Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development - Softcover

Lussier, Robert N.; Hendon, John R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1544331312 ISBN 13: 9781544331317

Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc, 2018

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An exploration into the important strategic function HR plays in today′s organizations that uses a wide variety of applications, self-assessments, and experiential exercises to help students develop the skills they need to recruit, select, train, and development talent.

The book includes all of the latest SHRM 2016 Curriculum Guidebook listings, covering every SHRM guide item, including both the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and the Human Resource Certification Institute Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification exam―a total of more than 210 individual content requirements from the SHRM curriculum guide.

 

A three-pronged approach―functions, applications, skill development―helps students master the concepts, apply them, and build the skills needed in the workplace. This is supported by self-assessments in each chapter and a Current Trends section, which covers the latest developments in the HR field, particularly trends related to data analytics, social media, ethics, privacy, and working in diverse, global organizations

 

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• New Skill Builder exercises allow students to experience HR as they practice making decisions, working in teams, and participating in role-plays.
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Über diesen Titel

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Robert N. Lussier is a professor of management at Springfield College and taught management for more than 35 years. He is a prolific writer, with more than 500 publications to his credit. His articles have been published in the Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, Business Horizons, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Family Business Review, Journal of Business Strategies, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Small Business Strategy, SAM Advanced Management Journal, and several others. He also has a human resources management textbook (with John Hendon) published by SAGE and other textbooks.

More than two million people globally have used his textbooks, earning him an unsurpassed national and international reputation as an author and keynote speaker. Dr. Lussier is the founder of Publish Don’t Perish (www.publishdonotperish.com) and through contact, his Publish Don’t Perish: The Top Secrets to Get Published book, and workshops has helped hundreds of institutions and individuals in 80-plus countries get published. His presentations inspire comments like: “Bob explains complex business topics in an easy-to-understand language while keeping his audience engaged and spellbound” (Dr. Raj V. Mahto, professor, University of New Mexico)

Dr. Lussier also consults to a wide array of commercial and nonprofit organizations. In fact, some of the material in the book was developed for such clients as Baystate Medical Center, Coca-Cola, Friendly’s Ice Cream, National Institute of Financial Education, Mead, Monsanto, Smith & Wesson, the Social Security Administration, the Visiting Nurse Association, and YMCAs.

Dr. Lussier holds a bachelor of science in business administration from Salem State College, master’s degrees in business and education from Suffolk University (AACSB accredited), and a doctorate in management from the University of New Haven (AACSB MBA accredited, prior to doctoral accreditation).

John R. Hendon is a seven-time entrepreneur and former director of operations for a $60 million company. He brought his experience and interests to the classroom full time in 1994 and has been a Management faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for over 17 years. An active member of the Society for Human Resource Management, he teaches in the areas of Human Resources Management, Strategy, and Organizational Management, and researches in a number of areas in the Management field, specializing in Entrepreneurial research. John is also currently the President of “The VMP Group,” an Arkansas-based business consulting firm. John’s company consults with a variety of businesses on human resources, family business, strategic planning, organizational design, and leadership. He has provided professional assistance in the start-up and operation of dozens of Arkansas and California-based businesses and non-profits, government agencies, and utilities. John holds an MBA degree from San Diego State University and a BS in Education from the University of Central Arkansas.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1544331312
• ISBN 13: 9781544331317
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 704
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