Human Resource Management (Third Edition)

Author: Compilation Team of the Latest Core Courses for MBA
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Publishing Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This is a practical reference book that helps you become a master in managing and utilizing people. The essential highlights of the Harvard MBA core curriculum presented in this book are the foundational knowledge for success in becoming a management expert. It serves as an accessible resource for various sectors to master advanced business management skills, a supplementary textbook for MBA students, and a concise self-study guide for MBAs.
The term "human resources" refers to the labor force an organization possesses for manufacturing products or providing services. In other words, an organization's human resources consist of individuals within the organization who possess diverse knowledge, skills, and abilities, engaging in various work activities to achieve organizational goals.
The term "human resource management" refers to the entire management process of appropriately acquiring, maintaining, motivating, utilizing, and developing all human resources within an organization. In simpler terms, it is the scientific approach to matching people and tasks effectively, maximizing the efficient use of human resources, and promoting organizational growth. To put it briefly, it is about "matching people to tasks, ensuring the right person is in the right job, and enabling everyone to contribute their best."
The features of this book are:
(1) Emphasizing practical skills over theory and formulas. The significant difference between an MBA and other graduate degrees lies in their practicality, applicability, and operability. The goal is not to train "academic" researchers but to cultivate middle-to-high-level business managers who can apply knowledge in real-world scenarios, value hands-on work, and genuinely lead enterprises or other organizations in the business and economic fields. Adhering to this spirit, the book avoids extensive complex theories and formulas, instead dedicating substantial space to case studies and practical techniques. It focuses on real "management" rather than "management studies." Based on analyzing case studies, it identifies universal patterns to derive concepts, principles, and solutions to problems. Its aim is not to produce knowledge-based "management masters" but to foster "professional entrepreneurs." When explaining methods and theories, the book strives for precision and depth rather than comprehensiveness.
(2) Easy to understand and highly readable. To cater to readers with a moderate level of education, the book avoids overly technical or difficult terminology. When selecting case studies, it prioritizes storytelling over technicality, using short, simple, and typical examples instead of lengthy, complex, or obscure ones.
(3) Up-to-date content. The book incorporates numerous case studies and new management concepts from the past two years, offering readers a fresh perspective.