Human Resource Management

This authoritative text appeals to upper-level students, practicing managers, and HRM professionals who require a thorough grasp of the field's essential functional areas as well as emerging trends. Drawing on their extensive experience teaching abroad, the authors introduce international issues in the first chapter and provide ongoing discussion throughout the text. Instructors can discuss and revisit strategic HRM, ethics, utility (cost/benefit analysis), plus productivity and quality at any point.

Cynthia D. Fisher is professor of management at Bond University. She received her PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Purdue University. She has held full-time teaching positions in the US, Singapore, and Australia, and has taught in India and South Africa. The recipient of several significant research grants, Dr. Fisher has published scholarly articles in journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, and Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Lyle F. Schoenfeldt is professor of management at Appalachian State University. He received his PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Purdue University. His scholarly articles have appeared in journals such as Personnel Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and the American Education Research Journal.

James B. Shaw is professor of human resource management at Bond University. He received his PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Purdue University. He has held full-time teaching positions in the US, Singapore, and Australia, and has taught in India and South Africa. His scholarly articles have appeared in journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Human Relations, Work & Stress, and Journal of Management Education.