MyLab Management with Pearson eText for Human Resource Management, Global Edition

Human Resource Management introduces you to the daily tools and skills you'll need to function as successful managers, in both HR and business in general. Using a practical approach, the text explores the evolution of the field, highlighting the introduction of revolutionary new technologies and social media platforms.

With a heavy focus on emerging industry trends and the positive impacts of technology on HR, the 17th Edition prepares you with everything you need to be effective managers and HR personnel in the 21st century.

1. Introduction to Human Resource Management
2. Equal Opportunity Law and Action
3. Human Resource Policy, Strategy, and Performance

1. Job Analysis and the Talent Management Process
2. Personnel Planning and Recruiting
3. Employee Testing and Selection
4. Interviewing Candidates

1. Training and Developing Employees
2. Performance Management and Appraisal
3. Managing Careers and Retention

1. Establishing Strategic Pay Plans
2. Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives
3. Benefits and Services

1. Building Positive Employee Relations
2. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
3. Safety, Health, and Risk Management
4. Managing Global Human Resources
5. Managing Human Resources in Small and Entrepreneurial

Comprehensive Cases

Gary Dessler

Readers worldwide use Gary Dessler's Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management, and Framework for Human Resource Management in a total of more than 10 languages and international editions, including Russian, Spanish, French, Arabic, Thai, Greek and Chinese. Dr. Dessler's other books include Winning Commitment: How to Build and Keep a Competitive Workforce, and Management: Modern Principles and Practices for Tomorrow's Leaders. He has published articles on employee commitment, leadership, supervision, human resource management practices in China, and quality improvement in journals including the Academy of Management Executive, SAM Advanced Management Journal, Supervision, Personnel Journal, and International Journal of Service Management. Dr. Dessler served for many years as a Founding Professor in Florida International University's College of Business teaching courses in human resource management, strategic management, and management. For the past few years, he has focused on his textbook writing, research, and consulting and on giving lectures, seminars and courses around the world on modern human resource management methods, maintaining positive employee relations and employee engagement, strategic management, leadership development, and talent management. Dr. Dessler has degrees from New York University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the Baruch School of Business of the City University of New York.