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Human resources management : perspectives, context, functions, and outcomes / edited by Gerald R. Ferris, M. Ronald Buckley, Donald B. Fedor. - Fourth edition - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c2002. - xii, 644 p. cm. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. THE FIELD OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
— Overview of Human Resources Management
— Perspectives on Human Resources Management

— II. THE EXTERNAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
— The Contemporary Legal Environment
— The Labor Market and the Changing Workforce

— III. FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
— Human Resources Planning and Staffing
— Performance Evaluation and Management
— Compensation and Reward Systems
— Human Resources Development

— IV. THE INTERNAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
— Labor Relations in Contemporary Work Environments
— Rights, Responsibilities, Values, and Ethics
— Organization Culture and Change
— Work Environment Stressors, Support, Safety, and Health

— V. OUTCOMES OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
— Employee Attitudes
— Organizational Exit
— Performance and Effectiveness

— Index.

A core text for undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Personnel and Human Resources Management or a supplement to other conventional texts. This collection of 60 current readings explores the important contemporary perspectives and issues in the field of human resources management-from a decidedly applied, rather than scholarly, orientation. The readings include a mix of recently published articles from journals in the field, along with many articles written specifically for the text.

ISBN: 9780130608543

LCCN: 2001053123

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Personnel management

LC Class. No.: HF5549 / .H8735 2002