Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development

Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development, Second Edition, featuring the 2013 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Human Resource Curriculum Guide, explores important HRM concepts and functions with a strong emphasis on skill development, critical thinking, and application. In this fully-revised edition, all 210 required SHRM topics are noted within the chapter content as Robert N. Lussier and John Hendon prepare students to develop HRM skills they can use in their personal and professional lives. Students stay engaged through a wide variety of activities and tools that allow them to immediately apply HR functions and concepts.

Table of Contents:
Part 1: 21st Century Human Resource Management Strategic Planning and Legal Issues Chapter 1: The New Human Resource Management Process Why Study Human Resource Management (HRM)? HRM Past and Present 21st Century HRM HRM Skills Line Managers’ HRM Responsibilities HR Managers’ Responsibilities: Disciplines Within HRM HRM Careers Practitioner’s Model for HRM Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 2: Strategy-Driven Human Resource Management Strategy and strategic planning in the 21st century The External Environment Strategy Structure Culture An Introduction to Data Analytics for HRM Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) Measurement tools for strategic HRM Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 3: The Legal Environment and Diversity Management The Legal Environment for HRM – Protecting Your Organization A User’s Guide to Managing People – The OUCH Test Major Employment Laws The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) EEO, Affirmative Action and Diversity – What’s the Difference? Sexual Harassment – A Special Type of Discrimination Religious Discrimination Trends and Issues in HRM Part 2: Staffing Chapter 4: Matching Employees and Jobs – Job Analysis and Design Employee and Job Matching Workflow Analysis Job Analysis Job Design/Redesign Designing Motivational Jobs HR Forecasting Reconciling internal labor supply and demand Succession Planning Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 5: Recruiting Job Candidates The Recruiting Process Organizational Recruiting Considerations Internal or External Recruiting? Challenges and Constraints in Recruiting Evaluation of Recruiting Programs Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 6: Selecting New Employees The Selection Process Looking for “Fit” Uniform Guidelines on Employment Selection Procedures Applications and Preliminary Screening Testing and Legal Issues Selection Interviews Background Checks Selecting the Candidate and Offering the Job Trends and Issues in HRM Part 3: Developing and Managing Chapter 7: Training, Learning, Talent Management and Development The Need for Training and Development The Training Process and Needs Assessment Learning and Shaping Behavior Design and Delivery of Training Assessing Training Talent Management and Development Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 8: Performance Management and Appraisal Performance Management Systems Why Do We Conduct Performance Appraisals? What Do We Assess? How Do We Use Appraisal Methods and Forms? Who Should Assess Performance? Performance Appraisal Problems Debriefing the Appraisal Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 9: Rights and Employee Management Managing and Leading Your Workforce Commonly Accepted Employee Rights Management Rights Coaching, Counseling and Discipline Leadership, Management and Change Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 10: Employee and Labor Relations Labor Relations: A Function of Trust and Communication Job Satisfaction Legal Issues in Labor Relations Unions and Labor Rights Management Rights and Decertification Elections Managing Conflict Negotiations Trends and Issues in HRM Part 4: Compensating Chapter 11: Compensation Management Compensation Management Organizational Philosophy Legal and Fairness Issues in Compensation Job Evaluation Developing a Pay System Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 12 Incentive Pay Why Do We Use Incentive Pay? Individual or Group-based Incentives? Options for Individual Incentives Options for Group Incentives Failure, Challenges, and Guidelines in Creating Incentive Pay Systems Executive Compensation Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 13: Employee Benefits Statutory Benefits Voluntary Benefits Administration and Communication of Benefits Trends and Issues in HRM Part 5: Protecting and Expanding Organizational Reach Chapter 14: Workplace Safety, Health, and Security Workplace Safety and OSHA Employee Health Stress Workplace Security Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 15: Organizational Ethics, Sustainability and Social Responsibility Ethical Organizations Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Sustainability Trends and Issues in HRM Chapter 16: Global Issues for Human Resource Managers Globalization of Business and HRM Legal, Ethical and Cultural Issues Global Staffing Developing and Managing Global Human Resources Compensating Your Global Workforce Trends and Issues in HRM

About the Author :
Robert N. Lussier is a professor of management at Springfield College and taught management for more than 35 years. He is a prolific writer, with more than 500 publications to his credit. His articles have been published in the Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, Business Horizons, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Family Business Review, Journal of Business Strategies, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Small Business Strategy, SAM Advanced Management Journal, and several others. He also has a human resources management textbook (with John Hendon) published by SAGE and other textbooks. More than two million people globally have used his textbooks, earning him an unsurpassed national and international reputation as an author and keynote speaker. Dr. Lussier is the founder of Publish Don’t Perish (www.publishdonotperish.com) and through contact, his Publish Don’t Perish: The Top Secrets to Get Published book, and workshops has helped hundreds of institutions and individuals in 80-plus countries get published. His presentations inspire comments like: “Bob explains complex business topics in an easy-to-understand language while keeping his audience engaged and spellbound” (Dr. Raj V. Mahto, professor, University of New Mexico) Dr. Lussier also consults to a wide array of commercial and nonprofit organizations. In fact, some of the material in the book was developed for such clients as Baystate Medical Center, Coca-Cola, Friendly’s Ice Cream, National Institute of Financial Education, Mead, Monsanto, Smith & Wesson, the Social Security Administration, the Visiting Nurse Association, and YMCAs. Dr. Lussier holds a bachelor of science in business administration from Salem State College, master’s degrees in business and education from Suffolk University (AACSB accredited), and a doctorate in management from the University of New Haven (AACSB MBA accredited, prior to doctoral accreditation). 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." "An excellent source to curious minds…Covers HR topics thoroughly and engagingly." "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." "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." "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." "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." "The application exercises and skills inventories will help equip students for a successful managerial career." "Well-written, easy to read, and full of practical examples, Lussier and Hendon is a must-read for today’s HR student." "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." "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." "Human Resource Management offers something different. This book goes far beyond giving just the facts.  Students are immediately able to apply what they cover in the text with application and skill builder exercises." "The textbook authors’ purposeful effort to engage visual, tactile/kinesthetic, and auditory learners shows their determination to foster meaningful learning for students in college classrooms." "Definitely worth adopting…"