Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development - Softcover

Lussier, Robert N.; Hendon, John R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1506360343 ISBN 13: 9781506360348

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2018

Synopsis

Whether your students are HRM majors or general business majors, Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development, Third Edition, will help them develop the skills they need to recruit, select, train, and development talent. Bestselling authors Robert N. Lussier and John R. Hendon explore the important strategic function HR plays in today′s organizations. A wide variety of applications, self-assessments, and experiential exercises keep students engaged and help them see the relevancy of HR as they learn skills they can use in their personal and professional lives. 

New to this Edition

• Includes all the latest SHRM 2016 Curriculum Guidebook listings that cover every SHRM guide item, including both the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and the Human Resource Certification Institute Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification exam―a total of more than 210 individual content requirements from the SHRM curriculum guide.
• New and updated cases on businesses such as LinkedIn and Amazon bring HR topics to life, apply the text concepts, develop critical thinking skills, and demonstrate how human resources is used to achieve strategic objectives.
• New Skill Builder exercises allow students to experience HR as they practice making decisions, working in teams, and participating in role-plays.
• New coverage of current trends in every chapter and updated coverage of changes in the federal laws and regulations are explained in the new edition.
• New HRM in Action videos illustrate fundamental HR functions using a variety of relatable scenarios with assessment questions that challenge students to test their HR knowledge.

About this title

About the Author

Robert N. Lussier is a professor of management at Springfield College. Through teaching management courses for more than 25 years, he has developed innovative methods for applying concepts and developing skills that can be used both personally and professionally. A prolific writer, Dr. Lussier has more than 425 publications to his credit, including Management 7e (SAGE), Human Relations 10e (McGraw-Hill), and Leadership 6e (South Western/Cengage) and has published in top tier academic journals. He holds a bachelor of science in business administration from Salem State College, master’s degrees in business and education from Suffolk University, and a doctorate in management from the University of New Haven. He served as founding director of Israel Programs and has taught courses in Israel.

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.

Review

"Robert Lussier, in collaboration with John Hendon, has taken his inimitable writing style to another level in this text. Even the most mundane of HR topics come to life in this active learning text. A multitude of application and skill building exercises 'bring this book to life' and reinforce student comprehension of the field of Human Resource Management."--Carl Blencke

"An excellent source to curious minds...Covers HR topics thoroughly and engagingly."--Ghadir Ishqaidef

"The Lussier & Hendon text sets a new standard for not only HRM textbooks but for textbooks in general through the exceptional approach and unique layout to demonstrate concepts, applications, and skill developments. It offers an effective way of guiding students from theory to practice and also making the topic easier to teach."--Kern Peng

"Prior to reviewing Human Resource Management (Lussier and Hendon), my students were forced to rely on employment law reference books and my lecture notes in lieu of a traditional HRM textbook. Quite simply, I had given up on finding a human resource management text that was current on employment legislation and on HR trends and issues, while written in a style that engaged the typical undergraduate student. This textbook is the answer to my search for a superior undergraduate HRM text."--Elizabeth Fair

"This text is well written; the content is appropriate for under graduate level students. Each chapter is well organized and supported with exercises, summaries and case studies. In addition, the cost is reasonable for the students."--Eleanore Webster

"Human Resource Management, by Lussier provides a path through the labyrinth of current HR Practices, especially the business component governed by more laws than any other business component."--Harry Whitney

"The application exercises and skills inventories will help equip students for a successful managerial career."--Diane Galbraith

"Well-written, easy to read, and full of practical examples, Lussier and Hendon is a must-read for today's HR student."--Charles Gorman

"This HRM textbook has the best pedagogical features I have ever seen. The pedagogical aids, applications, and skill-building activities make the textbook unique in its ability to promote active learning and skill-building."--Herve Queneau

"Lussier and Hendon's text on Human Resource Management is on the "cutting edge" of twenty first century knowledge for the professional HR executive, management personnel and an owner of a business."--Jerry Sellentin

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1506360343
• ISBN 13: 9781506360348
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 704