Human resource management : issues, challenges and opportunities / Rae Simons, [editor].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simons, Rae, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personnel management--Textbooks.

Personnel management.

Industrial management--Textbooks.

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakville, Ont. : Apple Academic Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Human resource management is the strategic approach to management of an organization's most valuable asset-its people. It covers the recruitment, management, and direction of people who work for the organization and deals with employee compensation and benefits, hiring and training, performance management, organization development, safety and wellness, and organizational communication. Human Resource Management: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities covers a broad array of topics on human resources management, including new emphasis on corporate social commitme

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Corporate Social Responsibility: The Key Role of Human Resource Management; 2. Assessment of Human Resources Management Practices in Lebanese Hospitals; 3. Turnover and Heterogeneity in Top Management Networks: A Demographic Analysis of Two Swedish Business Groups; 4. Change Management: Getting a Tuned Up Organization; 5. Challenges at Work and Financial Rewards to Stimulate Longer Workforce Participation; 6. The Effects of Human Resource Practices on Firm Growth; 7. Common Factors between Swedish and Chinese Entrepreneurial Leadership Styles

8. Paris on the Mekong: Using the Aid Effectiveness Agenda to Support Human Resources for Health in the Lao People's Democratic Republic9. Strategic Human Resources Management: Aligning with the Mission; 10. What Impact do Global Health Initiatives have on Human Resources for Antiretroviral Treatment Roll-Out? A Qualitative Policy Analysis of Implementation Processes in Zambia; 11. Biting the Hand that Feeds: Social Identity and Resistance in Restaurant Teams; 12. An Occupation in Transition: A Comprehensive Study of the Federal Human Resources Community

13. The Importance of Human Resources Management in Health Care: A Global Context

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780429071478

0429071477

9781466559929

1466559926

OCLC:

818814844