Human Resource Management Basics

Author: Noe
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: In the process of revising this new edition of the Human Resource Management Translation Series, on one hand, we focus on absorbing many new insights from Chinese academia in the field of human resource management in recent years, as well as new developments in Chinese human resource management practices, and comprehensively correct individual translations in the previous edition. On the other hand, we faithfully convey the concepts, methods, and tools intended to be communicated by this new edition of the translation series to a broad Chinese readership. Many people do not understand our immense efforts in undertaking this translation work. They believe that China has already moved beyond the stage of importing knowledge and is fully capable of creating its own human resource management system. However, we do not hold this view. As a science, human resource management has a decades-long history of development in Western countries, while in China, both human resource management research and practice are still in their early stages of development. Many human resource managers in our companies still lack a thorough understanding of human resource management, even though they can name many concepts, theories, tools, and methods of human resource management. However, when applying them in practice, they fail to achieve the level of effectiveness that many Western companies' human resource management functions can reach. This is because of their superficial understanding of these concepts, theories, tools, and methods, leading to suboptimal results. Therefore, we believe that before truly grasping the theoretical origins, development, and core essence of Western human resource management, it is best not to hastily conclude that Western approaches are no longer useful.
—Dong Keyong
This book is written by a team of expert led by the internationally renowned human resource expert Noe, specifically for beginners in human resource management, newcomers to human resource management, and non-human resource professionals. Concise, vivid, and practical are the three major features of this foundational textbook. Concise Unlike textbooks aimed at human resource professionals, this book does not delve deeply into complex theories but focuses on common human resource issues encountered in daily work, providing basic guidelines for human resource practice, making the book compact and easy to understand. Vivid Centered around the needs of the target readers, the book adopts an accessible, non-academic writing style, supplemented by rich examples and illustrations, making it engaging and attractive. Practical The book is specially designed with columns such as "How to Do Human Resource Management," "Best Practices," and "E- Human Resource Management," informing readers about what works and what does not in the real world, offering strong practical guidance.