Wayne Cascio's Managing Human Resources, 8th ed is perfect for the general management student whose job inevitably will involve responsibility for managing people. It explicitly links the relationship between productivity, quality of work life, and profits to various human resource management activities and as such, strengthens the students' perception of human resource management as an important function, which affects individuals, organizations, and society. It is research-based and contains strong links to the applicability of this research to real business situations.



Table of Contents:



Part I ENVIRONMENT

Chapter 1: Human Resources in a Globally Competitive Business Environment

Chapter 2: The Financial Impact of Human Resource Management Activities

Chapter 3: The Legal Context of Employment Decisions

Chapter 4: Diversity At Work



Part II EMPLOYMENT

Chapter 5: Planning for People

Chapter 6: Recruiting

Chapter 7: Staffing



Part III DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 8: Workplace Training

Chapter 9: Performance Management

Chapter 10: Managing Careers



Part IV COMPENSATION

Chapter 11: Pay and Incentive Systems

Chapter 12: Indirect Compensation: Employee Benefit Plans



Part V LABOR-MANAGEMENT ACCOMMODATION

Chapter 13: Union Representation and Collective Bargaining

Chapter 14: Procedural Justice and Ethics in Employee Relations



Part VI SUPPORT AND INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS

Chapter 15: Safety, Health, and Employee Assistance Programs

Chapter 16: International Dimensions of Human Resource Management