The second edition of this best-selling text has been fully revised and updated in line with recent changes in the South African working environment. In particular, legislation such as the Employment Equity and Skills & Development Acts are discussed and practical issues including sexual harassment and the management of diversity are explored. Balancing theory and practice throughout, the authors describe the role and contribution of the HR function in a modern organization, review current concepts, principles and techniques, and assess and evaluate the performance of HR activities - all in a South African context.
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Dr. Carrell is Dean of the College of Business at Northern Kentucky University located in the greater Cincinnati area. He received his doctorate from the University of Kentucky, and MBA and B.A. in Economics from the University of Louisville. Most of his professional career has been spent in the Louisville area and has included positions as a personnel director and labor negotiator. These positions enabled him to build a sizable management consulting practice while teaching at the University of Louisville. In addition, he was elected to the City of Louisville Board of Aldermen for five terms, and served as President of the Board and Mayor Pro-tem for three terms. Dr. Carrell has held academic positions at California State University, Bakersfield; The University of Nebraska-Omaha, Marshall University, Morehead State University, and the University of Louisville. He has authored over 50 scholarly works in some of the leading management and human resource journals including The Academy of Management Journal, The Academy of Management Review, Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, Personnel Journal, The Personnel Administrator, HR Magazine, Labor Law Journal, Business Forum, Personnel, The Journal of Accountancy and Training, and Public Personnel Management. Books published by Dr. Carrell are in the fields of collective bargaining and labor relations, organizational behavior, Human Resource Management, and negotiations. During his academic career he has received awards for both outstanding research and teaching. Dr. Carrell has been actively involved in AACSB for over twenty years and has served on accreditation peer review teams for both AACSB and SACS. He also served on the AACSB Visitation Committee and the AACSB Precandidacy Committee. In 2003 he served as Vice-President of the Mid-Continent East AACSB, and in 2004 he served as President of the Mid-Continent East AACSB.
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Dr. Michael R. Carrell has enjoyed academic and professional careers as personnel director, labor negotiator, mediator, author, city alderman and college professor. Currently he serves as the Founding Director of the Northern Kentucky University Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Center. In 2010 he received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as an author, negotiator, teacher and mediator in the field of human resourcement and labor relations. Prior his current appointment he served as dean of the NKU College of Business. Dr. Carrell was elected to the Louisville Board of Alderman (city council) for five terms and served as Mayor Pro-tem for three terms. Dr. Carrell has also received awards for teaching and research during his career. He has authored over twenty books and over fifty scholarly articles during his career and has lived and worked in Spain, Russia, California, Nebraska, and Kentucky.
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In the 22 January 2001 issue of Fortune magazine, it was announced that General Electric (GE), the most valuable and largest company in the world, had after six years (the process started on 24 June 1994) chosen a new chief executive officer (CEO).1 Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
managing human resources, human capital management, strategic partnerships, functional job analysis, national qualifications framework, recruitment advertising response, vocational guidance strategy, workplace skills plan, cyberlink model, national skills development strategy, pure selection strategy, internal staffing decisions, implementing virtual teams, tutorial letter, staffing programme, workplace forums, effective career management, employment equity plan, bargaining councils, statutory councils, employment equity legislation, succession chart, lateral promotion, rater errors, wellness programmes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, People Dynamics, Human Resource Management, New York, Employment Equity Act, Personnel Journal, Labour Relations Act, Prentice Hall, Personnel Administrator, Department of Labour, Labour Court, Upper Saddle River, Thomson Learning, Cape Town, Public Personnel Management, Government Printer, Human Resources Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, South-Western College Publishing, Personnel Psychology, Cengage Learning, John Wiley, Ben Synhorst, Journal of Management, Government Gazette Browse Sample Pages:
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