Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

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NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Student Value Editions also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. For Student Value Editions that include MyLab™ or Mastering™, several versions may exist for each title — including customized versions for individual schools — and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a Course ID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use MyLab or Mastering platforms.

For introductory courses in human resource management.

 

Foundations in management beyond the HR department 

Fundamentals of Human Resources Management supports human resources training for all students of management — not just HR managers. The text presents a wide range of HR topics within a single semester of material, and a wealth of functional examples and applications. Fundamentals is also the first text of its kind to make talent management processes a core study. 

This 5th Edition has been updated with practical personnel techniques, real company examples, and new material on business sustainability. Each chapter touches on important recurring themes in management, including employee engagement tactics, small/global business management, employment law features, and positive employee relations, to help students become stronger and more effective managers.

Also available with MyLab Management

By combining trusted authors’ content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. 

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Hallmark features of this title

Full HR management coverage

• Recurring themes in management include employee engagement tactics, small/global business management, employment law features, and positive employee relations.
• Emphasis is placed on sustainability and the roles of HR management in implementing a company’s sustainability efforts.
• Diversity Counts sections provide practical insights for managing a diverse workforce.

Connections to real businesses

• Strategic HR Management sections cover the HR policies and practices that produce the employee skills and behaviors companies need to improve their performance.
• Talent Management Process boxes show how personnel planning, recruiting, selecting, training, appraising, and compensating all work together for the overall benefit of a company.

NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Student Value Editions also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. For Student Value Editions that include MyLab™ or Mastering™, several versions may exist for each title — including customized versions for individual schools — and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a Course ID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use MyLab or Mastering platforms.

For introductory courses in human resource management.

Foundations in management beyond the HR department 
Fundamentals of Human Resources Management supports human resources training for all students of management — not just HR managers. The text presents a wide range of HR topics within a single semester of material, and a wealth of functional examples and applications. Fundamentals is also the first text of its kind to make talent management processes a core study. 

This 5th Edition has been updated with practical personnel techniques, real company examples, and new material on business sustainability. Each chapter touches on important recurring themes in management, including employee engagement tactics, small/global business management, employment law features, and positive employee relations, to help students become stronger and more effective managers.

Also available with MyLab Management
MyLab™ is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Learn more about MyLab Management.

Updates for this title are available for download now.

About our author

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.

New and updated features of this title

Current trends in HR

• NEW: Trends Shaping HR boxes highlight how managers accomplish their HR tasks.
• NEW: HR and the Gig Economy boxes show how companies manage gig workers’ HR needs, including recruitment, training and safety.
• NEW: Discussions highlight the Society for HR Management’s functional knowledge areas.
• NEW: Digital and Social Media HR topic Pros and Cons highlight the benefits and challenges of properly using these platforms to recruit and retain staff.

Emphasis on employability skills

• UPDATED: Building Your Management Skills boxes show students how to apply what they’ve learned, such as how to conduct effective employment interviews.
• UPDATED: Know Your Employment Law boxes showcase the practical implications of employment laws that apply to each chapter’s topics, such as recruitment.

Additional information

Dimensions	1.00 × 8.55 × 10.90 in
Imprint	Pearson
Format	gen
ISBN-13	09780134740560
ISBN-10	0134740564
Author	Gary Dessler
BISAC	FOR000000
Subjects	Human Resources, FOR000000, higher education, human resource management, business and economics, Qualitative Business