Publisher's Synopsis
This text is suitable for all students of business, not just future human resource managers. It emphasizes how human resource management is relevant to everyone within an organization, and covers all aspects of human resource management and includes cases that reflect the changing dynamic in human resource management. A technology focus is new to this edition with Internet boxes throughout the text encouraging students and instructors to explore HRM issues on the Internet. For each chapter there is an experiential exercise, case, or role-play situation included to give students an application-oriented experience of text concepts as well as practice at dealing with real life situations. "Tales from the Trenches" (HR professional perspective) and "Your Turn" (student perspective) boxes in each chapter illustrate human resource management in action. There is also a chapter devoted to Career Management.;This title also includes a WebCT Guide and PIN code. WebCT online courses provide lecture notes and additional content tied directly to the text, along with self-tests, interactive activities, and net links. All this is directly customized by the lecturer to suit their individual course.
