Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, Global Edition (5^th Ed.)

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.

PART I: INTRODUCTION 

1. Managing Human Resources Today 

2. Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity 

3. Human Resource Strategy and Performance 

PART II: STAFFING: WORKFORCE PLANNING AND EMPLOYMENT 

4. Job Analysis and Talent Management 

5. Personnel Planning and Recruiting 

6. Selecting Employees 

PART III: TRAINING AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 

7. Training and Developing Employees 

8. Performance Management and Appraisal Today 

9. Managing Careers 

PART IV: COMPENSATION AND TOTAL REWARDS 

10. Developing Compensation Plans 

11. Pay for Performance and Employee Benefits 

PART V: EMPLOYEE AND LABOR RELATIONS 

12. Maintaining Positive Employee Relations 

13. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining 

14. Improving Occupational Safety, Health, and Risk Management 

PART VI: SPECIAL TOPICS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 

Module A: Managing HR Globally 

Module B: Managing Human Resources in Small and Entrepreneurial Firms 

This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content which is especially relevant to students outside the United States.

Full coverage of HR management topics

• New - Special “how to” features for Building Your Work Skills and Employability include:
  • Building Your Management Skills features show how to apply what you’ve learned, such as how to conduct effective employment interviews.
  • Know Your Employment Law features show the practical implications of the employment laws that apply to each chapter’s topics, such as recruitment.
  • HR Tools for Line Managers and Small Businesses show how managers, supervisors, and small businesses use practical HR tools such as work sampling tests to improve performance.
  • HR in Practice features show how managers and companies such as Zappos actually implement their HR practices.
  • HR as a Profit Center features show how to use HR methods to cut costs and improve performance.

Current trends in HR learning

• New - Trends Shaping HR features highlight how managers today accomplish their HR tasks.
• New - HR and the Gig Economy features show how companies manage gig workers’ HR needs, for example how to recruit, train, and manage the safety of gig workers.
• New - Discussion highlights on the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM’s) functional knowledge areas, with Knowledge Base icons, call-outs, and an SHRM knowledge overview and group activity questions in the accompanying MyLab Management.
• New - Topics on Digital