Human Resource Management, 17th edition

For courses in management.

Modern human resources: technology, social media, and management

Human Resource Management introduces students to the daily tools and skills they'll need to function as successful managers, in both HR and business in general. Using a practical approach, the text explores the evolution of the field, highlighting the introduction of revolutionary new technologies and social media platforms.

With a heavy focus on emerging industry trends and the positive impacts of technology on HR, the 17th Edition prepares students with everything they need to be effective managers and HR personnel in the 21st century.

Hallmark features of this title

• Know Your Employment Law boxes list the implications of employment law that apply to recruitment, selection, training and safety.
• HR as a Profit Center boxes show how managers use HR to improve profitability.
• Cases feature real-life companies such as Netflix and Uber. A continuing Hotel Paris Case and Map show how a hotel's HR director creates policies and procedures to achieve business goals.
• Strategic Context sections explain how actual managers' HR actions produced employee behaviors required to achieve their company's strategic aims.
• How to... boxes help students develop employability skills related to interviewing, discipline, etc.
• HR Tools for Line Managers and Small Businesses describe resources to help students improve their people management skills

New and updated features of this title

• UPDATED: Chapter 1, “Introduction to HR Management” is now 20% shorter. It contains a revised chapter outline, a new opening vignette, and coverage of the pandemic's effects on HR.
• REVISED: Chapter 2, “Equal Opportunity Law and Action” reflects all-new material on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This includes biases' effects and examples of DEI employer actions.
• 9 NEW: The New Normal boxes address HR-related implications of remote work, such as questions to ask in job interviews for remote work jobs.
• NEW: Coverage of working remotely (Ch. 14) explores how Covid-19 changed how people work.
• EXPANDED: Diversity Counts boxes address new DEI topics, such as how employers incentivize executives to achieve DEI goals.
• NEW: Incorporation of boxed material into the chapter narration helps streamline chapters and improve readability. This includes: Know Your Employment Law; Digital and Social Media; HR Tools for Line Managers and Small Businesses; HR and the Gig Economy; The Strategic Context; and HR Practices Around the Globe