Human Resource Management

By Gary Dessler

Book Overview

Human Resource Management provides readers with the daily tools and skills they need to function as successful managers--in both human resources and business in general. With a practical approach, the text explores the evolution of the field, highlighting the introduction of revolutionary new technologies and social media platforms such as LinkedIn and cloud computing. The Fifteenth Edition focuses on the positive impacts technology has had on the HR field. The ability to vet potential employees on the Internet shifts more HR responsibilities to managers, leaving HR departments with more time to carry out strategic, long-term endeavors for boosting employee performance and engagement. With a heavy focus on emerging industry trends, the text prepares readers with everything they need to be successful managers and HR personnel in the 21st century. KEY TOPICS: Introduction to Human Resource Management; Equal Opportunity and the Law; Human Resource Management Strategy and Analysis; Job Analysis and the Talent Management Process; Personnel Planning and Recruiting; Employee Testing and Selection; Interviewing Candidates; Training and Developing Employees; Performance Management and Appraisal; Managing Careers and Retention; Establishing Strategic Pay Plans; Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives; Benefits and Services; Building Positive Employee Relations; Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining; Safety, Health, and Risk Management; Managing Global Human Resources; Managing Human Resources in Small and Entrepreneurial Firms; HRCI PHR(R) and SPHR(R) Certification Body of Knowledge; About the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Body of Competency and KnowledgeTM Model and Certification Exams; Comprehensive Cases MARKET: For managers and HR professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge of HR-related responsibilities.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0134235452
• ISBN13: 9780134235455
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 3.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Human Resource Management

Text is well written and filled with current references to business dealing with HR issues.

Best In Breed

This book's content and support is, unquestionably, the best available today. I've used it to support teaching HR Management to graduate students and have been pleased to see how much my students derive from it. HOWEVER... Very recently, some of the "free" support my students were able to use has been converted to "a la carte," pay as you go services. This was a huge disappointment to me and my students, who had to pay an outrageous $130 for a textbook. I used to feel justified supporting that price because of the auxiliary content with which it was bundled. But not any more. I would urge Dr. Dessler and his team to restore the "extras" that added so much value to the work. That carping done, he and his group have done a first-rate job on this one, and I'm eargerly looking forward to the new effort.

Dessler Knows the Field

Dessler's approach in Human Resource Management is thorough, comprehensive, contemporary, and very readable. The figures, tables, and other visuals are excellent for models and practical use. The cases and application exercises are relevant to the real world and greatly assist in the overall understanding of the main concepts of each chapter. Chapters on employee testing and selection, appraising performance, job analysis, and personnnel planning and recruiting, are particularly well presented. The complexities of establishing pay plans and financial incentives are explained in simple terms for the reader and include revelant examples. The text also comes with supplementary materials which greatly enhance it's use and application. This book can be used for lower as well as upper division courses at the University or College level.

Substantive yet Simple

I found the book indeed a must for "managers". It is essentials-full and highly concise, a product of many years of thought. If not for some minor spelling errors, the book would have been near to perfection.

thorough and detailed

i am a business final year undergraduate taking applied personnel policy, i find this book quite useful, even though it is not the prescribed text but i think it's worth the money.