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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 9th Edition provides a complete, concise introduction to human resource management for the general business manager who wants to learn more about how HRM is used in the everyday work environment. Its adaptive learning program and its engaging, focused, and applied content make it the fastest growing HRM program on the market. The authors have won numerous prestigious teaching and research awards. This, along with their teamwork and consulting experience, delivers a learning program strong in depth and breadth, and current in research and practice simply not found in other products.
1 Managing Human Resources
2 Trends in Human Resource Management
3 Providing Equal Employment Opportunity and a Safe Workplace
4 Analyzing Work and Designing Jobs
Part Two Acquiring, Training, and Developing Human Resources
5 Planning for and Recruiting Human Resources
6 Selecting Employees and Placing Them in Jobs
7 Training Employees
8 Developing Employees for Future Success
Part Three Assessing and Improving Performance
9 Creating and Maintaining High-Performance Organizations
10 Managing Employees’ Performance
11 Separating and Retaining Employees
Part Four Compensating Human Resources
12 Establishing a Pay Structure
13 Recognizing Employee Contributions with Pay
14 Providing Employee Benefits
Part Five Meeting Other HR Goals
15 Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations
16 Managing Human Resources Globally


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