Essentials of Human Resource Management

Provides students with a brief & lucid review of today's essential human resource management concepts & techniques. Offers up-to-date, concise coverage of the fundamental topics in human resource management. Softcover. DLC: Personnel management.

Ideal for all practicing managers who want to update the HR skills with a relatively brief and intensive review of the subject, this highly readable, easy to understand guide provides a concise and succinct overview of today's essential personnel/HR management concepts and techniques. Provides users with the essential working vocabulary and knowledge they will need for the human resources parts of their management jobs. Explains fundamental concepts such as appraisal, EEOC, use of tests, and selection, and presents complete chapters on such areas as employee compensation, managing labor relations, protecting safety and health, and more. Shows human resources in practice, demonstrating real-life techniques in chapter boxes, and addresses global issues in HR - with integrated chapter boxes highlighting the global aspects of specific topics covered. Includes experiential exercises to enable users to apply concepts to realistic situations, and offers cases throughout.