Human Resource Management: A Tool for Gaining Competitive Advantage (2nd Edition)

Author: (American) Creelman, translated by Sun Fei et al.
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Publishing Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book aims to meet the educational needs of undergraduate students, MBA, and EMBA students who have elected introductory human resource management courses. As managers, these individuals will be invited to address key business issues involving important human resource programs. Unfortunately, their needs are often overlooked by traditional introductory human resource management textbooks, which focus on various detailed human resource management techniques. However, traditional human resource management books fail to discuss the aspects of human resource management that are most closely related to managers. This book attempts to fill this gap. The theme of this book is effective human resource management, as effective management of all other organizational resources leads to competitive advantages. Therefore, the book prominently and consistently emphasizes the importance of human resource management and its potential contribution to a company's competitive advantage. This is an introductory textbook on human resource management, suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, MBA students, and corporate managers studying general management courses. The entire book revolves around the theme that effective human resource management can help businesses achieve sustainable competitive advantages, introducing models that link human resource management practices with competitive advantages. The book is divided into four parts and 15 chapters, with the main body consisting of three parts: Part 1: Achieving Competitive Advantage, Part 2: Human Resource Management Issues and Practices, and Part 3: Manager's Guide. Each chapter concludes with review questions that connect textbook content to real-world applications, experiential exercises, and case studies. The book also includes a manager's online guide, featuring numerous relevant websites to provide readers with deeper guidance and assistance, broaden their horizons, and inspire their thinking.