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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Functions, Applications, and Skill Development

Third Edition


January 2023 | 480 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development, Third Edition helps students of all majors build the skills they need to recruit, select, train, and develop people. Bestselling authors Robert N. Lussier and John R. Hendon explore the important strategic function HR plays in today's organizations. A wide variety of applications, online self-assessments, and experiential exercises keep students engaged and help them see the relevancy of HR as they learn skills they can use in their personal and professional lives.  The Third Edition includes 13 new case studies and new coverage of virtual and flexible work resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-lasting effects the pandemic has had on women in the workforce, artificial intelligence use within HR, and diversity and inclusion. 
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
Part I: The Human Resource Management Environment
 
Chapter 1: Today’s Human Resource Management
Why You Should Study Human Resource Management (HRM)

 
HRM Past and Present

 
HRM Skills

 
HRM Responsibilities

 
Resources for HRM Careers

 
Practitioner's Model for HRM

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Chapter 2: Strategic and Inclusive Human Resource Management
An Introduction to Strategic Planning and the Environment

 
Strategy

 
Generic Strategies and HRM

 
Diversity and Inclusion

 
Managing Diversity and Inclusion

 
The HR Technology Revolution

 
Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS)

 
Measurement Tools for Strategic HRM

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Chapter 3: The Legal Environment
A User’s Guide to Managing People Fairly

 
Major Employment Laws

 
Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, and the EEOC

 
Sexual Harassment

 
Religious Discrimination

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Part II: Staffing
 
Chapter 4: Workforce Planning: Job Analysis, Design, and Employment Forecasting
Workforce Planning and Workflow Analysis

 
Job Analysis

 
Job Design/Redesign

 
Designing Jobs

 
Increase Motivation Using the Job Characteristics Model (JCM)

 
HR Forecasting

 
Forecasting Methods

 
Reconciling Labor Supply and Demand

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Chapter 5: Recruiting Job Candidates
Factors Affecting the Recruiting Process

 
Organizational Recruiting Considerations

 
Internal or External Recruiting?

 
Challenges and Constraints in Recruiting

 
Evaluation of Recruiting Programs

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Chapter 6: Selecting New Employees
The Selection Process

 
Looking for “Fit”

 
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

 
Applications and Preliminary Screening

 
Testing and Legal Issues

 
Selection Interviews

 
Background Checks

 
Selecting the Candidate and Offering the Job

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Part III: Developing and Managing
 
Chapter 7: Training, Learning, Talent Management, and Development
The Need for Training and Development

 
The Training Process

 
Learning and Shaping Behavior

 
Design and Delivery of Training

 
Assessing Training

 
Talent Management and Development

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Chapter 8 Performance Management and Appraisal
Performance Management Systems

 
The Performance Appraisal Process

 
Why Conduct Performance Appraisals?

 
What Do We Assess?

 
How Do We Use Appraisal Methods and Forms?

 
Who Should Assess Performance?

 
Performance Appraisal Problems

 
Debriefing the Appraisal

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Chapter 9 Employee Rights and Labor Relations
Managing and Leading Your Workforce

 
Job Satisfaction

 
Commonly Accepted Employee Rights

 
Management Rights

 
Coaching, Counseling, and Discipline

 
Legal Issues in Labor Relations

 
Unions and Labor Rights

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Part IV: Compensating
 
Chapter 10: Compensation Management
Compensation Management

 
Motivation and Compensation Planning

 
Compensation Strategy

 
Legal and Fairness Issues in Compensation

 
Job Evaluation

 
Developing a Pay System

 
Pay Structure

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Chapter 11: Employee Incentives and Benefits
The Strategic Value of Incentives and Benefits

 
Variable Pay

 
Group Incentives

 
Executive Compensation

 
Statutory Benefits

 
Statutory Requirements When Providing Certain Voluntary Benefits

 
Voluntary Benefits

 
Flexible Benefit (Cafeteria) Plans

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Part V: Protecting and Expanding Organizational Outreach
 
Chapter 12: Workplace Safety, Health, and Security
Workplace Safety and OSHA

 
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

 
Employee Health

 
Stress

 
Workplace Security and Violence

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Chapter 13: Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainability
Is It Ethical?

 
Ethical Organizations

 
Ethical Questions for Managers

 
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

 
Sustainability

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Chapter 14: Global Issues for Human Resource Managers
Globalization of Business and Human Resource Management

 
Legal, Ethical, and Cultural Issues

 
Global Staffing

 
Developing and Managing Global Human Resources

 
Compensating Your Global Workforce

 
Trends and Issues in HRM

 
 
Glossary
 
Notes
 
Company Index
 
Subject Index

Supplements

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"An excellent/comprehensive textbook!"

Issam A. Ghazzawi, Ph.D.
University of La Verne

"This is an excellent example of a student-focused textbook where the ebook is extremely useful with tools that will enable students to learn more, and explore topics within the course material."

Yolonda Williams
Tacoma Community College

"A thorough overview of the various areas of HR and their impact in practice."

Dr. Maura Mills
University of Alabama

"A useable and applicable textbook for teaching the value of Human Resources in an organization and as a career option."

Dr. Shari Carpenter
Eastern Oregon University

"An introductory text providing students with the fundamentals of HR processes, functions, and practices that offers the ability to learn the language of HR and the nuts and bolts of HR."

Jane Murtaugh
SHRM-SCP, College of DuPage

"This textbook has many practical features such as applying the concepts, ethical dilemma, self-assessment, key terms review, and practitioner's perspective. I think this textbook is great even for self-study students because of those features."

Huh-Jung Hahn
Winona State University

"Great book. Great resources. Easy to use!! Lots of material to use and built-in assessment opportunities."

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University of Nevada Las Vegas