Essentials of Human Resource Management is unique as it combines an overview of organizational behavior with a detailed explanation of the latest human resource management policies and techniques, and acts as an introduction to the study of industrial relations, including employment law. It will prove an invaluable aid to those studying for professional qualifications and for students on general business or social service courses. Equally, the practicing manager will find this book a useful and practical guide.
Table of Contents
Part One
The behavioural bases of human resource management
Individual differences
Groups
Organizations
Part Two
The Developing strategic role of Human Resource Management
From Personnel management to HRM: how did this field of work develop?
Human Resource strategy
Human Resource planning
Part Three
Recruitment and selection
Job analysis: defining effective performance
Recruitment
Selecting employees
Part Four
Assessing performance and developing people
Induction
Assessing performance potential
Training and development
Part Five
Rewards
Job evaluation
Pay and benefits
Conditions of service
Part 6
Industrial relations
The history and development of Trade Unions
Collective bargaining
Negotiation techniques
Disputes and ways of resolving conflicts
Consultation and participation
Employment law: Institutions and contracts of employment
Employment law: Managing employment relationships
The contribution of HRM to organizational performance