Human Resource Management - Hardcover

Mathis, Robert L.; Jackson, John H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0314062467 ISBN 13: 9780314062468

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 1996

Synopsis

This market-leader takes a pragmatic approach emphasizing the strategic role of human resources. Comprehensive, research-based coverage includes all major topics on the Human Resources Certification Contract outline.Expanded coverage of diversity, new material on performance management, and current hot topics such as self-directed work teams, shamrock organization, broadbanding, skill-based pay systems, job security, violence in the workplace, and how organizational commitment affects production, quality, and service.Over a dozen projects based on Gamma Robotics, a company whose 1,000-employee database is included on Ceridian CII software, packaged with the book.

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About the Authors

Dr. Robert L. Mathis is professor emeritus of management at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). Born and raised in Texas, he received his BBA and MBA from Texas Tech University and a Ph.D. in Management and Organization from the University of Colorado. At UNO, he has received the "Excellence in Teaching" award. Dr. Mathis has co-authored several books and published numerous articles covering a variety of topics. He also has held national offices in the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and served as president of the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). In addition, he is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by HRCI. He has had extensive consulting experiences with organizations of all sizes and in a variety of areas. Firms assisted have been in the telecommunications, telemarketing, financial, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and utility industries. Dr. Mathis has extensive specialized consulting experience in establishing or revising compensation plans for small- and medium-sized firms. Internationally, he has consulting and training experience with organizations in Australia, Lithuania, Romania, Moldova, and Taiwan.

Dr. John H. Jackson currently Professor of Management at the University of Wyoming. Born in Alaska, he received his B.B.A. and M.B.A. from Texas Tech University. He worked in the telecommunications industry in human resources management for several years. After leaving that industry, he completed his doctoral studies at the University of Colorado and received his Ph.D. in Management and Organizational Behavior. During his academic career, Dr. Jackson has authored four other college texts and over 50 articles and papers, including ones appearing in Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Human Resources Management, and Human Resources Planning. Also, he has consulted widely with a variety of organizations. During the past several years Dr. Jackson has served as an expert witness in a number of HR-related cases. At the University of Wyoming he served two terms as Department Head in the Department of Management and Marketing. Dr. Jackson has received teaching awards at Wyoming and was one of the early developers and instructors on two-way interactive education via television in the State. In addition, he designed one of the first classes in the nation on Business Environment and Natural Resources. In addition to teaching, Dr. Jackson is president of Silverwood Ranches, Inc., a small ranch in the Wyoming mountains.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0314062467
• ISBN 13: 9780314062468
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 602