
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