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Human resource management
Managers are aware that HRM is a strategic function that must play a vital role in the suc¬cess of organizations. HRM is no longer an afterthought, a limited service, or a unit to be tolerated. It is an active participant in charting the strategic course an organization must take to remain competitive, productive, and efficient.
This twelfth edition of Human Resource Management—like the earlier editions—takes a managerial orientation; that is, HRM is viewed as relevant to managers in every unit, project, or team. Managers constantly face HRM issues, challenges, and decision making. Each manager must be a human resource problem solver and diagnostician who can deftly apply HRM concepts, procedures, models, tools, and techniques. This book pays attention to the application of HRM approaches in real organizational settings and situations. Realism, currentness, understanding, and critical thinking are cornerstones in each edition of this text.
Human resource management is clearly needed in all organizations. Its focal point is people; people are the lifeblood of organizations. Without them, there is no need for computer systems, compensation plans, mission statements, programs, strategic planning or procedures. Because HRM activities involve people, the activities must be finely tuned, properly implemented, and continuously monitored to achieve desired outcomes. The uniqueness of HRM lies in its emphasis on people in work settings and its concern for the well-being and comfort of the human resources in an organization. This edition focuses on (1) managers and leaders with the responsibility to optimize performance and do what is ethically correct; (2) employees (e.g., engineers, clerks, software programmers, designers, machinists, chemists, teachers, nurses) who perform the work; and (3) HRM specialists who advise, support, and aid managers and nonmanagers in their work.
Students and faculty identify readability as a key strength of this book. This book also remains current, thorough, and relevant. But it was never intended to be an encyclopedia or a compendium of human resource management tools, laws, or ideas. Instead, the intent was to provide a book that instructors and students could learn from and that would stimu¬late their own ideas, while keeping them up to date on HRM theory and practice.
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