MBA—Human Resource Development and Management

Author: Chen Yuandun, Chen Quanming
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Publish Date: 2003-06-12
Features: "Human Resource Development and Management" is one of the core textbooks for Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs. The book is divided into four parts and twenty-three chapters. Part I is the fundamental theory section, which introduces the basic concepts, viewpoints, and principles of human resource development and management, analyzes the intrinsic link between human resources and economic growth, and presents new achievements in human capital theory and human capital operation research. Part II is the development section, which elaborates on the human resource development system, the natural foundation of human resource development, and the accounting of human capital investment and returns. Part III is the market section, which studies and describes the macro-level allocation of human resources, employment, unemployment, and job selection processes, and analyzes the human resource allocation market and labor supply-demand equilibrium issues under market economy conditions. Part IV is the management section, which comprehensively explains the entire process of modern enterprise human resource management, including the management practices of human resource planning, job and position analysis, human resource training, employee recruitment, compensation management, behavioral management, personnel assessment, performance evaluation, and management diagnosis. The book also introduces the theory and practice of human resource management from foreign countries.