Human Resource Management (9th Edition) (Classics in Business Management Translation Series)

Author: Gary Dessler
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Human Resource Management, written by Gary Dessler, a renowned professor of management at the University of Florida, has been revised and updated nine times since its first publication in 1978 and has consistently received attention and praise from the U.S. and international management education community. Since its introduction and publication in China in 1999, this book has been one of the best-selling textbooks on human resource management in the Chinese market. With its six parts and 16 chapters, the book presents the fundamental principles of human resource management in a highly readable and accessible manner, comprehensively and systematically covering the basic functions, processes, techniques, and methods of human resource management in enterprises. It discusses the core concepts and techniques of job analysis, human resource planning and recruitment, selection and testing, candidate interviewing, employee training and development, organizational renewal, performance evaluation and performance management, employee career management, strategic compensation management, performance-based pay and bonus management, benefits and services, labor relations and collective bargaining, employee safety and health, and global human resource management from the perspective of improving corporate performance and competitiveness. The book includes numerous compelling case studies from various enterprises, providing readers with effective references and guidance for understanding and applying advanced human resource management concepts and methods. Through special features such as Strategic Human Resource Management, Online Human Resource Management, The New Workplace, Entrepreneurs and Human Resource Management, High-Performance Secrets, and Research Insights, the book highlights the latest hot topics in human resource management. Guided by a practice-oriented approach, it also offers experiences and case studies from well-known enterprises, as well as various exercise activities to help readers review and apply their professional knowledge in human resource management. The readership of this book is extremely broad, making it suitable not only for faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, MBA and EMBA students in management programs across various economic and management institutions in China, as well as for training programs for management personnel in various enterprises and organizations, but also for management consultants, human resource management experts, and self-study learners interested in human resource issues as a must-read reference.