This survey of contemporary human resource management offers a blend of practical, realistic perspectives and techniques and the underlying conceptual HRM theory. It reflects the latest in HRM practices, featuring examples that demonstrate how concepts are being used in organizations today.
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The real life examples, quotes and case studies, together with the reference to the web-site links, will undoubtedly help to enhance the suitability of this text to a range of courses. I will certainly recommend this text to my students.
Kirsten Krauth, Coventry Business School, UK
Kirsten Krauth, Coventry Business School, UK
I have used this text over many years, both in the UK on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and overseas on MBA programmes, and have come to rely on its comprehensive mix of academic and practical insights into the world of HR. It is easy to follow, engaging in style, and keeps the reader’s interest up.
John Martin, Fellow of Hull University, UK
The structure of the book invites the student to elaborate self-steering learning and “ learn to learn†.
Jos Weel, University of Professional Education Hogeschool van Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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This best-selling survey of contemporary human resource management offers a balanced blend of practical, realistic perspectives and techniques and the underlying conceptual HRM theory. It reflects the latest in HRM practices -- featuring numerous company examples that demonstrate how concepts are actually being used in leading-edge organizations today.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Now this is a good textbook,
By Dulcianna D. Nelson (Hibbing, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Human Resource Management (8th Edition) (Paperback)
This was a simply stated book that gave common sense examples.The chapters were easy to understand without having to have your professor explain everything. There are a couple of chapters that seem like they should be reorganized, and a couple of chapters that should be put in a different order. Overall though, this is a very good book to help you understand Human Resource Management.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Creative multimedia tie-ins, but getting dated?,
By Lloyd A. Conway (Detroit) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Human Resource Management (Hardcover)
I suspect that a new edition will be out shortly. Some of the Internet links sprinkled throughout this book are broken, and the text frequently refers to conditions as they were, "as of mid-1997." Hopefully, the authors will employ a proofreader/style editor, as the sytnax is awkward in a few places. That said, this is a good introductory book. The creative integration of Internet links and video case studies ("On Location at Showtime," and ABC News reports on business trends and issues) add to the value of the text. An Internet site allows instructors to develop an on-line syllabus for students to view and download. Key terms are set on the margins in blue print, repeating their definitions from the text. Summaries at the end of each chapter do the same, and include questions designed to verify reader knowledge of major concepts. The book dwells at length on diversity issues, which is appropriate, given the plethora of Exceutive Orders, Supreme Court decisions, and legislation mandating various EEO/affirmative action practices in the HR field. The chapters on recruitment, selection, and training are the strongest in the book, and cover the topics in a fair amount of depth. The chapter on labor unions reveals a pro-union bias; otherwise, the book is ideology-free. Overall, this is a more than adequate treatment of the subject, and is quite serviceable.
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